Scott Mellanby

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Scott Mellanby
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Mellanby with the Atlanta Thrashers in 2005
Born (1966-06-11) June 11, 1966 (age 58)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Edmonton Oilers
Florida Panthers
St. Louis Blues
Atlanta Thrashers
NHL draft 27th overall, 1984
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1986–2007
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Hamilton

Scott Edgar Mellanby (born June 11, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, coach, and executive. He primarily played right wing throughout his NHL career, on occasion shifting over to the left side. He is the son of former Hockey Night in Canada producer Ralph Mellanby.

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Playing career

Amateur

As a youth, Mellanby played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga. [1]

Collegiate

Mellanby was selected 27th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. [2] After being drafted, Mellanby went to the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he played for two seasons. While there, he also competed with Canada's National Hockey Team. [3] [4] He finished his collegiate career with 35 goals and 82 points in 72 games. [5]

Professional

After his second season in the WCHA was finished, he promptly played his first two NHL games. He made his NHL debut on March 22, 1986 against the New York Rangers. [6] In 1989, Mellanby suffered a serious injury in a barroom brawl when he tried to help a friend and he wound up getting a severe cut from a broken beer bottle on his left arm. The cut sliced four tendons, a nerve and an artery in the arm. [7]

Mellanby would play for Philadelphia until the summer of 1991, when he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in a 6-player deal that included Jari Kurri going to Philadelphia (though Kurri was traded to the Los Angeles Kings the same day). [8]

Mellanby was left unprotected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft, allowing him to be claimed by the new Florida Panthers. This was the team where Mellanby would have his best years. In fact he became a fan favorite in Florida when he killed a rat with his hockey stick in the team dressing room, spawning the "rat trick" craze, where fans would litter the ice with thousands of plastic rats after each Panthers goal. [9] He also scored the Panthers' first ever goal in franchise history on October 9, 1993 and played in the 1996 All-Star game. [10]

Mellanby was traded to the St. Louis Blues in February 2001, and the move revitalized his career. He scored 57 points during the 2002–03 season, his highest total since 1996. Mellanby then signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Thrashers in the summer of 2004 and he re-signed with Atlanta for the 2006–07 season. On November 23, 2006, he was suspended one game for a fight between the Thrashers and the Washington Capitals. [11]

Retirement

Mellanby announced his retirement on 24 April 2007, [10] becoming the first player to retire as a Thrashers captain (the four previous Thrashers captains, were either traded or signed elsewhere via free-agency). Mellanby left the game having played the 3rd most NHL games (1431) without a Stanley Cup victory, only behind Phil Housley (1495) and Mike Gartner (1432). The closest Mellanby came to the cup was when his Philadelphia Flyers lost to Edmonton in the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals, 4 games to 3.

Following retirement, Mellanby worked for three years in the Vancouver Canucks organization as a special consultant to general manager Mike Gillis and the hockey operations department. [12] Mellanby then spent two years as an assistant coach with the St. Louis Blues before stepping down following the 2011–12 season to pursue other opportunities in hockey. [13]

On May 28, 2012, Mellanby was hired by the Montreal Canadiens as Director of Player Personnel [14] and became an assistant GM on July 30, 2014. [15] He joined the St. Louis Blues as senior advisor to the general manager on July 11, 2022. [16]

Personal life

Mellanby and his wife, Susan have a daughter, Courtney, and two sons Carter and Nicholas. Mellanby also is involved in many autism-related causes as his son Carter is autistic. Along with fellow NHLers Olaf Kolzig and Byron Dafoe, Mellanby is a founder of Athletes Against Autism. [17]

Records

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83Don Mills Flyers AAA MTHL 72665211838—————
1983–84 Henry Carr Crusaders MetJHL 3937377497—————
1984–85 Wisconsin Badgers WCHA 4014243860—————
1985–86 Wisconsin BadgersWCHA3221234489—————
1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 20000—————
1986–87 Philadelphia FlyersNHL711121329424551046
1987–88 Philadelphia FlyersNHL75252651185701116
1988–89 Philadelphia FlyersNHL762129501831945928
1989–90 Philadelphia FlyersNHL576172377—————
1990–91 Philadelphia FlyersNHL74202141155—————
1991–92 Edmonton Oilers NHL802327501971621329
1992–93 Edmonton OilersNHL69151732147—————
1993–94 Florida Panthers NHL80303060149—————
1994–95 Florida PanthersNHL4813122590—————
1995–96 Florida PanthersNHL793238701602236944
1996–97 Florida PanthersNHL8227295617050224
1997–98 Florida PanthersNHL79152439127—————
1998–99 Florida PanthersNHL6718274585—————
1999–00 Florida PanthersNHL7718284612640112
2000–01 Florida PanthersNHL40491346—————
2000–01 St. Louis Blues NHL23718251533617
2001–02 St. Louis BluesNHL641526419310731018
2002–03 St. Louis BluesNHL80263157176601110
2003–04 St. Louis BluesNHL681417317640112
2005–06 Atlanta Thrashers NHL7112223455—————
2006–07 Atlanta ThrashersNHL691224366340004
NHL totals1,4313644768402,479126242953220

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1986 Canada WJC Silver medal icon.svg75496
Junior totals75496

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  2. ↑ "Flyers go for youth bulk in NHL draft". Doylestown Intelligencer. Pennsylvania. June 10, 1984. Lock-green.svg
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  5. ↑ "Scott Mellanby, Steve Alley return as honorary captains". uwbadgers.com. January 24, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
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  10. 1 2 "Thrashers captain Mellanby retires". espn.com. April 24, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
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Preceded by Florida Panthers captain
1997–2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Atlanta Thrashers captain
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