Scott Lachance
| Scott Lachance | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 22, 1972 Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Columbus Blue Jackets Vancouver Canucks Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders Kloten Flyers Lowell Devils | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
4th overall, 1991 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2007 | ||
Scott Joseph Lachance (born October 22, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who last played for the Lowell Devils of the American Hockey League.
Biography
[edit]Lachance was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and raised in Bristol, Connecticut,[1] where he attended St. Paul Catholic High School. As a youth, he played in the 1985 and 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Middlesex County, Connecticut.[2]
Lachance was named to the All-Hockey East Rookie Team in the 1990–91 season.[citation needed]
Lachance was selected 4th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed] He played 819 career NHL games, scoring 31 goals and 112 assists for 143 points.[citation needed] He played in 1997 National Hockey League All-Star Game.[citation needed]
He has three children: Jake, Shane, and Ryan. His wife, Jaqueline, is the daughter of former Boston University hockey coach Jack Parker. [3]
Currently Lachance is a scout for the New Jersey Devils.[citation needed]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Springfield Olympics | NEJHL | 38 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Springfield Olympics | NEJHL | 34 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Boston University | HE | 31 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | United States | Intl | 36 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New York Islanders | NHL | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | New York Islanders | NHL | 75 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | New York Islanders | NHL | 74 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | New York Islanders | NHL | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 55 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 81 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | New York Islanders | NHL | 63 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | New York Islanders | NHL | 59 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 57 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 76 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 81 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 77 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 819 | 31 | 112 | 143 | 567 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1992 | United States | WJC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1992 | United States | OG | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1996 | United States | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | United States | WC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1999 | United States | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Senior totals | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympics/Paralympics".
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "Scott Lachance Biography". Olympics.com. 1992. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1972 births
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players
- Columbus Blue Jackets players
- Ice hockey players from Connecticut
- Ice hockey people from Virginia
- Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- EHC Kloten players
- Living people
- Lowell Devils players
- Montreal Canadiens players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- NHL first-round draft picks
- New Jersey Devils scouts
- New York Islanders draft picks
- New York Islanders players
- Olympic ice hockey players for the United States
- People from Bristol, Connecticut
- Sportspeople from Hartford County, Connecticut
- Sportspeople from Charlottesville, Virginia
- Vancouver Canucks players