Scott Young (ice hockey, born 1967)

Scott Young
Born	October 1, 1967 Clinton, MA, USA
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Hartford Whalers Pittsburgh Penguins Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche Anaheim Mighty Ducks St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars
National team	United States
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1986 Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1988–2006

Scott Allen Young (born October 1, 1967) is a retired American professional ice hockey right winger. He is formerly the varsity ice hockey coach at St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts, and is now an assistant coach with the Boston University Terriers men's hockey team.

Playing career

Young gained attention as a star hockey player while still in high school. He played his prep school hockey at St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts, playing with teammates that included fellow future-NHL players Doug and Greg Brown. His play allowed him to play with the United States in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in 1985, the beginning of a long international career representing the United States. Following the championship Young went to play for the Boston University Terriers. He played there two years, winning rookie of the year honors in 1986. Young was also drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the first round, 11th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft while still in college.

For the 1987–88 season, Young spent the majority of the season with the U.S. National team. In addition to playing on the national team Young played in the 1988 Winter Olympics and made his debut with the Whalers, playing in seven games. The following season he played full time with the Whalers, scoring 59 points in 79 games. Young played one more full season with the Whalers and played half of the 1990–91 season with the Whalers before being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Young helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 1991.

For the 1991–92 season Young spent the majority of the year playing in Italy in addition to a brief stint with the U.S. National Team and representing the U.S. in the 1992 Winter Olympics. Prior to 1992–93 season Young returned to the NHL and was traded by the Penguins to the Quebec Nordiques. He played three seasons with the Nordiques and remained on the team when they moved to Colorado and became the Colorado Avalanche. He played two seasons with the Avalanche and won his second Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 1996. Prior to the 1997–98 season, Young was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and played one season with the Ducks. The next offseason Young signed with the St. Louis Blues.

In his first stint with the Blues he played four seasons, enjoying the best season of his career in 2000–01 season, scoring 73 points and 40 goals, both career highs and the only time Young attained 40 goals in a season. Young also represented the U.S. once again in the 2002 Winter Olympics. Prior to the 2002–03 season Young signed with the Dallas Stars and played two years with them.^[1] Following the cancelled 2004–05 season lockout, Young rejoined the Blues for the 2005–06 campaign.^[2] While the Blues finished last in the league that year, Young proved that he was still a strong hockey player, leading the team with 49 points. Following the season, Young retired from hockey. Young finished his career with 1181 career NHL games, 342 goals and 414 assists for 756 points.

In 2011, Young returned to St. Mark's School, this time as the coach of the boys' varsity team for which he once played. As a coach, Young has had three winning seasons, two Barber Tournament championships and two Boys' Holiday Showcase championships.

In September 2015, Young was promoted to assistant ice hockey coach on head coach David Quinn's staff at Boston University. He returned to Commonwealth Ave. in 2014 to become the director of men's ice hockey operations for the Terriers.

Awards and achievements

• 1986: Hockey East Rookie of the Year
• 1987: World Junior Championship All-Star Team
• 1991: Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins
• 1996: Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	Boston University	HE		38	16	13	29	31		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Boston University	HE		33	15	21	36	24		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	U.S. National Team	Intl		56	11	47	58	31		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Hartford Whalers	NHL		7	0	0	0	2		4	1	0	1	0
1988–89	Hartford Whalers	NHL		76	19	40	59	27		4	2	0	2	4
1989–90	Hartford Whalers	NHL		80	24	40	64	47		7	2	0	2	2
1990–91	Hartford Whalers	NHL		34	6	9	15	8		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		43	11	16	27	33		17	1	6	7	2
1991–92	U.S. National Team	Intl		10	2	4	6	21		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	HC Bolzano	ITL		18	22	17	39	6		5	4	3	7	7
1992–93	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		82	30	30	60	20		6	4	1	5	0
1993–94	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		76	26	25	51	14		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Landshut EV	DEL		4	6	1	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		48	18	21	39	14		6	3	3	6	2
1995–96	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		81	21	39	60	50		22	3	12	15	10
1996–97	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		72	18	19	37	14		17	4	2	6	14
1997–98	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		73	13	20	33	22		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	St. Louis Blues	NHL		75	24	28	52	27		13	4	7	11	10
1999–00	St. Louis Blues	NHL		74	24	15	39	18		6	6	2	8	8
2000–01	St. Louis Blues	NHL		81	40	33	73	30		15	6	7	13	2
2001–02	St. Louis Blues	NHL		67	19	21	40	26		10	3	0	3	2
2002–03	Dallas Stars	NHL		79	23	19	42	30		10	4	3	7	6
2003–04	Dallas Stars	NHL		53	8	8	16	14		4	1	0	1	2
2004–05	Memphis Riverkings	CHL		3	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	St. Louis Blues	NHL		79	18	31	49	52		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1181	342	414	756	448		141	44	43	87	64

International

Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's ice hockey
Winter Olympics
	2002 Salt Lake City
World Junior Championships
	1986 Hamilton

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985	United States	WJC	6th		7	1	2	3	4
1986	United States	WJC			7	1	3	4	8
1987	United States	WJC	4th		7	7	2	9	2
1987	United States	WC	7th		4	0	1	1	2
1988	United States	OG	7th		6	2	6	8	4
1989	United States	WC	6th		10	0	7	7	6
1992	United States	OG	4th		8	2	1	3	2
1994	United States	WC	4th		8	3	1	4	4
1996	United States	WCH			7	2	2	4	4
2002	United States	OG			6	4	0	4	2
Junior totals					21	9	7	16	14
Senior totals					49	13	18	31	24

See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References

1. "Young signs two-year deal with Stars". ESPN. 2002-07-05. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
2. "Scott Young is returning to the Blues". ESPN. 2005-09-13. Retrieved 2010-07-28.

External links

• Scott Young's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Scott Young's biography at Legends of Hockey