Scott Pearson
Born (1969-12-19) December 19, 1969
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Quebec Nordiques
Edmonton Oilers
Buffalo Sabres
New York Islanders
NHL Draft 6th overall, 1988
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1988–2007

Scott Pearson (born December 19, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Playing career

Scott Pearson played his junior hockey with the Kingston Canadians, Kingston Raiders and the Niagara Falls Thunder of the OHL from 1985–1989, playing in 216 games, and recording 228 points (107 goals-121 assists), while in 34 post-season games, Pearson scored 31 points (18G-13A). He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft with the Leafs 1st pick, 6th overall.

Pearson played in 9 games with Toronto in the 1988–89 season, getting an assist before being returned to the OHL. In 1989–90, he split his time with the Newmarket Saints of the AHL, earning 23 points (12G-11A) in 18 games, and with the Maple Leafs, registering 15 points (5G-10A) in 41 games. In 2 playoff games, Pearson scored 2 goals. In 1990–91, he started the season with the Leafs, going pointless in 12 games, then on November 17, 1990, Pearson was traded along with the Leafs 2nd round draft pick in both the 1991 NHL Entry Draft and the 1992 NHL Entry Draft to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for Aaron Broten, Lucien DeBlois, and Michel Petit. Pearson then split the rest of the season playing for the Halifax Citadels of the AHL, getting 27 points (12G-15A) in 24 games, and the Nordiques, where he had 15 points (11G-4A) in 35 games.

Pearson had an injury-plagued 1991–92 season, playing in only 5 games with the Citadels, getting 3 points (2G-1A), along with 10 games in Quebec, where he also had 3 points (1G-2A). He spent the majority of the 1992–93 with the Nordiques, scoring 14 points (13G-1A) in 41 games, and 4 points (3G-1A) in 5 games with Halifax. He played for Quebec in the playoffs, getting no points in 3 games. On June 20, 1993, Quebec traded Pearson to the Edmonton Oilers for Martin Gélinas and the Oilers' 6th round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Pearson enjoyed the best season of his career in 1993–94 with the Oilers, getting 37 points (19G-18A) in 72 games. He started off the 1994–95 season with Edmonton, where he had 5 points (1G-4A) in 28 games before being dealt to the Buffalo Sabres for Ken Sutton on April 7, 1995. Pearson finished the season with the Sabres, getting 3 points (2G-1A) in 14 games before going pointless in 5 post-season games.

He split the 1995–96 season between the Sabres, where in 27 games he scored 4 points (4G-0A), and the Rochester Americans of the AHL, where in 26 games, he earned 16 points (8G-8A). Pearson then left Buffalo as a free agent, and signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 24, 1996.

He missed the majority of the 1996–97 season due to abdominal surgery, as he only played in 1 game with the Leafs, getting no points, and played in 14 games with the St. John's Maple Leafs, getting 7 points (5G-2A). For the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons, Pearson played with the Chicago Wolves of the IHL, where he was successful. Pearson put up 51 points (34G-17A) in 78 games, then put up 18 points (12G-6A) in 21 post-season games in the 97–98 season, while the next year he had 36 points (23G-13A) in 62 games, before adding on 5 points (4G-1A) in 8 playoff games. The New York Islanders took notice of his play, and signed Pearson to a contract on August 9, 1999.

Pearson once again spent the majority of the 1999–2000 season with the Wolves, where in 77 games he put up 33 points (19G-14A), while in 16 playoff games, he chipped in with 10 points (5G-5A), and he spend some time back in the NHL, where he played in 2 games, and had an assist for the Islanders. After the season, Pearson decided to head over to Europe and play for ESC Moskitos Essen of the DEL in 2000–01, where in 51 games he put up 34 points (21G-13A).

After the 2000–01 season, Pearson retired from the game, although he made a 1-game comeback with the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL during the 2006-07 season, getting no points.

Personal

Pearson currently serves as the Director, Recruitment and Retention for Vizient. He is also a coach for the Atlanta Fire, a local youth hockey program.[1] He and his wife Debbie Pearson (Delgreco) have four children between them. His son Chase was drafted 140th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Kingston Canadians OHL 63 16 23 39 56 — — — — —
1986–87 Kingston Canadians OHL 62 30 24 54 101 9 3 3 6 42
1987–88 Kingston Canadians OHL 46 26 32 58 117 — — — — —
1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 9 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1988–89 Kingston Raiders OHL 13 9 8 17 34 — — — — —
1988–89 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 32 26 34 60 90 17 14 10 24 53
1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 41 5 10 15 90 2 2 0 2 10
1989–90 Newmarket Saints AHL 18 12 11 23 64 — — — — —
1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12 0 0 0 20 — — — — —
1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 35 11 4 15 86 — — — — —
1990–91 Halifax Citadels AHL 24 12 15 27 44 — — — — —
1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 10 1 2 3 14 — — — — —
1991–92 Halifax Citadels AHL 5 2 1 3 4 — — — — —
1992–93 Quebec Nordiques NHL 41 13 1 14 95 3 0 0 0 0
1992–93 Halifax Citadels AHL 5 3 1 4 25 — — — — —
1993–94 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 19 18 37 165 — — — — —
1994–95 Edmonton Oilers NHL 28 1 4 5 54 — — — — —
1994–95 Buffalo Sabres NHL 14 2 1 3 20 5 0 0 0 4
1995–96 Buffalo Sabres NHL 27 4 0 4 67 — — — — —
1995–96 Rochester Americans AHL 26 8 8 16 113 — — — — —
1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1996–97 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 14 5 2 7 26 9 5 2 7 14
1997–98 Chicago Wolves IHL 78 34 17 51 225 22 12 6 18 50
1998–99 Chicago Wolves IHL 62 23 13 36 154 8 4 1 5 50
1999–2000 New York Islanders NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1999–2000 Chicago Wolves IHL 77 19 14 33 124 16 5 5 10 28
2000–01 Moskitos Essen DEL 51 21 13 34 225 — — — — —
2006–07 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
NHL totals 292 56 42 98 615 10 2 0 2 14
AHL totals 92 42 38 80 276 9 5 2 7 14
IHL totals 217 76 44 120 503 46 21 12 33 128

References

  1. ↑ Standard Freeholder: Hockey Has Come Full Circle For Pearson, July 4, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
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