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Scott Lachance
American ice hockey player (born 1972)
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.
| Scott Lachance | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1972-10-22) October 22, 1972 (age 51) 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 | ||
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]
Regular season and playoffs
| 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
| 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 | |||
- "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.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | New York Islanders first round draft pick 1991 |
Succeeded by |