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Scott Young

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: October 1, 1967 in Clinton, Massachusetts

Drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 10:12AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #296. Cliff Ronning… #296. Dale Hunter… #298. SCOTT YOUNG… #298. Terry O'Reilly… #298. Bob Nevin… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 20 HAR NHL 7 0 0 0 0 -6 2 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
1988-89 21 HAR NHL 76 19 40 59 22 -21 27 13 6 0 2 203 9.4
1989-90 22 HAR NHL 80 24 40 64 24 -24 47 12 10 2 5 239 10.0
1990-91 23 TOT NHL 77 17 25 42 16 -6 41 9 6 2 5 210 8.1
1990-91 23 HAR NHL 34 6 9 15 6 -9 8 2 3 1 2 94 6.4
1990-91 23 PIT NHL 43 11 16 27 10 3 33 7 3 1 3 116 9.5
1992-93 25 QUE NHL 82 30 30 60 25 5 20 15 9 6 5 225 13.3
1993-94 26 QUE NHL 76 26 25 51 21 -4 14 19 6 1 1 236 11.0
1994-95 27 QUE NHL 48 18 21 39 16 9 14 12 3 3 0 167 10.8
1995-96 28 COL NHL 81 21 39 60 22 2 50 14 7 0 5 229 9.2
1996-97 29 COL NHL 72 18 19 37 15 -5 14 11 7 0 0 164 11.0
1997-98 30 MDA NHL 73 13 20 33 13 -13 22 7 4 2 1 187 7.0
1998-99 31 STL NHL 75 24 28 52 20 8 27 16 8 0 4 205 11.7 1143 15:14
1999-00 32 STL NHL 75 24 15 39 17 12 18 17 6 1 7 244 9.8 1208 16:06
2000-01 33 STL NHL 81 40 33 73 31 15 30 23 14 3 7 321 12.5 1563 19:18
2001-02 34 STL NHL 67 19 22 41 16 11 26 14 5 0 1 210 9.0 1240 18:31
2002-03 35 DAL NHL 79 23 19 42 18 24 30 17 5 1 4 237 9.7 1275 16:08
2003-04 36 DAL NHL 53 8 8 16 6 -15 14 6 2 0 2 134 6.0 782 14:45
2005-06 38 STL NHL 79 18 31 49 18 -32 52 8 10 0 1 284 6.3 1452 18:23
Career NHL 1181 342 415 757 299 -40 448 213 108 21 50 3501 9.8 8662 17:01

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1987-88 20 HAR NHL 7 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.29 0.86 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 -6 -0.3 0.0 -0.3
1988-89 21 HAR NHL 76 0.25 0.53 0.78 0.28 0.36 2.67 16 33 49 18 106 60 67 0 -21 2.8 0.5 3.3
1989-90 22 HAR NHL 80 0.30 0.50 0.80 0.30 0.59 2.99 20 33 53 20 111 62 84 11 -24 3.3 0.6 3.9
1990-91 23 TOT NHL 77 0.22 0.32 0.55 0.20 0.53 2.73 15 22 37 14 81 32 70 15 -6 1.7 0.7 2.4
1990-91 23 HAR NHL 34 0.18 0.26 0.44 0.17 0.24 2.76 5 8 13 5 38 18 33 4 -9 0.3 0.3 0.6
1990-91 23 PIT NHL 43 0.26 0.37 0.63 0.24 0.77 2.70 10 14 24 9 43 14 37 11 3 1.3 0.4 1.8
1992-93 25 QUE NHL 82 0.37 0.37 0.73 0.30 0.24 2.74 24 24 48 20 115 49 82 21 5 3.6 1.0 4.7
1993-94 26 QUE NHL 76 0.34 0.33 0.67 0.28 0.18 3.11 24 23 47 19 73 26 75 24 -4 3.6 0.7 4.3
1994-95 27 QUE NHL 48 0.38 0.44 0.81 0.32 0.29 3.48 31 36 67 27 57 24 31 7 9 3.4 0.6 4.0
1995-96 28 COL NHL 81 0.26 0.48 0.74 0.27 0.62 2.83 20 37 57 21 86 31 62 9 2 3.9 0.7 4.6
1996-97 29 COL NHL 72 0.25 0.26 0.51 0.21 0.19 2.28 19 20 39 16 58 32 35 4 -5 2.3 0.8 3.1
1997-98 30 MDA NHL 73 0.18 0.27 0.45 0.18 0.30 2.56 15 23 38 14 50 21 71 29 -13 2.1 0.4 2.5
1998-99 31 STL NHL 75 0.32 0.37 0.69 0.27 0.36 2.73 27 32 59 23 74 27 40 1 8 4.7 1.5 6.2
1999-00 32 STL NHL 75 0.32 0.20 0.52 0.23 0.24 3.25 26 16 42 19 71 30 32 3 12 3.1 1.9 5.0
2000-01 33 STL NHL 81 0.49 0.41 0.90 0.38 0.37 3.96 44 35 79 34 115 53 56 9 15 7.5 2.4 9.8
2001-02 34 STL NHL 67 0.28 0.33 0.61 0.24 0.39 3.13 22 25 47 19 66 18 49 12 11 3.0 1.9 4.9
2002-03 35 DAL NHL 79 0.29 0.24 0.53 0.22 0.38 3.00 26 21 47 20 73 21 31 3 24 3.5 2.3 5.8
2003-04 36 DAL NHL 53 0.15 0.15 0.30 0.12 0.26 2.53 9 9 18 7 25 13 27 0 -15 0.5 0.5 0.9
2005-06 38 STL NHL 79 0.23 0.39 0.62 0.22 0.66 3.59 18 30 48 18 78 51 65 6 -32 2.3 0.9 3.2
Career NHL 1181 0.29 0.35 0.64 0.25 0.38 2.96 356 419 775 308 1240 550 884 154 -40 51.0 17.3 68.3

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 20 HAR NHL 4 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 12.5
1988-89 21 HAR NHL 4 2 0 2 -4 4 2 0 0 0 16 12.5
1989-90 22 HAR NHL 7 2 0 2 -2 2 2 0 0 0 15 13.3
1990-91 23 PIT NHL SC 17 1 6 7 1 2 0 1 0 0 21 4.8
1992-93 25 QUE NHL 6 4 1 5 5 0 4 0 0 2 23 17.4
1994-95 27 QUE NHL 6 3 3 6 3 2 2 0 1 0 12 25.0
1995-96 28 COL NHL SC 22 3 12 15 6 10 3 0 0 0 61 4.9
1996-97 29 COL NHL 17 4 2 6 -1 14 2 2 0 0 21 19.0
1998-99 31 STL NHL 13 4 7 11 2 10 3 1 0 1 40 10.0 233 17:56
1999-00 32 STL NHL 6 6 2 8 1 8 3 3 0 0 15 40.0 104 17:18
2000-01 33 STL NHL 15 6 7 13 9 2 4 0 2 3 52 11.5 309 20:34
2001-02 34 STL NHL 10 3 0 3 -1 2 1 1 1 0 22 13.6 177 17:40
2002-03 35 DAL NHL 10 4 3 7 5 6 2 2 0 1 32 12.5 192 19:12
2003-04 36 DAL NHL 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 9 11.1 60 15:05
Career NHL 2 141 44 43 87 27 64 29 11 4 7 347 12.7 1075 18:32

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1984-85 17 St. Mark's Lions High-MA 23 28 41 69
1984-85 17 United States WJC-A 7 1 2 3 4
1985-86 18 Boston University Terriers H-East 38 16 13 29 31
1985-86 18 United States WJC-A 7 1 3 4 8
1986-87 19 Boston University Terriers H-East 33 15 21 36 24
1986-87 19 United States WJC-A 7 7 2 9 2
1986-87 19 United States WEC-A 4 0 1 1 2
1987-88 20 United States Nat-Tm 56 11 47 58 31
1987-88 20 United States Olympics 6 2 6 8 4
1988-89 21 United States WEC-A 10 0 7 7 6
1991-92 24 HC Bolzano Italy 18 22 17 39 6
1991-92 24 HC Bolzano Alpenliga 15 19 11 30 14
1991-92 24 United States Nat-Tm 10 2 4 6 21
1991-92 24 United States Olympics 8 2 1 3 2
1993-94 26 United States WC-A 8 3 1 4 4
1994-95 27 2 Teams Germany 5 7 1 8 6
1994-95 27 EV Landshut Germany 4 6 1 7 6
1994-95 27 Frankfurt Lions Germany 1 1 0 1 0
1996-97 29 United States W-Cup 7 2 2 4 4
2001-02 34 United States Olympics 6 4 0 4 2 2 3 1 0 1
2004-05 37 Memphis RiverKings CHL 3 2 1 3 0
Career 1 Season Alpenliga 15 19 11 30 14
Career 1 Season CHL 3 2 1 3 0
Career 1 Season Germany 5 7 1 8 6
Career 2 Seasons H-East 71 31 34 65 55
Career 1 Season High-MA 23 28 41 69
Career 1 Season Italy 18 22 17 39 6
Career 2 Seasons Nat-Tm 66 13 51 64 52
Career 3 Seasons Olympics 20 8 7 15 2 8 3 1 0 1
Career 1 Season W-Cup 7 2 2 4 4
Career 1 Season WC-A 8 3 1 4 4
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 14 0 8 8 8
Career 3 Seasons WJC-A 21 9 7 16 14

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1991-92 24 HC Bolzano Italy 5 4 3 7 7
Career 1 Season Italy 5 4 3 7 7

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 17 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Scott Young 9.8 6.2 5.8 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.4 0.9 -0.3
Brent Sutter 91.8 9.2 6.0 5.6 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 1.3 1.1 0.4
Milt Schmidt 90.5 7.5 7.0 6.6 5.4 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.6 1.0 0.8
Jamie Langenbrunner 89.9 8.5 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.9 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.0 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.0 0.2 0.0
Doug Mohns 89.1 11.1 8.2 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.8
Claude Lemieux 88.5 7.6 6.8 6.4 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.2 2.3 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Trevor Linden 88.5 7.6 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.7 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.4 0.7
Bryan Smolinski 87.7 6.8 6.4 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.4 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 1.8 0.2
John Tonelli 87.6 9.0 7.2 6.0 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.0 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.5 1.4 0.0
Jozef Stumpel 87.1 8.9 6.5 6.3 5.7 5.6 5.4 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.1 2.5 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.1 0.0
Ivan Boldirev 87.1 7.4 6.8 6.6 5.6 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.6 3.8 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.1 1.7 -0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Scott Young 9.8 6.2 5.8 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.4 0.9 -0.3
Claude Lemieux 92.3 7.6 6.8 6.4 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.3 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.3
Brent Sutter 91.7 9.2 6.0 5.6 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 1.3 1.1 0.4 -0.4
Milt Schmidt 90.5 7.5 7.0 6.6 5.4 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.6 1.0 0.8
Jamie Langenbrunner 89.9 8.5 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.9 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.0 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.0 0.2 0.0
Trevor Linden 87.7 7.6 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.7 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.4 2.0 1.0 0.7
Bryan Smolinski 87.7 6.8 6.4 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.4 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 1.8 0.2
John Tonelli 87.6 9.0 7.2 6.0 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.0 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.5 1.4 0.0
Jozef Stumpel 87.1 8.9 6.5 6.3 5.7 5.6 5.4 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.1 2.5 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.1 0.0
Ivan Boldirev 87.1 7.4 6.8 6.6 5.6 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.6 3.8 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.1 1.7 -0.1
Brian Rolston 86.9 9.4 7.6 7.6 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.3 2.1 1.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1991 Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
1996 Colorado Avalanche (NHL)

Games Played

1989-90 NHL 80 (1)
 1994-95 NHL 48 (5)

Goals

2000-01 NHL 40 (10)

Short-Handed Goals

1992-93 NHL 6 (3)
1994-95 NHL 3 (3)
2000-01 NHL 3 (10)
Career NHL 21 (57)

Game-Winning Goals

1999-00 NHL 7 (8)

Shots

2000-01 NHL 321 (3)
Career NHL 3501 (44)

Adjusted Goals

2000-01 NHL 44 (10)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

Career NHL 550 (77)

Transactions

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December 21, 1990: Traded to Pittsburgh by Hartford for Rob Brown, December 21, 1990.

March 10, 1992: Traded to Quebec by Pittsburgh for Bryan Fogarty, March 10, 1992.

June 21, 1995: Transferred to Colorado after Quebec franchise relocated, June 21, 1995.

September 17, 1997: Traded to Anaheim by Colorado for Anaheim's 3rd round choice (later traded to Florida - Florida selected Lance Ward) in 1998 Entry Draft, September 17, 1997.

July 28, 1998: Signed as a free agent by St. Louis, July 28, 1998.

July 5, 2002: Signed as a free agent by Dallas, July 5, 2002.

January 7, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Memphis (CHL), January 7, 2005.

September 13, 2005: Signed as a free agent by St. Louis, September 13, 2005.

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