Scott Gomez

Scott Gomez
Gomez in January 2015.
Born	(1979-12-23) December 23, 1979 (age 37) Anchorage, Alaska
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Left
Played for	New Jersey Devils New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens San Jose Sharks Florida Panthers St. Louis Blues Ottawa Senators
National team	United States
NHL Draft	27th overall, 1998 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1999–2016

Scott Carlos Gomez, also commonly known as "SG23" (born December 23, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey player. Gomez had previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, San Jose Sharks, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues and Ottawa Senators.

In the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Scott Gomez was selected with the 27th pick of the first round by the New Jersey Devils. At the time, he was playing for the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and had just been named to the WHL's All-Rookie Team. He also played for the Alaska Aces. In the season after he was drafted, he justified the Devils' decision by scoring 108 points in 58 games for the Americans. This earned him a spot on the WHL West First All-Star Team. The year before, Gomez led the South Surrey Eagles of the Tier II Junior "A" British Columbia Hockey League to the Gold medal game of the 1997 Royal Bank Cup against the hometown Summerside Western Capitals, but Gomez and his South Surrey Eagles were defeated 4–3.

After this impressive WHL performance, Gomez was brought to New Jersey for the 1999–2000 NHL season, making him the fifth Alaskan to play in the NHL. In his rookie NHL season, he had 51 assists and 70 points for the Devils. For his efforts, he was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie and played in the NHL All-Star Game in Toronto. Gomez scored 10 points in the 2000 playoffs as the Devils won their second Stanley Cup.