Scott Pearson
| Scott Pearson | |||
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| Born |
December 19, 1969 Cornwall, ON, CAN |
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| 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 |
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| NHL Draft | 6th overall, 1988 Toronto Maple Leafs |
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| Playing career | 1988–2007 | ||
Scott Pearson (born December 19, 1969) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player.
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 would get 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 would play in 9 games with Toronto in the 1988–89 season, getting an assist before being returned to the OHL. In 1989–90, he would 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 would score 2 goals. In 1990–91, he would start the season with the Leafs, going pointless in 12 games, then on November 17, 1990, Pearson would be 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 would 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 would spend 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 would send Pearson to the Edmonton Oilers for Martin Gélinas and the Oilers 6th round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
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