Scot Brian Kleinendorst (January 16, 1960 – December 17, 2019) was an American ice hockey defenseman.
| Scot Kleinendorst | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 16, 1960 Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Died |
December 17, 2019 (aged 59) Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Hartford Whalers Washington Capitals | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
98th overall, 1980 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1981–1990 | ||
Drafted in 1980 by the New York Rangers, Kleinendorst also played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers and Washington Capitals.[1] He was the brother of Kurt Kleinendorst.
Kleinendorst died on December 17, 2019, after being injured in a workplace accident at a paper mill on December 9. He suffered severe head trauma and multiple fractures after being ejected from a piece of heavy machinery he was operating, and died at a hospital in Duluth.[2][3]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | Providence College | ECAC | 25 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Providence College | ECAC | 30 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Providence College | ECAC | 32 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Providence College | ECAC | 33 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | New York Rangers | NHL | 30 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Rangers | NHL | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 30 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 35 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 41 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1986–87 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 66 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 130 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 1987–88 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 44 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 281 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 452 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 40 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1979–80 | [4] |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1981–82 | [4] |
References
edit- ^ "Scot Kleinendorst Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
- ^ Dec 17th 2019 - 10am, News Tribune (December 17, 2019). "Grand Rapids man injured in UPM Blandin accident dies". Duluth News Tribune.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Former NHL Player Scot Kleinendorst Dies From Injuries After Grand Rapids Workplace Accident". December 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Profile at NHL.com
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