Scott Pearson

Not to be confused with Scott Pearson (character).

Scott Pearson
Born	(1969-12-19) December 19, 1969 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
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
NHL draft	6th overall, 1988 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1988–2007

Scott Pearson (born December 19, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Playing career

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 scored 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 played in 9 games with Toronto in the 1988–89 season, getting an assist before being returned to the OHL. In 1989–90, he 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 scored 2 goals. In 1990–91, he started the season with the Leafs, going pointless in 12 games, then on November 17, 1990, Pearson was 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 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 spent 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 traded Pearson to the Edmonton Oilers for Martin Gélinas and the Oilers' 6th round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Pearson enjoyed the best season of his career in 1993–94 with the Oilers, getting 37 points (19G-18A) in 72 games. He started off the 1994–95 season with Edmonton, where he had 5 points (1G-4A) in 28 games before being dealt to the Buffalo Sabres for Ken Sutton on April 7, 1995. Pearson finished the season with the Sabres, getting 3 points (2G-1A) in 14 games before going pointless in 5 post-season games.

He split the 1995–96 season between the Sabres, where in 27 games he scored 4 points (4G-0A), and the Rochester Americans of the AHL, where in 26 games, he earned 16 points (8G-8A). Pearson then left Buffalo as a free agent, and signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 24, 1996.

He missed the majority of the 1996–97 season due to abdominal surgery, as he only played in 1 game with the Leafs, getting no points, and played in 14 games with the St. John's Maple Leafs, getting 7 points (5G-2A). For the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons, Pearson played with the Chicago Wolves of the IHL, where he was successful. Pearson put up 51 points (34G-17A) in 78 games, then put up 18 points (12G-6A) in 21 post-season games in the 97–98 season, while the next year he had 36 points (23G-13A) in 62 games, before adding on 5 points (4G-1A) in 8 playoff games. The New York Islanders took notice of his play, and signed Pearson to a contract on August 9, 1999.

Pearson once again spent the majority of the 1999–2000 season with the Wolves, where in 77 games he put up 33 points (19G-14A), while in 16 playoff games, he chipped in with 10 points (5G-5A), and he spend some time back in the NHL, where he played in 2 games, and had an assist for the Islanders. After the season, Pearson decided to head over to Europe and play for ESC Moskitos Essen of the DEL in 2000–01, where in 51 games he put up 34 points (21G-13A).

After the 2000–01 season, Pearson retired from the game, although he made a 1-game comeback with the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL during the 2006-07 season, getting no points.

Personal

Pearson currently serves as the Director, Recruitment and Retention for Vizient. He is also a coach for the Atlanta Fire, a local youth hockey program. He and his wife Debbie Pearson (Delgreco) have four children between them. His son Chase was drafted 140th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	Kingston Canadians	OHL		63	16	23	39	56		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Kingston Canadians	OHL		62	30	24	54	101		9	3	3	6	42
1987–88	Kingston Canadians	OHL		46	26	32	58	117		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		9	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Kingston Raiders	OHL		13	9	8	17	34		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Niagara Falls Thunder	OHL		32	26	34	60	90		17	14	10	24	53
1989–90	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		41	5	10	15	90		2	2	0	2	10
1989–90	Newmarket Saints	AHL		18	12	11	23	64		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		12	0	0	0	20		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		35	11	4	15	86		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Halifax Citadels	AHL		24	12	15	27	44		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		10	1	2	3	14		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Halifax Citadels	AHL		5	2	1	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		41	13	1	14	95		3	0	0	0	0
1992–93	Halifax Citadels	AHL		5	3	1	4	25		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		72	19	18	37	165		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		28	1	4	5	54		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		14	2	1	3	20		5	0	0	0	4
1995–96	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		27	4	0	4	67		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Rochester Americans	AHL		26	8	8	16	113		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		14	5	2	7	26		9	5	2	7	14
1997–98	Chicago Wolves	IHL		78	34	17	51	225		22	12	6	18	50
1998–99	Chicago Wolves	IHL		62	23	13	36	154		8	4	1	5	50
1999–2000	New York Islanders	NHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Chicago Wolves	IHL		77	19	14	33	124		16	5	5	10	28
2000–01	Moskitos Essen	DEL		51	21	13	34	225		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Gwinnett Gladiators	ECHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				292	56	42	98	615		10	2	0	2	14
AHL totals				92	42	38	80	276		9	5	2	7	14
IHL totals				217	76	44	120	503		46	21	12	33	128

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database