Scott Pearson (born December 19, 1969) is a

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former professional

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player.

Playing career

Scott Pearson played his junior hockey with the

Kingston Canadians The Kingston Canadians were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League from 1973 to 1988. The team played home games at the Kingston Memorial Centre in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. History The Kingston Canadians arrival in the Ontario ...

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and the

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of the

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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

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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

. In 1989–90, he split his time with the

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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

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and the

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to the

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (french: Nordiques de Québec, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Quebec City Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the W ...

in exchange for

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, and

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. Pearson then split the rest of the season playing for the

Halifax Citadels The Halifax Citadels were a professional ice hockey team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They played in the American Hockey League between 1988 and 1993. They were created by the relocation of the Fredericton Express and filled a void left by th ...

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

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for

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and the Oilers' 6th round pick in the

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. 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 The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...

for

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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

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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

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

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, getting 7 points (5G-2A). For the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons, Pearson played with the

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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

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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

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and play for

ESC Moskitos Essen The Essen Mosquitoes are a professional ice hockey team from Essen, Germany that competed in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) from 1999–2000 until the 2001–02 when they lost their license due to insolvency. After this the team played in t ...

of the

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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 The Atlanta Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at Gas South Arena, approximately northeast o ...

of the

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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

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was drafted 140th overall by the

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in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.Red Wings Select Chase Pearson at 140th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft
June 27, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

Career statistics

References

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