Scott Lachance
Born (1972-10-22) October 22, 1972
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Columbus Blue Jackets
Vancouver Canucks
Montreal Canadiens
New York Islanders
Kloten Flyers
Lowell Devils
National team  United States
NHL Draft 4th overall, 1991
New York Islanders
Playing career 1990–2007

Scott Joseph Lachance (born October 22, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who last played for the Lowell Devils of the American Hockey League.

Biography

Lachance was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and raised in Bristol, Connecticut,[1] where he attended St. Paul Catholic High School. As a youth, he played in the 1985 and 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Middlesex County, Connecticut.[2]

Lachance was named to the All-Hockey East Rookie Team in the 1990–91 season.

Lachance was selected 4th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He played 819 career NHL games, scoring 31 goals and 112 assists for 143 points. He played in 1997 National Hockey League All-Star Game.

He has three children: Jake, Shane, and Ryan. His wife, Jaqueline, is the daughter of former Boston University hockey coach Jack Parker. [3]

Currently Lachance is a scout for the New Jersey Devils.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Springfield Olympics NEJHL 38 8 28 36 20 — — — — —
1989–90 Springfield Olympics NEJHL 34 25 41 66 62 — — — — —
1990–91 Boston University HE 31 5 19 24 48 — — — — —
1991–92 United States Intl 36 1 10 11 34 — — — — —
1991–92 New York Islanders NHL 17 1 4 5 9 — — — — —
1992–93 New York Islanders NHL 75 7 17 24 67 — — — — —
1993–94 New York Islanders NHL 74 3 11 14 70 3 0 0 0 0
1994–95 New York Islanders NHL 26 6 7 13 26 — — — — —
1995–96 New York Islanders NHL 55 3 10 13 54 — — — — —
1996–97 New York Islanders NHL 81 3 11 14 47 — — — — —
1997–98 New York Islanders NHL 63 2 11 13 45 — — — — —
1998–99 New York Islanders NHL 59 1 8 9 30 — — — — —
1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 17 1 1 2 11 — — — — —
1999–2000 Montreal Canadiens NHL 57 0 6 6 22 — — — — —
2000–01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 76 3 11 14 46 2 0 1 1 2
2001–02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 1 10 11 50 6 1 1 2 4
2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 61 0 1 1 46 — — — — —
2003–04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 77 0 4 4 44 — — — — —
2005–06 Kloten Flyers NLA 28 0 2 2 99 8 1 3 4 12
2006–07 Lowell Devils AHL 25 0 4 4 14 — — — — —
NHL totals 819 31 112 143 567 11 1 2 3 6

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1991 United States WJC 7 2 1 3 2
1992 United States WJC 7 1 4 5 0
1992 United States OG 8 0 1 1 6
1996 United States WC 8 0 0 0 2
1997 United States WC 8 0 2 2 4
1999 United States WC 6 0 0 0 4
Junior totals 14 3 5 8 2
Senior totals 30 0 3 3 16

References

  1. ↑ "Olympics/Paralympics".
  2. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  3. ↑ "Scott Lachance Biography". Olympics.com. 1992. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
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