Scott Metcalfe
Encyclopedia
Scott Metcalfe is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey
player.
of the OHL
from 1983–86, playing in 192 games, getting 213 points (88 goals-125 assists), and added on 9 points (3G-6A) in 10 playoff games, before being traded to the Windsor Spitfires
for the 1986–87 season, where he played in 57 games, gathering up 82 points (25G-57A), while getting 10 points (5G-5A) in 13 playoff games. He also played for Team Canada at the 1987 World Junior Hockey Championships, where he had 7 points (2G-5A) in 6 games. Metcalfe was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers
with their 1st overall pick, 20th overall in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft
.
Metcalfe began the 1987–88 season with the Nova Scotia Oilers
of the AHL
, where he had 28 points (9G-19A) in 43 games, and played 2 games with Edmonton, getting no points, before being traded to the Buffalo Sabres
along with the Oilers 9th round draft pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft
for Steve Dykstra
and the Sabres 7th round pick in the 1989 NHL Draft on February 11, 1988. Metcalfe would spend a majority of his time with the Rochester Americans
of the AHL, getting 15 points (2G-13A) in 22 games, and he spent a game with the Sabres, picking up his first NHL point, an assist. He chipped in with 4 points (1G-3A) in 7 playoff games with Rochester.
Metcalfe would spend most of the 1988–89 season with Rochester, picking up 51 points (20G-31A) in 60 games, along with 241 penalty minutes, and he spent 9 games in Buffalo, earning 2 points (1G-1A). He would once again split his playing time between Rochester and Buffalo in 1989–90, getting 29 points (12G-17A) in 43 games in Rochester, and no points in 7 games with the Sabres. Metcalfe would get an assist in 2 playoff games with Rochester. He would spend the entire 1990–91 season with the Americans, getting 39 points (17G-22A) in 69 games, and get 5 points (4G-1A) in 14 post-season games.
In 1991–92, Metcalfe would go over to Europe
and play for EHC Dynamo Berlin in Germany
, picking up 35 points (19G-16A) in 25 games. He played the 1992–93 season with ES Weisswasser in Germany
, getting 7 points (4G-3A) in 8 games, before moving to EHC Eisbaren Berlin for the rest of the season, with 25 points (8G-17A) in 27 games. Metcalfe would get 4 points (2G-2A) in 4 playoff games.
He would go back to North America
in 1993–94 and play for the Knoxville Cherokees
of the ECHL
, getting 81 points (25G-56A) in 56 games, and adding an assist in 3 playoff games, and spend 16 games with the Rochester Americans
of the AHL, earning 12 points (5G-7A), and 1 goal in 4 playoff games.
Metcalfe would continue playing for the Americans from 1994–1998, getting 55 points (19G-36A) in 63 games in 1994–95, and 2 points (1G-1A) in 5 playoff games, then had a 45 point season (21G-24A) in 71 games in 1995–96, and then had his best playoff performance with 14 points (6G-8A) in 19 games. His best season was in 1996–97, registering 70 points (32G-38A) in 80 games, and added 4 points (1G-3A) in 10 playoff games. Metcalfe's production would slip in 1997–98 to 33 points (9G-24A) in 75 games, and went pointless in 4 playoff games.
Metcalfe would go back to Germany
in 1998–99, playing for the Hannover Scorpions
of the DEL, earning 32 points (11G-21A) in 50 games. He returned to the Scorpions for the 1999–2000 season, picking up 28 points (10G-18) in 61 games. In 2000–01, Metcalfe would join the Sheffield Steelers
of the Ice Hockey Superleague
in Great Britain
, getting 23 points (8G-15A) in 49 games, along with 9 points (7G-2A) in 11 playoff games.
He would return to North America
once again in 2001–02, but only played in 3 games with the Adirondack IceHawks of the UHL, getting no points, and hung up the skates as he retired from hockey.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player.
Playing career
Scott Metcalfe began his junior career playing with the Kingston CanadiansKingston 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:...
of the OHL
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
from 1983–86, playing in 192 games, getting 213 points (88 goals-125 assists), and added on 9 points (3G-6A) in 10 playoff games, before being traded to the Windsor Spitfires
Windsor Spitfires
The Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The...
for the 1986–87 season, where he played in 57 games, gathering up 82 points (25G-57A), while getting 10 points (5G-5A) in 13 playoff games. He also played for Team Canada at the 1987 World Junior Hockey Championships, where he had 7 points (2G-5A) in 6 games. Metcalfe was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
with their 1st overall pick, 20th overall in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft
1985 NHL Entry Draft
The 1985 NHL Entry Draft was the first draft outside of Montreal. The event was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, and attended by 7,000 fans. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the...
.
Metcalfe began the 1987–88 season with the Nova Scotia Oilers
Nova Scotia Oilers
The Nova Scotia Oilers were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1984 to 1988. The Oilers played their home games at the Halifax Metro Centre, and were the AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, whose logo theirs resembled.The Oilers...
of the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
, where he had 28 points (9G-19A) in 43 games, and played 2 games with Edmonton, getting no points, before being traded to the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
along with the Oilers 9th round draft pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft
1989 NHL Entry Draft
The 1989 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 17 at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. Some believe that the Detroit Red Wings' 1989 draft was the most successful ever, with 5,721 total NHL games played by the players selected.-Selections by round:...
for Steve Dykstra
Steve Dykstra
Steven Dykstra is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Hartford Whalers....
and the Sabres 7th round pick in the 1989 NHL Draft on February 11, 1988. Metcalfe would spend a majority of his time with the Rochester Americans
Rochester Americans
The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial...
of the AHL, getting 15 points (2G-13A) in 22 games, and he spent a game with the Sabres, picking up his first NHL point, an assist. He chipped in with 4 points (1G-3A) in 7 playoff games with Rochester.
Metcalfe would spend most of the 1988–89 season with Rochester, picking up 51 points (20G-31A) in 60 games, along with 241 penalty minutes, and he spent 9 games in Buffalo, earning 2 points (1G-1A). He would once again split his playing time between Rochester and Buffalo in 1989–90, getting 29 points (12G-17A) in 43 games in Rochester, and no points in 7 games with the Sabres. Metcalfe would get an assist in 2 playoff games with Rochester. He would spend the entire 1990–91 season with the Americans, getting 39 points (17G-22A) in 69 games, and get 5 points (4G-1A) in 14 post-season games.
In 1991–92, Metcalfe would go over to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and play for EHC Dynamo Berlin in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, picking up 35 points (19G-16A) in 25 games. He played the 1992–93 season with ES Weisswasser in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, getting 7 points (4G-3A) in 8 games, before moving to EHC Eisbaren Berlin for the rest of the season, with 25 points (8G-17A) in 27 games. Metcalfe would get 4 points (2G-2A) in 4 playoff games.
He would go back to North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
in 1993–94 and play for the Knoxville Cherokees
Knoxville Cherokees
The Knoxville Cherokees were an East Coast Hockey League team based in Knoxville, Tennessee.-History:The franchise was formed in 1988 along with the ECHL...
of the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
, getting 81 points (25G-56A) in 56 games, and adding an assist in 3 playoff games, and spend 16 games with the Rochester Americans
Rochester Americans
The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial...
of the AHL, earning 12 points (5G-7A), and 1 goal in 4 playoff games.
Metcalfe would continue playing for the Americans from 1994–1998, getting 55 points (19G-36A) in 63 games in 1994–95, and 2 points (1G-1A) in 5 playoff games, then had a 45 point season (21G-24A) in 71 games in 1995–96, and then had his best playoff performance with 14 points (6G-8A) in 19 games. His best season was in 1996–97, registering 70 points (32G-38A) in 80 games, and added 4 points (1G-3A) in 10 playoff games. Metcalfe's production would slip in 1997–98 to 33 points (9G-24A) in 75 games, and went pointless in 4 playoff games.
Metcalfe would go back to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1998–99, playing for the Hannover Scorpions
Hannover Scorpions
The Hannover Scorpions are a professional ice hockey team founded in 1975 as ESC Wedemark. The team was renamed Wedemark Scorpions in 1996 after the rock band Scorpions, who also call Hanover, Lower Saxony their home. Their games are played at TUI Arena of the Expo Plaza...
of the DEL, earning 32 points (11G-21A) in 50 games. He returned to the Scorpions for the 1999–2000 season, picking up 28 points (10G-18) in 61 games. In 2000–01, Metcalfe would join the Sheffield Steelers
Sheffield Steelers
The Sheffield Steelers are a British ice hockey club, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...
of the Ice Hockey Superleague
Ice Hockey Superleague
The Ice Hockey Superleague was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2003. Formed in 1995, it replaced the Premier Division of the British Hockey League, it was the highest level of ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom...
in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, getting 23 points (8G-15A) in 49 games, along with 9 points (7G-2A) in 11 playoff games.
He would return to North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
once again in 2001–02, but only played in 3 games with the Adirondack IceHawks of the UHL, getting no points, and hung up the skates as he retired from hockey.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | Kingston Canadians 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:... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
68 | 25 | 49 | 74 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1984–85 1984–85 OHL season The 1984–85 OHL season was the 5th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Peterborough Petes. The Greyhounds also set an OHL record that still stands, going 33–0 at home in the regular... |
Kingston Canadians | OHL | 58 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1985–86 1985–86 OHL season The 1985–86 OHL season was the 6th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The Guelph Platers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Belleville Bulls.-Final standings:-Scoring leaders:-Division Quarterfinals:... |
Kingston Canadians | OHL | 66 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 213 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | ||
| 1986–87 1986–87 OHL season The 1986–87 OHL season was the 7th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The Oshawa Generals won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the North Bay Centennials.-Final standings:-Scoring leaders:... |
Windsor Spitfires Windsor Spitfires The Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The... |
OHL | 57 | 25 | 57 | 82 | 156 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 27 | ||
| 1987–88 1987–88 AHL season The 1987–88 AHL season was the 52nd season of the American Hockey League. Fourteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The league abandoned shootout, but continues to award points for an overtime loss... |
Nova Scotia Oilers Nova Scotia Oilers The Nova Scotia Oilers were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1984 to 1988. The Oilers played their home games at the Halifax Metro Centre, and were the AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, whose logo theirs resembled.The Oilers... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
43 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1987–88 | Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1987–88 | Rochester Americans Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial... |
AHL | 22 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 1987–88 | Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:... |
NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1988–89 1988–89 AHL season The 1988–89 AHL season was the 53rd season of the American Hockey League. Fourteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The league abandoned awarding points for an overtime loss. The Sherbrooke Canadiens finished first overall in the regular season... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 60 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 241 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1989–90 1989–90 AHL season The 1989–90 AHL season was the 54th season of the American Hockey League.Fourteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Sherbrooke Canadiens repeated finishing first overall in the regular season... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 43 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 177 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990–91 1990–91 AHL season The 1990–91 AHL season was the 55th season of the American Hockey League. Fifteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 67 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 177 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 27 | ||
| 1993–94 1993–94 AHL season The 1993–94 AHL season was the 58th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The St. John's Maple Leafs finished first overall in the regular season... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | ||
| 1993–94 1993–94 ECHL season The 1993-94 ECHL season was the sixth season of the ECHL. In 1993, the league saw the Roanoke Valley Rampage move to Huntsville, AL becoming the Huntsville Blast, as well as an expansion to three new markets: Charlotte, NC, North Charleston, SC, and Huntington, WV and returned to the Roanoke... |
Knoxville Cherokees Knoxville Cherokees The Knoxville Cherokees were an East Coast Hockey League team based in Knoxville, Tennessee.-History:The franchise was formed in 1988 along with the ECHL... |
ECHL | 56 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 136 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 1994–95 AHL season The 1994–95 AHL season was the 59th season of the American Hockey League. The All-Star Game is revived, with All-Stars grouped into "Team Canada" and "Team USA." Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 63 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 216 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 1995–96 AHL season The 1995–96 AHL season was the 60th season of the American Hockey League. The AHL expands by two teams and realigns into two conferences, and four divisions. The Northern Conference includes the North and Atlantic Divisions... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 71 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 228 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 23 | ||
| 1996–97 1996–97 AHL season The 1996–97 AHL season was the 61st season of the American Hockey League. The league renames its divisions due to relocating teams. The Northern Conferences consists of the Atlantic Division becoming the Canadian Division, and the Central Division becoming the Empire State Division... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 80 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 205 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 1997–98 1997–98 AHL season The 1997–98 AHL season was the 62nd season of the American Hockey League. The AHL shifts teams in their divisions, and the Canadian division reverts to being named Atlantic division. The Northern conference is renamed the Eastern conference, and the Southern conference renamed the Western... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 75 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 192 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Adirondack IceHawks | UHL United Hockey League The United Hockey League was a low-level professional ice hockey league , with teams in the United States... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| OHL totals | 249 | 113 | 182 | 295 | 623 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 48 | ||||
| UHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| ECHL totals | 56 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 136 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| AHL totals | 542 | 146 | 231 | 377 | 1511 | 65 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 127 | ||||
| NHL totals | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||