# Scott Ferguson (ice hockey)

Scott Ferguson (born January 6, 1973) is a Canadian Métis former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Minnesota Wild.

## Playing career

A great performance for the Kamloops Blazers, in the Western Hockey League (WHL) during the 1993-94 season earned Ferguson a second team all-star berth and a free agent contract from the Edmonton Oilers, which launched his professional career.
After spending most of seven seasons in the minor leagues (with the Cape Breton Oilers, Hamilton Bulldogs and Cincinnati Mighty Ducks), with only three NHL games (with Edmonton and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim), Ferguson landed a regular job with the Oilers as a sixth/seventh defenceman, where he would play the following three seasons. Ferguson played in Sweden's HockeyAllsvenskan for Skovde IK during the NHL lockout.
Ferguson signed for the Minnesota Wild after the lockout ended. He played 15 games for the Wild and spent much of his tenure with their AHL affiliate the Houston Aeros. He then signed a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks but was assigned to the Worcester Sharks and never played a game for San Jose.
In total, Ferguson played 218 regular season games in the NHL, scoring 7 goals and 14 assists for 21 points and collecting 310 penalty minutes. He also played 11 playoff games in two seasons for Edmonton, scoring no points and collecting 8 penalty minutes.

## Coaching career

After retiring from playing hockey, Ferguson was an assistant coach for the WHL's Kamloops Blazers, where he had played during his Major Junior career. He coached there for three seasons (2008–09 to 2010–11), including 10 games (7-2-1) as interim head coach during his second season.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1990–91 | Sherwood Park Crusaders | AJHL | 32 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Kamoops Blazers | WHL | 62 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 138 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 1992–93 | Kamoops Blazers | WHL | 71 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 206 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 1993–94 | Kamoops Blazers | WHL | 68 | 5 | 49 | 54 | 180 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 48 |
| 1994–95 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 58 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Wheeling Thunderbirds | ECHL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 80 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 74 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 115 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 59 |
| 1997–98 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 77 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 150 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 1998–99 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 78 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 144 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 77 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 42 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 50 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 78 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2003–04 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 52 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Skövde IK | Allsv | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 57 |
| 2005–06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 46 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 105 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 2006–07 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 79 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007–08 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 56 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 218 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 310 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| WHL |||
| West Second All-Star Team | 1994 |

## Transactions

* June 2, 1994 - Edmonton signs Ferguson.
* March 9, 1998 - Edmonton trades Ferguson to the Ottawa Senators for Frank Musil.
* July 27, 1998 - Anaheim signs Ferguson.
* July 5, 2000 - Edmonton signs Ferguson
* August 4, 2005 - Minnesota signs Ferguson.
* July 14, 2006 - San Jose signs Ferguson.