# Scott Lachance

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, 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.
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.
Currently Lachance is the Head of US Scouting for the New Jersey Devils.

## 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 |
| 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 | NHL totals | 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 | Junior totals | Junior totals | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |