Dave Scatchard

Dave Scatchard (born February 20, 1976) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Boston Bruins, Phoenix Coyotes, Nashville Predators, and St. Louis Blues. On August 22, 2011, he announced his retirement on Twitter, stating that doctors told him it would not be safe for him to continue to play hockey due to concussion-related injuries.Twitter.com: Dave Scatchard August 22nd, 2011.
==Playing career==
Scatchard was selected 42nd overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. Drafted from the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL), he made his NHL debut in the 1997–98 season after a season in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Syracuse Crunch, Vancouver's minor league affiliate. He recorded 24 points in his rookie season and established himself as a two-way forward. During his third season with the Canucks in 1999–2000, Scatchard was traded to the New York Islanders, along with forward Bill Muckalt and goaltender Kevin Weekes, for goaltender Felix Potvin on December 19, 1999.
Scatchard played four and a half seasons with the Islanders, recording two career-high 45-point campaigns in 2000–01 and 2002–03. Following the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Scatchard signed with the Boston Bruins, but after just 16 games, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for defenceman David Tanabe on November 18, 2005. In 2006–07, Scatchard was sidelined for the last 32 games of the season with a concussion, finishing with eight points in 45 games. He was later bought out of the final two years of his contract by the Coyotes in the off-season.
On November 15, 2007, Scatchard was signed to a professional try-out by the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL, the top minor league affiliate of the Nashville Predators. After eight games, however, he was released.
Scatchard subsequently took time off due to lingering concussion problems. Prior to the 2009–10 season, he was invited to the Vancouver Canucks' training camp. He was, however, released before the end of the pre-season. Shortly after the regular season began, however, he signed a one-year deal to return with the Predators organization.
On August 3, 2010, Scatchard, once again a free agent, was signed to a one-year contract with the St. Louis Blues.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
1993–94 	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL 		47 	9 	11 	20 	46 		10 	2 	1 	3 	4
1994–95 	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL 		71 	20 	30 	50 	148 		8 	0 	3 	3 	21
1995–96 	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL 		59 	19 	28 	47 	146 		7 	1 	8 	9 	14
1995–96 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		15 	2 	5 	7 	29
1996–97 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		26 	8 	7 	15 	65 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		76 	13 	11 	24 	165 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		82 	13 	13 	26 	140 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		21 	0 	4 	4 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		44 	12 	14 	26 	93 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		81 	21 	24 	45 	114 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		80 	12 	15 	27 	111 		7 	1 	1 	2 	22
2002–03 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		81 	27 	18 	45 	108 		5 	1 	0 	1 	6
2003–04 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		61 	9 	16 	25 	78 		5 	0 	1 	1 	6
2005–06 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		16 	4 	6 	10 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		47 	11 	12 	23 	84 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		46 	3 	5 	8 	72 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		8 	1 	2 	3 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		36 	20 	10 	30 	59 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2009–10 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		16 	3 	2 	5 	17 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		41 	7 	11 	18 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		8 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		659 	128 	141 	269 	1040 		17 	2 	2 	4 	34
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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