Scott Pearson

Scott Pearson (born December 19, 1969 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player.
==Playing career==
Scott Pearson played his junior hockey with the Kingston Canadians, Kingston Raiders and the Niagara Falls Thunder of the OHL from 1985–1989, playing in 216 games, and recording 228 points (107 goals-121 assists), while in 34 post-season games, Pearson would get 31 points (18G-13A). He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft with the Leafs 1st pick, 6th overall.
Pearson would play in 9 games with Toronto in the 1988–89 season, getting an assist before being returned to the OHL. In 1989–90, he would split his time with the Newmarket Saints of the AHL, earning 23 points (12G-11A) in 18 games, and with the Maple Leafs, registering 15 points (5G-10A) in 41 games. In 2 playoff games, Pearson would score 2 goals. In 1990–91, he would start the season with the Leafs, going pointless in 12 games, then on November 17, 1990, Pearson would be traded along with the Leafs 2nd round draft pick in both the 1991 NHL Entry Draft and the 1992 NHL Entry Draft to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for Aaron Broten, Lucien Deblois, and Michel Petit. Pearson would then split the rest of the season playing for the Halifax Citadels of the AHL, getting 27 points (12G-15A) in 24 games, and the Nordiques, where he had 15 points (11G-4A) in 35 games.
Pearson had an injury plagued 1991–92 season, playing in only 5 games with the Citadels, getting 3 points (2G-1A), along with 10 games in Quebec, where he also had 3 points (1G-2A). He would spend the majority of the 1992–93 with the Nordiques, scoring 14 points (13G-1A) in 41 games, and 4 points (3G-1A) in 5 games with Halifax. He played for Quebec in the playoffs, getting no points in 3 games. On June 20, 1993, Quebec would send Pearson to the Edmonton Oilers for Martin Gélinas and the Oilers 6th round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
Pearson would enjoy the best season of his career in 1993–94 with the Oilers, getting 37 points (19G-18A) in 72 games. He started off the 1994–95 with Edmonton, where he had 5 points (1G-4A) in 28 games before being dealt to the Buffalo Sabres for Ken Sutton on April 7, 1995. Pearson would finish off the season with the Sabres, getting 3 points (2G-1A) in 14 games before going pointless in 5 post-season games.
He would split the 1995–96 season between the Sabres, where in 27 games he would get 4 points (4G-0A), and the Rochester Americans of the AHL, where in 26 games, he earned 16 points (8G-8A). Pearson would then leave Buffalo as a free agent, and signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 24, 1996.
He missed the majority of the 1996–97 season due to abdominal surgery, as he only played in 1 game with the Leafs, getting no points, and played in 14 games with the St. John's Maple Leafs, getting 7 points (5G-2A). For the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons, Pearson would find himself with the Chicago Wolves of the IHL, where he would have some good success. Pearson put up 51 points (34G-17A) in 78 games, then put up 18 points (12G-6A) in 21 post-season games in the 97–98 season, while the next year he had 36 points (23G-13A) in 62 games, before adding on 5 points (4G-1A) in 8 playoff games. The New York Islanders took notice of his play, and signed Pearson to a contract on August 9, 1999.
Pearson would once again spend the majority of the 1999–2000 season with the Wolves, where in 77 games he put up 33 points (19G-14A), while in 16 playoff games, he chipped in with 10 points (5G-5A), and he would spend some time back in the NHL, where he played in 2 games, and had an assist for the Islanders. After the season, Pearson decided to head over to Europe and play for Essen Moskitos of the DEL in 2000–01, where in 51 games he put up 34 points (21G-13A).
After the 2000–01 season, Pearson would retire from the game, however in 2006–07, he would make a 1 game comeback with the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL, getting no points.
== 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
1985–86 	Kingston Canadians 	OHL 	 	63 	16 	23 	39 	56 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1986–87 	Kingston Canadians 	OHL 	 	62 	30 	24 	54 	101 	 	9 	3 	3 	6 	42
1987–88 	Kingston Canadians 	OHL 	 	46 	26 	32 	58 	117 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1988–89 	Kingston Raiders 	OHL 	 	13 	9 	8 	17 	34 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1988–89 	Niagara Falls Thunder 	OHL 	 	32 	26 	34 	60 	17 	 	14 	10 	24 	53 	0
1988–89 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	9 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1989–90 	Newmarket Saints 	AHL 	 	18 	12 	11 	23 	64 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1989–90 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	41 	5 	10 	15 	90 	 	2 	2 	0 	2 	10
1990–91 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	12 	0 	0 	0 	20 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1990–91 	Halifax Citadels 	AHL 	 	24 	12 	15 	27 	44 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1990–91 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	35 	11 	4 	15 	86 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1991–92 	Halifax Citadels 	AHL 	 	5 	1 	2 	3 	4 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1991–92 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	10 	1 	2 	3 	14 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1992–93 	Halifax Citadels 	AHL 	 	5 	3 	1 	4 	25 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1992–93 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	41 	13 	1 	14 	95 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1993–94 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	72 	19 	18 	37 	165 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1994–95 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	28 	1 	4 	5 	54 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1994–95 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	14 	2 	1 	3 	20 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	4
1995–96 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	26 	8 	8 	16 	113 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1995–96 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	27 	4 	0 	4 	67 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1996–97 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 	 	14 	5 	2 	7 	26 	 	9 	5 	2 	7 	14
1996–97 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1997–98 	Chicago Wolves 	IHL 	 	78 	34 	17 	51 	225 	 	22 	12 	6 	18 	50
1998–99 	Chicago Wolves 	IHL 	 	62 	23 	13 	36 	154 	 	8 	4 	1 	5 	50
1999–00 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1999–00 	Chicago Wolves 	IHL 	 	77 	19 	14 	33 	124 	 	16 	5 	5 	10 	28
2006–07 	Gwinnett Gladiators 	ECHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
OHL Totals 	OHL Totals 	OHL Totals 	 	216 	107 	121 	228 	398 	 	26 	17 	13 	30 	95
ECHL Totals	ECHL Totals 	ECHL Totals	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
IHL Totals 	IHL Totals 	IHL Totals 	 	217 	76 	44 	120 	503 	 	46 	21 	12 	33 	128
AHL Totals 	AHL Totals 	AHL Totals 	 	82 	42 	38 	80 	276 	 	9 	5 	2 	7 	14
NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 	 	292 	56 	42 	98 	615 	 	10 	2 	0 	2 	14
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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