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6 2013 31 august 1973 1991 left 1991 225px scott niedermayer-2006awards . jpg can niedermayer at the 2006 nhl awards 200 edmonton , ab , can new jersey devils 3rd overall new jersey devils anaheim ducks 2010 defence 1 scott niedermayer

scott niedermayer

scott niedermayer -lrb- born august 31 , 1973 -rrb- is a canadian former ice hockey defenceman and current assistant coach of the anaheim ducks .
he played 18 seasons and over 1,000 games in the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- for the new jersey devils and anaheim ducks .
niedermayer is a four-time stanley cup champion and played in five nhl all-star games .
he won the james norris memorial trophy in 2003 -- 04 as the nhl 's top defenceman and the conn smythe trophy in 2007 as the most valuable player of the playoffs .
as a junior , niedermayer was a member of a kamloops blazers team that won two western hockey league championships and was voted the most valuable player of the 1992 memorial cup , leading the blazers to the canadian hockey league championship .
a third overall selection at the 1991 nhl entry draft by new jersey , niedermayer played the majority of his professional career with the devils before moving to anaheim in 2005 .
internationally , niedermayer played with team canada on several occasions .
he is a member of the triple gold club , signifying he has won the stanley cup , the world championship -lrb- 2004 -rrb- and an olympic gold medal -lrb- 2002 , 2010 -rrb- .
niedermayer also played on gold medal-winning squads at the 1991 world junior championship and the 2004 world cup of hockey , making him the only player in history to win every major north american and international championship available to a canadian player .
regarded as one of the greatest defencemen in nhl history , niedermayer has earned numerous accolades throughout his career .
he was inducted into canada 's sports hall of fame in 2012 and was inducted into the hockey hall of fame in november 2013 .
the new jersey devils and kamloops blazers have both retired his uniform number .
