Scot Kleinendorst

Scot Brian Kleinendorst (January 16, 1960 – December 17, 2019) was an American ice hockey defenseman.

Drafted in 1980 by the New York Rangers, Kleinendorst also played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers and Washington Capitals. He was the brother of Kurt Kleinendorst.

Kleinendorst died on December 17, 2019, after being injured in a workplace accident at a paper mill on December 9. He suffered severe head trauma and multiple fractures after being ejected from a piece of heavy machinery he was operating, and died at a hospital in Duluth.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1978–79 Providence College ECAC 25 4 4 8 27 — — — — — 1979–80 Providence College ECAC 30 1 12 13 38 — — — — — 1980–81 Providence College ECAC 32 3 31 34 75 — — — — — 1981–82 Providence College ECAC 33 11 27 38 85 — — — — — 1981–82 Springfield Indians AHL 5 0 4 4 11 — — — — — 1982–83 New York Rangers NHL 30 2 9 11 8 6 0 2 2 2 1982–83 Tulsa Oilers CHL 10 0 7 7 14 — — — — — 1983–84 New York Rangers NHL 23 0 2 2 35 — — — — — 1983–84 Tulsa Oilers CHL 10 4 5 9 4 — — — — — 1984–85 Binghamton Whalers AHL 30 3 7 10 42 — — — — — 1984–85 Hartford Whalers NHL 35 1 8 9 69 — — — — — 1985–86 Hartford Whalers NHL 41 2 7 9 62 10 0 1 1 18 1986–87 Hartford Whalers NHL 66 3 9 12 130 4 1 3 4 20 1987–88 Hartford Whalers NHL 44 3 6 9 86 3 1 1 2 0 1988–89 Binghamton Whalers AHL 4 0 1 1 19 — — — — — 1988–89 Hartford Whalers NHL 24 0 1 1 36 — — — — — 1988–89 Washington Capitals NHL 3 0 1 1 10 — — — — — 1989–90 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 2 2 0 2 6 — — — — — 1989–90 Washington Capitals NHL 15 1 3 4 16 3 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 281 12 46 58 452 26 2 7 9 40

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1979–80 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1981–82