Scott Harrington

Scott Harrington (born March 10, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). Harrington was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the second round, 54th overall, of the 2011 NHL entry draft. He has also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets, San Jose Sharks, and Anaheim Ducks of the NHL and the ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League.

Early life Harrington was born on March 10, 1993, in Kingston, Ontario, to parents Pat and Cindy. His younger sister Holly also played ice hockey growing up.

Playing career Amateur Harrington was selected by the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the first round, 19th overall, of the 2009 OHL draft. He made his OHL debut in the 2009–10 season, appearing in 55 games, scoring one goal and 13 assists for 14 points. He was named to the league's 2010 First All-Rookie Team. The Knights qualified for the playoffs and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals where they were eliminated by the Kitchener Rangers. In 12 playoff games, Harrington added two assists. In six playoff games, he added one assist.

In the 2011–12 season, Harrington made 44 appearances, scoring three goals and 26 points. In 19 playoff games, he added one goal and seven points. He was named an OHL First Team All-Star alongside teammate Michael Houser for the 2011–12 season. He returned to the Knights for his final year of OHL service in the 2012–13 season where he added three goals and 19 points in 50 games. In 17 playoff games, he added four assists. The Knights took part in the 2013 Memorial Cup, but were knocked out in the semifinals.

Professional Pittsburgh Penguins Harrington was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the second round, 54th overall, of the 2011 NHL entry draft. He signed a thee-year entry level contract with Pittsburgh on July 26, 2011. After the London Knights finished their season, Harrington joined Pittsburgh's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on an amateur tryout contract, for their playoff run in 2013. He appeared in two playoff games, scoring one goal. He made 76 appearances in the AHL, recording five goals and 24 points. He did not appear in any games but spent the next couple of months shuttling between Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Harrington made his NHL debut on December 18, in a 1–0 Pittsburgh overtime win against the Colorado Avalanche. He made ten appearances for Pittsburgh, going scoreless. In 48 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, he added two goals and 12 points. Following the trade, Harrington impressed at the Maple Leafs' training camp, making the NHL roster for the opening night of the 2015–16 season. He played alongside Jake Gardiner on the third pairing in a 3–1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. He recorded his first NHL point assisting on Leo Komarov's second period goal in a 5–3 loss to the Canadiens on October 24. He was assigned to Toronto's AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies on November 28. In 15 games with the Maple Leafs he tallied the one assist.

Columbus Blue Jackets On June 25, 2016, shortly after the conclusion of the 2016 NHL entry draft, Harrington was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets (alongside a conditional fifth-round draft pick) in exchange for forward Kerby Rychel. The condition of the fifth-round pick would have been satisfied if Harrington was placed on waivers and claimed during the 2016–17 season, which did not occur. A restricted free agent in the offseason, he signed a one-year, two-way contract with Columbus in July. Harrington spent long periods as a healthy scratch from the lineup, as he would have to clear waivers in order to be assigned to the AHL and the Blue Jackets feared him being claimed by another team. In October, he was assigned to the Blue Jackets' AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters, on a conditioning loan. As a result, he made his Columbus debut on November 15, when on short notice, he was added to the lineup in a 2–1 victory over the Washington Capitals. He played in only three of the team's first 42 games. He scored his first NHL goal and first for the team in the next game, a 7–6 overtime victory over the Ottawa Senators on January 22. On March 21, he signed a two-year contract extension with Columbus. In the end, he made 22 appearances for Columbus, marking the one goal and three points. Prior to the start of the 2018–19 season, Harrington suffered an upper body injury in a preseason game on September 28 and missed the Blue Jackets first two regular season games. Upon returning to the lineup, Harrington set new career highs in assists and points with two goals and 15 assists for 17 points in a career-high 73 games.

In July 2019, Harrington signed a three-year contract with Columbus worth $4.9 million. He was a consistent healthy scratch during the 2019–20 season, sitting out 22 of 30 games by December. However, as a result of injuries to the Blue Jackets lineup, he suited up for 39 of the team's 70 regular-season games. Harrington finished the regular season with one goal and seven assists for eight points, before the NHL suspended play due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 12 March 2020. When play resumed in the pandemic-postponed 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs the Blue Jackets' lineup was mainly healthy. As a result, he made only one appearance in the postseason, going scoreless. However, by the end of the month he was back with Columbus, being recalled on December 31. After spending time on the team's taxi squad, he was returned to Cleveland on January 7, 2022. He made seven appearances for Columbus, registering one assist and played in 50 games for Cleveland, notching three goals and seven points. During the pre-season, Harrington successfully completed his tryout in earning a one-year, two-way contract with the Sharks on September 30. He began the 2022–23 season with the Sharks' debuting in their season opener on October 7, 2022. The Nashville Predators beat the Sharks 4–1 in the first game of the NHL Global Series that took place in Prague, Czechia. In mid-October, he was placed on waivers and after going unclaimed, was briefly assigned to the Sharks' AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda. He was swiftly recalled and recorded his first point for the team on October 22 when he assisted on Kevin Labanc's goal in a 2–1 loss to the New Jersey Devils. He was placed on waivers a second time on November 17. After going unclaimed, he was assigned to the Barracuda. He was recalled again on November 27 and recorded his first goal with San Jose on December 9 in a 6–1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. He played five games with the Barracuda, registering one assist. In 28 games with the Sharks, he had one goal and seven points. However, Harrington was waived by New Jersey one day later, and was subsequently claimed by the Anaheim Ducks on February 28. He made his Ducks debut on March 1 in a 3–2 loss to the Washington Capitals. He recorded his first point with Anaheim on March 7, assisting on Trevor Zegras' first period goal in a 5–2 loss to the Seattle Kraken. He tallied his first two goals with the Ducks in the same game on March 17, in a 7–4 win over his former team, the Columbus Blue Jackets. He finished the season playing 17 games with the Ducks, scoring three goals and four points. After attending training camp, Harrington was re-assigned to continue his tryout with the Ducks AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls. On October 13, he was signed by the Gulls to a PTO contract to open the 2023–24 season.

ZSC Lions Before making an appearance with the Gulls, Harrington was released from his tryout on October 14, 2023, and then signed a one-year contract abroad with Swiss club, ZSC Lions of the National League (NL), on October 17. In his lone season with the Lions, Harrington was limited through a lower-body injury to just 14 regular season games. He returned for the playoffs, helping the club claim the Swiss championship with two assists through six appearances.

AHL As a free agent, Harrington opted to return to North America and signed a one-year AHL contract with the St. Louis Blues primary AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, on July 12, 2024. He was given a PTO by the Blues, but was returned to Springfield ahead of the 2024–25 season. In 49 games with Springfield, he scored one goal and five points. However, he was released from his PTO on September 26, 2025. Harrington signed a two-year deal with the Belleville Senators of the AHL on October 10, 2025. He spent the entire season with Belleville, recording three goals and 19 points in 68 games. In 2011, he was selected to join Team Canada for the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, with whom he won a gold medal. He was named one of the team's alternate captains.

His international career continued the following season, when he was selected to play for Team Canada's junior team at the 2012 World Junior Championships. The team went on to win the bronze medal, beating Finland in the third-place game. He was one of six returning players the following year for the 2013 World Junior Championships where he was named one of the team's alternate captains. Canada finished fourth after they were beaten by Russia 6–5 in the bronze medal game.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Kingston Voyageurs OJHL 2 0 1 1 2 18 1 6 7 6 2009–10 London Knights OHL 55 1 13 14 20 12 0 2 2 4 2010–11 London Knights OHL 67 6 16 22 51 6 0 1 1 0 2011–12 London Knights OHL 44 3 23 26 32 19 1 6 7 6 2012–13 London Knights OHL 50 3 16 19 26 17 0 4 4 14 2012–13 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL — — — — — 2 1 0 1 0 2013–14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 76 5 19 24 55 16 0 1 1 12 2014–15 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 48 2 10 12 20 8 0 1 1 0 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2015–16 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 15 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2015–16 Toronto Marlies AHL 17 1 2 3 14 — — — — — 2016–17 Cleveland Monsters AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 22 1 2 3 10 3 0 0 0 10 2017–18 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 32 2 3 5 8 — — — — — 2018–19 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 73 2 15 17 23 10 0 4 4 2 2019–20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 39 1 7 8 16 1 0 0 0 0 2020–21 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 12 1 2 3 6 — — — — — 2021–22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 7 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 2021–22 Cleveland Monsters AHL 50 3 4 7 15 — — — — — 2022–23 San Jose Sharks NHL 28 1 6 7 8 — — — — — 2022–23 San Jose Barracuda AHL 5 0 1 1 8 — — — — — 2022–23 Anaheim Ducks NHL 17 3 1 4 2 — — — — — 2023–24 ZSC Lions NL 14 0 4 4 2 6 0 2 2 2 2023–24 GCK Lions SL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 49 1 4 5 21 3 0 0 0 2 2025–26 Belleville Senators AHL 68 3 16 19 29 — — — — —NHL totals 255 11 38 49 87 14 0 4 4 12

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2010 Canada Ontario WHC17 6 0 3 3 0 2011 Canada WJC18 4th 7 0 0 0 8 2011 Canada HGC 5 1 1 2 4 2012 Canada WJC 5 1 3 4 0 2013 Canada WJC 4th 6 0 2 2 2Junior totals 29 2 9 11 14

Awards and honours Awards Year Ref OHL First All-Rookie Team 2010 First All-Star Team 2012, 2013 J. Ross Robertson Cup champion 2012, 2013 CHL Top Prospects Game 2011 International World U-17 Hockey Challenge silver medal 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge All-Star Team 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament gold medal 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship bronze medal 2012