Scott Mellanby

Scott Edgar Mellanby (born June 11, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, coach, and executive. He primarily played right wing throughout his NHL career, on occasion shifting over to the left side. He is the son of former Hockey Night in Canada producer Ralph Mellanby.

Playing career Amateur As a youth, Mellanby played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.

Collegiate Mellanby was selected 27th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1984 NHL entry draft. After being drafted, Mellanby went to the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he played for two seasons. While there, he also competed with Canada's National Hockey Team. He finished his collegiate career with 35 goals and 82 points in 72 games.

Professional

After his second season in the WCHA was finished, he promptly played his first two NHL games. He made his NHL debut on March 22, 1986, against the New York Rangers. In 1989, Mellanby suffered a serious injury in a barroom brawl when he tried to help a friend and he wound up getting a severe cut from a broken beer bottle on his left arm. The cut sliced four tendons, a nerve and an artery in the arm.

Mellanby would play for Philadelphia until the summer of 1991, when he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in a 6-player deal that included Jari Kurri going to Philadelphia (though Kurri was traded to the Los Angeles Kings the same day).

Mellanby was left unprotected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft, allowing him to be claimed by the new Florida Panthers. This was the team where Mellanby would have his best years. In fact he became a fan favorite in Florida when he killed a rat with his hockey stick in the team dressing room, spawning the "rat trick" craze, where fans would litter the ice with thousands of plastic rats after each Panthers goal. He also scored the Panthers' first ever goal in franchise history on October 9, 1993, and played in the 1996 All-Star game.

Mellanby was traded to the St. Louis Blues in February 2001, and the move revitalized his career. He scored 57 points during the 2002–03 season, his highest total since 1996. Mellanby then signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Thrashers in the summer of 2004 and he re-signed with Atlanta for the 2006–07 season. On November 23, 2006, he was suspended one game for a fight between the Thrashers and the Washington Capitals.

Retirement Mellanby announced his retirement on 24 April 2007, Mellanby then spent two years as an assistant coach with the St. Louis Blues before stepping down following the 2011–12 season to pursue other opportunities in hockey.

On May 28, 2012, Mellanby was hired by the Montreal Canadiens as director of player personnel and became an assistant GM on July 30, 2014. He joined the St. Louis Blues as senior advisor to the general manager on July 11, 2022.

Personal life Mellanby and his wife, Susan, have a daughter, Courtney, and two sons, Carter and Nicholas. Mellanby is also involved in many autism-related causes as his son Carter is autistic. Along with fellow NHLers Olaf Kolzig and Byron Dafoe, Mellanby is a founder of Athletes Against Autism.

Records Most power play goals in a game: 4 (03/06/2003 vs Phoenix; shared with seven players)

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 Don Mills Flyers AAA MTHL 72 66 52 118 38 — — — — — 1983–84 Henry Carr Crusaders MetJHL 39 37 37 74 97 — — — — — 1984–85 Wisconsin Badgers WCHA 40 14 24 38 60 — — — — — 1985–86 Wisconsin Badgers WCHA 32 21 23 44 89 — — — — — 1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71 11 21 32 94 24 5 5 10 46 1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 75 25 26 51 185 7 0 1 1 16 1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 21 29 50 183 19 4 5 9 28 1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 57 6 17 23 77 — — — — — 1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 74 20 21 41 155 — — — — — 1991–92 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 23 27 50 197 16 2 1 3 29 1992–93 Edmonton Oilers NHL 69 15 17 32 147 — — — — — 1993–94 Florida Panthers NHL 80 30 30 60 149 — — — — — 1994–95 Florida Panthers NHL 48 13 12 25 90 — — — — — 1995–96 Florida Panthers NHL 79 32 38 70 160 22 3 6 9 44 1996–97 Florida Panthers NHL 82 27 29 56 170 5 0 2 2 4 1997–98 Florida Panthers NHL 79 15 24 39 127 — — — — — 1998–99 Florida Panthers NHL 67 18 27 45 85 — — — — — 1999–00 Florida Panthers NHL 77 18 28 46 126 4 0 1 1 2 2000–01 Florida Panthers NHL 40 4 9 13 46 — — — — — 2000–01 St. Louis Blues NHL 23 7 1 8 25 15 3 3 6 17 2001–02 St. Louis Blues NHL 64 15 26 41 93 10 7 3 10 18 2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 26 31 57 176 6 0 1 1 10 2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 68 14 17 31 76 4 0 1 1 2 2005–06 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 71 12 22 34 55 — — — — — 2006–07 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 69 12 24 36 63 4 0 0 0 4 NHL totals 1,431 364 476 840 2,479 126 24 29 53 220

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1986 Canada WJC 7 5 4 9 6 Junior totals 7 5 4 9 6