Scott Pearson

Scott Pearson (born December 19, 1969) is a Canadian former 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 scored 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.

After the 2000–01 season, Pearson retired from the game, although he made a 1-game comeback with the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL during the 2006-07 season, getting no points.

Personal Pearson currently serves as the Director, Recruitment and Retention for Vizient. He is also a coach for the Atlanta Fire, a local youth hockey program. He and his wife Debbie Pearson (Delgreco) have four children between them. His son Chase was drafted 140th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2015 NHL entry draft.

Career statistics Regular season 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 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 9 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1988–89 Kingston Raiders OHL 13 9 8 17 34 — — — — — 1988–89 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 32 26 34 60 90 17 14 10 24 53 1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 41 5 10 15 90 2 2 0 2 10 1989–90 Newmarket Saints AHL 18 12 11 23 64 — — — — — 1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12 0 0 0 20 — — — — — 1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 35 11 4 15 86 — — — — — 1990–91 Halifax Citadels AHL 24 12 15 27 44 — — — — — 1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 10 1 2 3 14 — — — — — 1991–92 Halifax Citadels AHL 5 2 1 3 4 — — — — — 1992–93 Quebec Nordiques NHL 41 13 1 14 95 3 0 0 0 0 1992–93 Halifax Citadels AHL 5 3 1 4 25 — — — — — 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 Buffalo Sabres NHL 27 4 0 4 67 — — — — — 1995–96 Rochester Americans AHL 26 8 8 16 113 — — — — — 1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1996–97 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 14 5 2 7 26 9 5 2 7 14 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 1999–2000 New York Islanders NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1999–2000 Chicago Wolves IHL 77 19 14 33 124 16 5 5 10 28 2000–01 Moskitos Essen DEL 51 21 13 34 225 — — — — — 2006–07 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — NHL totals 292 56 42 98 615 10 2 0 2 14 AHL totals 92 42 38 80 276 9 5 2 7 14 IHL totals 217 76 44 120 503 46 21 12 33 128