Scott Scissons

Scott Scissons (born October 29, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted in the first round, sixth overall, by the New York Islanders in the 1990 NHL entry draft. While a high percentage of players selected in the first round of that draft went on to productive National Hockey League (NHL) careers, Scissons was one of the few busts, playing just two regular season NHL games (none of the other top eight picks in the 1990 draft played fewer than 909 games in the NHL) and one playoff game, going scoreless in all.

Scissons was chosen ahead of many players who went on to long NHL careers, including: Darryl Sydor, Derian Hatcher, Peter Bondra, Doug Weight and Keith Tkachuk, and Martin Brodeur.

During his three seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Saskatoon Blades, Scissons made an impact, scoring 30 goals and 56 assists in his rookie season, plus 40 goals in his sophomore one, to climb up on the scout rankings for the 1990 draft. However, soon the injuries that would mar his career would manifest. At 18, Scissons underwent a discectomy, followed by a wrist injury, ailments that cost him spots at Team Canada for two straight World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Scissons made his NHL debut with the Islanders, appearing in one game at the end of the 1990–91 season. He then spent the 1991–92 season playing with the Canadian National Hockey Team, and during a game with the Montreal Canadiens injured his shoulder in a check by John LeClair. However, he was not chosen to represent Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics. His younger brother Jeff was also a hockey player, taken 172nd in the 1996 NHL entry draft by the Vancouver Canucks, but never made it to the major league.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 Saskatoon Flyers SMHL 65 45 55 100 45 — — — — — 1986–87 Saskatoon Flyers SMHL 62 65 55 120 50 — — — — — 1987–88 Saskatoon Contacts SMHL 29 23 16 39 51 — — — — — 1988–89 Saskatoon Blades WHL 71 30 56 86 65 7 0 4 4 16 1989–90 Saskatoon Blades WHL 61 40 47 87 81 10 3 8 11 6 1990–91 Saskatoon Blades WHL 57 24 53 77 61 — — — — — 1990–91 New York Islanders NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1991–92 Canada Intl 26 4 8 12 31 — — — — — 1992–93 Capital District Islanders AHL 43 14 30 44 33 4 0 0 0 0 1992–93 New York Islanders NHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 1993–94 New York Islanders NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1993–94 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 72 10 26 36 123 — — — — — 1994–95 Denver Grizzlies IHL 7 2 3 5 6 — — — — — 1994–95 Minnesota Moose IHL 23 7 9 16 6 — — — — —NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0IHL totals 102 19 38 57 135 — — — — —