Scott Swanson

Scott Swanson (born February 2, 1975) is an American ice hockey coach and former defenseman who was an All-American for Colorado College. He began attending Colorado College the following fall and joined a team that was on the ascent. In his freshman season Swanson continued to score in bunches, finishing third in the nation amongst defensemen. He helped CC reach the NCAA championship game, their first in almost 40 years, and was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Swanson took a step back the following year, seeing his point production more than halve, but was still part of a team that reached the Frozen Four. He recovered in his junior year and then posted new career highs as a senior. In his final season Swanson was named an All-American, leading the Tigers to their 6th-consecutive 20-win season and 5th-consecutive NCAA tournament appearance.

After graduating, Swanson signed professionally and spent his first year with the Houston Aeros. Swanson found him demoted to the ECHL in his second year and went on to help the South Carolina Stingrays win the 2001 Kelly Cup. He spent most of the next three years playing AA-hockey, making one final appearance at the AHL-level. After playing a single game for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, he finished out the year with the Colorado Eagles and then retired as a player.

In 2007, Swanson began volunteering as a coach for North Colorado Youth Hockey. five years later, he was hired on as a Director and continues to work in that capacity as of 2021.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 Park High School HSMN —————————— 1993–94 Omaha Lancers USHL 489253416————— 1994–95 Omaha Lancers USHL 4814466022————— 1995–96 Colorado College WCHA 4213354816————— 1996–97 Colorado College WCHA 444162022————— 1997–98 Colorado College WCHA 427323924————— 1998–99 Colorado College WCHA 4211415216————— 1999–2000 Houston Aeros IHL 6767133860116 2000–01 Springfield Falcons AHL 221101110————— 2000–01 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 2841418817291112 2001–02 Idaho Steelheads WCHL 553283124153584 2002–03 Idaho Steelheads WCHL 66960692260552 2003–04 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 10000————— 2003–04 Colorado Eagles CHL 53735421840222 AHL totals 23 1 10 11 10 — — — — — WCHL totals 121 12 88 100 46 21 3 10 13 6

Awards and honors Award Year USHL First Team 1993–94 All-WCHA Second Team 1995–96 WCHA All-Tournament Team 1996 NCAA All-Tournament Team 1996 All-WCHA Third Team 1997–98 WCHL All-Star 2002–03 WCHL Defenseman of the Year 2002–03