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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Scott Mellanby
Selected in
second round
No. 27 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born
June 11, 1966
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195
Shoots: Right
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Henry Carr (Ontario Jr. B)
Birthplace:
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Islington, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-83 |
Don Mills | MTJHL |
72 | 66 |
52 | 118 |
38 | | 1983-84 |
Henry Carr | Jr. B |
39 | 37 |
37 | 74 |
97 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Canadian Midget Championship: 1983
(Don Mills)
Miscellaneous: Attended Father Henry Carr High School in Rexdale, Ontario. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 22, 1986 (N.Y. Rangers at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 19 (Philadelphia); 27 (Edm.); 27
(Florida); 19 (St. Louis); 19 (Atlanta)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Active |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | |
1986-2005 | Phila., Edmonton,
Florida, STL, Atlanta | 1,310 |
343 | 436 |
779 | 2,380 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1987-2004 |
Phila., Edmonton,
Florida, St. Louis | 132 |
24 | 29 |
53 | 216 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1996
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1987
(Philadelphia), 1996 (Florida)
Florida Mayor's Cup (Sportsmanship/Dedication): 1995-96
Florida
Good Guy Award (Media Vote): 1995-96
Florida Captain: Sept. 11, 1997, until Feb. 9, 2001
Atlanta Captain: Sept. 26, 2005, to present
Florida Records: Most career points (354), most career goals (157),
most career power-play goals (66), most career shots on goal (1,296), most assists in
a game (4 vs. Boston on Nov. 26,
1997, shares record)
St. Louis Records: Most power-play goals in a
game (4 vs. Phoenix on March 6, 2003)
NHL Game-Tying Goals Leader: 1998-99 (Florida) (3, tie)
Florida Points Leader: 1993-94 (60), 1995-96 (70)
Florida Goals
Leader: 1993-94 (30), 1995-96 (32)
St. Louis Playoffs Goals Leader:
2002 (7)
1993-94: Played on first Florida Panthers team.
Miscellaneous: Joined Philadelphia for balance of 1985-86 season after
completing his sophomore season at the University of Wisconsin. ... Finished
second among all NHL rookies with 10 points in 1987 playoffs. ... Missed
part of 1987-88 season with lacerated right index finger, an injury suffered
during Philadelphia's Oct. 15, 1987, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. He did not
return to action until Philadelphia's Oct. 22, 1987, game vs. Washington. ...
Missed part of 1989-90 season with viral infection, an illness contracted in
November 1989. ... Led Philadelphia with six game-winning goals and plus-9
rating in 1989-90. ... Scored goal in his first game in an Edmonton uniform
on Oct. 4, 1991, at Calgary. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with damaged
nerves in right shoulder, an injury suffered during Edmonton's Feb. 14,
1993, game vs. Quebec. He did not return to action until Edmonton's March
20, 1993, game at Toronto. ... Left
unprotected by Edmonton for 1993 NHL Expansion Draft. He was claimed by
Florida on June 24, 1993. He was the fourth forward selected by Florida and
the eighth overall ... Scored first goal in Florida Panthers history at
12:31 of the first period on Oct. 6, 1993, at Chicago. ... Missed part of
1993-94 season with broken nose and orbital bone, injuries suffered when he
was hit in the face by Larry Murphy's clearing attempt during Florida's Feb.
1, 1994, game at Pittsburgh. He did not return to action until Florida's
Feb. 12, 1994, game at N.Y. Islanders. ... Led Florida with five
game-winning goals and 130 shots on goal in 1995. ... Missed part of 1995-96
season with broken left index finger, an injury suffered during Florida's
March 7, 1996, game at Winnipeg. He did not return to action until Florida's
March 17, 1996, game vs. New Jersey. ... Set Florida single-season records
(since broken) for points (70), goals (32), shots on goal (225) and
power-play goals (19) in 1995-96. ... Tied Florida record (since broken) for
points in one game with four vs. Boston on Nov. 26, 1997. ... Missed part of 1997-98 season with
sprained left knee, an injury suffered during Florida's Jan. 9, 1998, game
at Calgary. He did not return to action until Florida's Jan. 21, 1998, game
at Anaheim. ... Led Florida with 188 shots on goal in 1997-98. ... Missed
start of 1998-99 season with strained groin, an injury suffered during
Florida's practice on Sept. 29, 1998. He did not make his 1998-99
regular-season debut until Florida's Nov. 2, 1998, game at N.Y. Islanders.
... Missed part of 1998-99 season with neck stinger, an injury suffered
during Florida's Jan. 16, 1999, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed part of
1998-99 season with re-aggravation of neck injury, suffered during Florida's
Jan. 21, 1999, game at N.Y. Rangers. He did not return to action until
Florida's Feb. 3, 1999, game vs. Toronto. ... Suspended by NHL for one game
during 1998-99 season for attempting to injury Ray Ferraro with a crosscheck
during Florida's March 20, 1999, game at Los Angeles. Mellanby drew a match
penalty on the play, prompting an automatic review by the NHL. The
suspension was announced the following day, and Mellanby did not return to
action until Florida's March 24, 1999, game vs. N.Y. Rangers... Missed part
of 1998-99 season with minor concussion, an injury suffered during Florida's
April 3, 1999, game vs. Ottawa. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with
concussion, an injury suffered during Florida's Oct. 12, 1999, game at
Montreal. He did not return to action until Florida's Oct. 22, 1999, game
vs. Calgary. ... Played his 1,000th career NHL game for Florida on March 1,
2000, vs. Toronto. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with the flu, an
illness contracted in March 2000. ... Missed part of 2000-01 season with
herniated disc in back, an injury suffered during Florida's Oct. 28, 2000, game
vs. Ottawa. He did not return to action until Florida's Nov. 13, 2000, game
vs. Atlanta.
... Missed part of 2000-01 season with re-aggravation of back injury, suffered
during Florida's Nov. 13, 2000, game vs. Atlanta. He did not return to action until
Florida's Dec. 6, 2000, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Left Florida on Feb. 9, 2001, with franchise
records (since broken) for career games played (552), career assists (197)
and career game-winning goals (22). ... Scored goal in his first game in St.
Louis uniform on Feb. 11, 2001 at Dallas. ... Missed start of 2001-02 season
with broken jaw, an injury suffered when he was hit in the face by a
clearing attempt during the first period of St. Louis' Sept. 28, 2001,
preseason game vs. Nashville. He did not make his 2001-02 regular-season
debut until St. Louis' Nov. 3, 2001, game vs. Washington. ... Scored his
300th career NHL goal for St. Louis on March 30, 2002, at Nashville. The
goal made him the first player in NHL history to reach 300 career goals
without ever having scored a hat trick. ... Missed part of 2002-03 season
with the flu, an illness contracted in December 2002. ... Scored his first
NHL hat trick as part of a four-goal game for St. Louis on March 6, 2003,
vs. Phoenix. It was the 1,209th game of his NHL career. ... Missed part of
2003 playoffs with the flu, an illness contracted in April 2003. ... Was St.
Louis' nominee for 2002-03 Masterton Trophy. ... Missed start of 2003-04
season with cracked ribs, an injury suffered during St. Louis' Oct. 1, 2003,
preseason game vs. Minnesota. He did not make his 2003-04 regular-season
debut until St. Louis' Oct. 28, 2003, game vs. Nashville. ... Missed part of
2003-04 season with concussion, an injury suffered during St. Louis' Oct.
29, 2003, game at Detroit. He did not return to action until St. Louis' Nov.
13, 2003, game at San Jose. ... Missed part of 2003-04 season with the flu,
an illness contracted in February 2004. ... Missed Game 1 of St. Louis'
first-round playoff series at San Jose due to undisclosed injury. He did not
make his 2004 playoff debut until Game 2 of series at San Jose on April 10,
2004. ... Signed two-year, $2.4 million deal with Atlanta as a Group III unrestricted
free agent on July 26, 2004. At that time, he was represented by player
agent Steve Mountain. ... Missed part of 2005-06 season with groin injury,
suffered during Atlanta's Oct. 25, 2005, game at N.Y. Islanders. He did not
return to action until Atlanta's Nov. 9, 2005, game vs. Pittsburgh.
The Broken Bottle Incident: Mellanby missed the start of the
1989-90 season with severed nerves and tendons in his left forearm, which he suffered in an
Aug. 20, 1989, bar fight at the Muskoka Sands Motel in Gravenhurst, Ontario. Mellanby and friend Jeff Frazier were
staying at a resort north of Toronto and had stopped for drinks at the Muskoka Sands. While they were there, a 44-year-old named Frank Chapple
got into a fight with Frazier. Chapple allegedly broke a beer bottle and
attempted to cut Frazier's throat with it. Mellanby was trying to help his
friend, when an angry Chapple cut into his left arm with the bottle.
Mellanby was sent to Toronto General Hospital, where he underwent surgery
for a severed ulnar nerve and artery. The broken bottle also cut five
tendons in Mellanby's arm. The Flyers did not blame Mellanby, who
was only trying to help a friend when he was hurt. Meanwhile, Chapple was
arrested and charged with assault. In a subsequent civil lawsuit against
both Chapple and the bar itself, Chapple was found guilty for 50 percent of
the incident and ordered to pay $521,043 in damages, while the bar was
responsible for another 15 percent of the damages. Chapple couldn't pay, so
the bar's insurance company had to pay the entire $750,000 (including
expenses) owed to Mellanby by Chapple and the bar. As a result of the
injury, Mellanby did
not make his 1989-90 NHL regular-season debut until Philadelphia's Nov. 22,
1989, game vs. Montreal. He had an assist in that game.
Year of the Rat: Mellanby
inspired Florida players and fans to adhere to a memorable superstition
involving rats during the 1995-96 season -- a year the team went all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals. The
rat mania began at the Panthers' home-opener in Miami on Oct. 8, 1995,
when Mellanby scored two goals after using his stick to kill a rat in the
team's dressing room. When the story got out, the local media joked about Mellanby's "Rat Trick"
-- a term coined by Panthers goalie John Vanbiesbrouck. For the rest of the
season, and during the
playoff run, fans threw plastic rats on the ice whenever a
Panthers player scored a key goal and after all playoff goals. The NHL
banned the rat tossing before the start of the 1996-97 season because time
needed to clear the rats from the ice was causing major delays in games. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Wisconsin (WCHA)
World Junior Championships: 1986
(silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Never played in
minor leagues. ... Led all Wisconsin freshmen with 31 points in 1984-85. ...
Active in charitable causes during playing days, founding the
Mellanby Autism Foundation
in 1998 after his son, Carter Mellanby, was diagnosed with the disease.
Personal: Full name is Scott E. Mellanby. ... Son of longtime Hockey
Night in Canada executive producer Ralph Mellanby, who oversaw the
program for the Canadian Broadcasting Company from 1966 to 1986 and hired
Don Cherry to be part of the show in 1980. Ralph Mellanby also later helped
organize the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. ... Younger brother of CTV Sportsnet
programming director Laura Mellanby. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Philadelphia traded Mellanby, Craig Fisher and Craig Berube to Edmonton in
exchange for Dave Brown, Corey Foster and Jari Kurri on May 30, 1991. |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
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