Scott Mellanby

Scott Mellanby
Mellanby with the Atlanta Thrashers in 2005
Born	(1966-06-11) June 11, 1966 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers St. Louis Blues Atlanta Thrashers
NHL Draft	27th overall, 1984 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1986–2007
Medal record Representing Canada Ice hockey World Junior Championships 1986 Hamilton

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, becoming the first player to retire as a Thrashers captain (the four previous Thrashers captains, were either traded or signed elsewhere via free-agency). Mellanby left the game having played the 3rd most NHL games (1431) without a Stanley Cup victory, only behind Phil Housley (1495) and Mike Gartner (1432). The closest Mellanby came to the cup was when his Philadelphia Flyers lost to Edmonton in the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals, 4 games to 3.

Following retirement, Mellanby worked for three years in the Vancouver Canucks organization as a special consultant to general manager Mike Gillis and the hockey operations department. 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 also is 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 assists in a game by a Florida Panther, (4 – shared with Ray Whitney)
• Most power play goals in a game, (4)

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

See also

• Captain
• List of NHL players with 1000 games played
• List of NHL players with 2000 career penalty minutes

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database