Scott Stevens
| Scott Stevens | |||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2007 | |||
Stevens (right) with US President George W. Bush in 2003
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| Born |
April 1, 1964 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Washington Capitals St. Louis Blues New Jersey Devils |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 5th overall, 1982 Washington Capitals |
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| Playing career | 1982–2004 | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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1983 West Germany | Ice hockey |
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1985 Prague | Ice hockey |
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1989 Sweden | Ice hockey |
| Canada Cup | ||
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1991 Canada Cup | Ice hockey |
| World Cup of Hockey | ||
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1996 World Cup of Hockey | Ice hockey |
Ronald Scott Stevens (born April 1, 1964) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman, and current assistant coach of the Minnesota Wild. Stevens played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, and the New Jersey Devils, serving as captain of the Devils from 1992 to 2004. Although offensively capable, Stevens was largely known for his defensive play and his heavy body checking on opponents.
Stevens started his career with the Capitals, where he helped the team make the playoffs for the first time. After spending a season with the Blues, he was acquired by the Devils through arbitration. Personifying the team's defence-first mentality, he captained the Devils to four Stanley Cup Finals appearances in nine years, winning three of them. In 2000, he won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Despite his team success with the Devils, he never won the Norris Trophy as the league's best defenceman. His career came to an end after a slapshot hit his head and caused post-concussion syndrome. He was later inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007, his first year of eligibility. Stevens retired with the most games played by an NHL defenceman (1635 games), later to be passed by Chris Chelios. Stevens was also the youngest player in league history to reach 1,500 games played, playing in his 1,500th game at age 37 years, 346 days. He did not have a negative plus/minus in any of his 22 NHL seasons, and had the most penalty minutes of any player enshrined in the Hall of Fame until Chris Chelios was inducted in 2013. On January 27, 2017, in a ceremony during the All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Stevens was part of the second group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
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