Scott Niedermayer 440139 224933389 2008-07-11T01:56:56Z 72.137.181.219 {{Infobox Ice Hockey Player | image=Stanley Cup Ducks and Bush Scott Neids crop.jpg | image_size=250px | image_caption = Niedermayer (left) and the 2007 Anaheim Ducks present George W. Bush with a jersey | team=[[Anaheim Ducks]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | position = [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|Defence]] | shoots = Left | former_teams = [[New Jersey Devils]] | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 200 | nickname = Nieds, Niddy | nationality = CAN | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|8|31}} | birth_place = [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta|AB]] | draft = 3rd overall | draft_year = 1991 | draft_team = [[New Jersey Devils]] | career_start = [[1991]] | career_end = }} '''Scott Niedermayer'''<!--Please don't change his name to "Robert Scott Niedermayer" unless you have a reliable source.--> (born [[August 31]], [[1973]]) is a Canadian [[ice hockey]] [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|defenceman]], currently with the [[Anaheim Ducks]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. Niedermayer is known for his skating stride, and knack for leading or joining the offensive rush. He is considered to be one of the top defensemen in the league. Though he was born in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], Niedermayer grew up in [[Cranbrook, British Columbia]]. He is the older brother of fellow Duck [[Rob Niedermayer]] and cousin of [[Edmonton Oilers]] defenceman [[Jason Strudwick]]. As of 2007, Niedermayer is the only player to take home every major North American and International Championship in his career: he has won the [[Memorial Cup]], World Junior Hockey Championship gold, World Hockey Championship gold, Olympic gold, the [[Stanley Cup]] and the World Cup.<ref name="awards1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/columns/wigge/niedermayer042706.html|title=Niedermayer has become a Mighty Duck}}</ref> ==Playing career== Scott Niedermayer was drafted in the first round of the [[1991 NHL Entry Draft]] by the [[New Jersey Devils]] with the third overall selection from the [[Kamloops Blazers]] of the [[Western Hockey League]] (WHL), and was considered one of the most promising and offensively talented defenceman ever drafted out of the CHL. The Devils drafted Niedermayer using the first round draft pick they had previously acquired from the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] in exchange for [[Tom Kurvers]] on [[16 October]], [[1989]]. Niedermayer would go on to play 12 straight seasons with New Jersey. He had great success with the club, and won three [[Stanley Cups]] with the team, in [[1995]], [[2000]], and [[2003]]. In the 1999-2000 NHL Playoffs, he tied the record (held by [[Larry Murphy]] and [[Paul Coffey]]) for most shorthanded goals scored by a defenceman in the playoffs with 2. On [[August 4]], [[2005]], Niedermayer was signed by the [[Anaheim Mighty Ducks]] as a [[free agent]]. It was reported that New Jersey offered him more money to re-sign with them than he received at Anaheim, but his desire to play alongside his brother Rob outweighed the financial advantages. In his first season with the Ducks (The [[2005-06 NHL Season]]), Niedermayer scored the most points he had ever had in a season, and helped carry the Anaheim Mighty Ducks to the Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals, until being eliminated by the [[Edmonton Oilers]]. In the [[2006-07 NHL season]], Niedermayer had already established himself as one of the best defencemen in the NHL, and another one of the best defencemen in the NHL was added to his team, [[Chris Pronger]]. This tandem of Pronger and Niedermayer helped the newly-named [[Anaheim Ducks]] set franchise records in almost all categories, including most points and wins in a season, and best overall record, with Niedermayer also setting a personal record for most points in a season. Scott's defence and leadership helped Anaheim win their first Stanley Cup, defeating the Ottawa Senators 4-1 in the finals. Scott's leadership and prowess on the ice garnered him the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] as the MVP of the playoffs. In a break from tradition, Scott handed the Cup to his younger brother, Rob (one of the team's alternate captains), after taking his lap around the [[Honda Center]] ice. Custom dictates that the alternate captain who has waited the longest to win the Cup (in the Ducks' case, [[Chris Pronger]]) gets to skate the Cup after the captain takes his lap. Niedermayer is the only player in the history of hockey to have won what many consider to be the "six major championships for Canadian players," those championships being the [[Stanley Cup]], [[Memorial Cup]], [[IIHF World U-20 Hockey Championship|World Junior Ice Hockey Championship]] gold, [[Ice Hockey World Championships|IIHF World Championship]] gold, [[Olympics|Olympic]] gold, and a [[World Cup of Hockey]] title.<ref name="Allsix">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=334628|title=Superstar Scott Niedermayer continues to mull over retirement decision|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|accessdate=2007-07-26}}</ref> Though he had just won the Cup with the Ducks, Niedermayer announced on [[19 June]] [[2007]], that he was contemplating retirement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/news_story.asp?ID=211266&hubName=main|title=Niedermayer contemplating retirement|publisher=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]|accessdate=2007-07-26}}</ref> Later on, he showed that he hasn't quite decided whether he would retire or not yet when on [[July 1]], [[2007]], he told reporters that he is indeed "leaning towards retirement,".<ref name="Allsix" /> As a result of his delay in making a decision, the Ducks "suspended" him, purely for salary-cap reasons and not as a punitive measure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070907.NIEDERMAYER07/TPStory/Sports|title= Niedermayer waffles on retirement|publisher=[[Globe and Mail]]|accessdate=2007-09-07}}</ref> On [[September 6]], [[2007]] Scott Niedermayer held a press conference where he stated he is still undecided on his playing status. Anaheim Ducks training camp began on [[September 11]], Niedermayer was not present, and he was subsequently suspended by the Ducks.<ref name="suspension">{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=218073&hubname=nhl|title=Ducks officially suspend Niedermayer|publisher=[[The Sports Network]]|accessdate=2007-09-11}}</ref> In April 2008, it was reported that the Ducks fined him $500 000 for missing the training camp.<ref name ="fine"> {{cite web|url = http://www.tsn.ca/columnists/bob_mckenzie/?id=235404&lid=sublink01&lpos=headlines_nhl|title =McKenzie: Niedermayer fined by Ducks, not NHL | publisher = TSN | date = 2008-04-22 | accessdate = 2008-04-22}}</ref> On [[September 28]], [[2007]] [[Chris Pronger]] was named captain of the Ducks, replacing Niedermayer. 28 games into the Ducks' [[2007-08 Anaheim Ducks season|2007-08 season]], Niedermayer announced on December 5th, 2007, that he will return and play for the remainder of the season within "7-10 days."<ref name="return">{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=224476&hubname=nhl|title=Ducks confirm Niedermayer's return|publisher=[[The Sports Network]]|accessdate=2007-12-05}}</ref> In the summer ensuing a first-round elimination in the 2007-2008 NHL playoffs by the Dallas Stars, Niedermayer again briefly contemplated retirement, before announcing on June 26th, 2008 intentions to fulfill at least one more year of two remaining on his contract. When asked on if the upcoming 2008-2009 season will be his last, he commented, "If I had to place a guess, I would say yes, but I’ve been wrong before in my thinking." ==Personal life== Scott and his wife Lisa have four sons: Logan John, Jackson Robert, Joshua Leo, and Luke Scott.<ref name="Teambio">{{cite web|url=http://ducks.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8458517&service=page&tab=prf|title=Scott Niedermayer Anaheim Ducks team biography|publisher=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]|accessdate=2007-07-26}}</ref> ==Awards and achievements== *1990-91 - [[Western Hockey League|WHL]] - West First All-Star Team ([[Kamloops Blazers]]) *1990-91 - [[Canadian Hockey League|CHL]] - Scholastic Player of the Year (Canadian Major Junior) *1991-92 - WHL - West First All-Star Team (Kamloops Blazers) *1991-92 - Memorial Cup - [[Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy]] (MVP) *1992-93 - [[NHL All-Rookie Team]] (Defenceman) *1994-95 - [[Stanley Cup]] ([[New Jersey Devils]]) *1997-98 - Played in NHL All-Star Game *1997-98 - NHL - Second All-Star Team (Defenceman) *1999-00 - Stanley Cup (New Jersey Devils) *2000-01 - Played in NHL All-Star Game *2002-03 - Stanley Cup (New Jersey Devils) *2003-04 - Played in [[54th National Hockey League All-Star Game|NHL All-Star Game]] *2003-04 - NHL - First All-Star Team (Defenceman) *2003-04 - NHL - [[James Norris Memorial Trophy]] (Defenceman of the Year) *2006-07 - Nominated as Starter for [[55th National Hockey League All-Star Game|NHL All-Star Game]] (but did not play) *2006-07 - NHL - [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] (Playoff MVP) *2006-07 - NHL - First All-Star Team (Defenceman) *2006-07 - Stanley Cup ([[Anaheim Ducks]]) ==Movements== * [[June 9]], [[1991 NHL Entry Draft|1991]] - Drafted by the [[New Jersey Devils]] in the 1st round, 3rd overall. *[[August 4]], [[2005-06 NHL season|2005]] - Signed by the [[Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]] as a free agent. ==Career statistics== {| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" width="95%" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Regular&nbsp;season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] ! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] ! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] ! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]] ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- ALIGN="center" ||[[1989-90 WHL season|1989-90]]||[[Kamloops Blazers]]||[[Western Hockey League|WHL]]||64||14||55||69||64||17||2||14||16||35 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" ||[[1990-91 WHL season|1990-91]]||Kamloops Blazers||WHL||57||26||56||82||52||--||--||--||--||-- |- ALIGN="center" ||[[1991-92 WHL season|1991-92]]||Kamloops Blazers||WHL||35||7||32||39||61||17||9||14||23||28 |- ALIGN="center" ||[[1991-92 NHL season|1991-92]]||[[New Jersey Devils]] ||[[National Hockey League|NHL]]||4||0||1||1||2||--||--||--||--||-- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" ||[[1992-93 NHL season|1992-93]]||New Jersey Devils||NHL||80||11||29||40||47||5||0||3||3||2 |- ALIGN="center" ||[[1993-94 NHL season|1993-94]]||New Jersey Devils||NHL||81||10||36||46||42||20||2||2||4||8 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" ||[[1994-95 NHL season|1994-95]]||New Jersey Devils||NHL||48||4||15||19||18||20||4||7||11||10 |- ALIGN="center" ||[[1995-96 NHL season|1995-96]]||New Jersey Devils||NHL||79||8||25||33||46||--||--||--||--||-- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" ||[[1996-97 NHL season|1996-97]]||New Jersey Devils||NHL||81||5||30||35||64||10||2||4||6||6 |- ALIGN="center" ||[[1997-98 NHL season|1997-98]]||New Jersey Devils||NHL||81||14||43||57||27||6||0||2||2 ||4 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" ||[[1998-99 NHL season|1998-99]]||New Jersey Devils||NHL||72||11||35||46||26||7||1||3||4||18 |- ALIGN="center" || 1998-99||[[Utah Grizzlies (1995-2005)|Utah Grizzlies]]||[[International Hockey League (1945-2001)|IHL]]||5||0||2||2||0||--||--||--||--||-- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" ||[[1999-00 NHL season|1999-00]]||New Jersey Devils||NHL||71||7||31||38||48||22||5||2 ||7||10 |- ALIGN="center" ||[[2000-01 NHL season|2000-01]]||New Jersey Devils||NHL||57||6||29||35||22||21||0||6||6||14 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" ||[[2001-02 NHL season|2001-02]]||New Jersey Devils||NHL||76||11||22||33||30||6||0||2||2||6 |- ALIGN="center" ||[[2002-03 NHL season|2002-03]]||New Jersey Devils||NHL||81||11||28||39||62||24||2||16||18||16 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" ||[[2003-04 NHL season|2003-04]]||New Jersey Devils||NHL||81||14||40||54||44||5||1||0||1||6 |- ALIGN="center" ||[[2005-06 NHL season|2005-06]]||[[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]]||NHL||82||13||50||63||96||16||2||9||11||14 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" ||[[2006-07 NHL season|2006-07]]||Anaheim Ducks||NHL||79||15||54||69||86||21||3||8||11 ||26 |- ALIGN="center" ||[[2007-08 NHL season|2007-08]]||Anaheim Ducks||NHL||48||8||17||25||16||6||0||2||2||4 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL Totals ! 1101 ! 148 ! 485 ! 633 ! 676 ! 189 ! 22 ! 66 ! 88 ! 144 |} ==International play== {{MedalTableTop|}} {{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]] }} {{MedalSport | Men's [[Ice Hockey]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]] | Ice Hockey }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004 Czech Republic]] | Ice Hockey }} {{MedalCompetition|[[World Cup of Hockey|World Cup]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2004 World Cup of Hockey]] | Ice Hockey }} {{MedalSilver | [[1996 World Cup of Hockey]] | Ice Hockey }} {{MedalCompetition|[[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1991 Canada]] | Ice Hockey }} {{MedalBottom}} Played for [[Canadian national men's hockey team|Canada]] in: *1991 [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior Championships]] (gold medal) *1992 [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior Championships]] *[[1996 World Cup of Hockey]] (silver medal) *[[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Winter Olympics]] (gold medal) *2004 [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]] (gold medal) *[[2004 World Cup of Hockey]] (gold medal) '''International statistics''' {| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- ALIGN="center" | 1991 | Canada | [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1992 | Canada | [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |- ALIGN="center" | 1996 | Canada | [[World Cup of Hockey|WCH]] | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002 | Canada | [[2002 Winter Olympics|Oly.]] | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |- ALIGN="center" | 2004 | Canada | [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]] | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2004 | Canada | [[World Cup of Hockey|WCH]] | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 | Senior Int'l Totals ! 29 ! 6 ! 7 ! 13 ! 31 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==See also== *[[Captain (ice hockey)]] *[[List of NHL players]] *[[List of NHL seasons]] *[[Notable families in the NHL]] *[[Rob Niedermayer]] *[[List of NHL players with 1000 games played]] ==External links== *{{hockeydb|3965}} * {{espn nhl|607}} * [http://www.anaheimducks.com/team/bio.php?id=57 Anaheim Ducks profile] * {{nhlprofile|8458517}} * [http://www.nhlpa.com/WebStats/PlayerBiography.asp?ID=4163 NHLPA profile] * [http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sports/atoz/article_1100215.php ''Ducks' Niedermayer finally at home''] {{start box}} {{succession box | before = [[Nicklas Lidström]] | title = Winner of the [[Norris Trophy]] | years = [[2003-04 NHL season|2004]] | after = [[Nicklas Lidström]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Cam Ward]] | title = Winner of the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] | years = [[2006-07 NHL season|2007]] | after = [[Henrik Zetterberg]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Scott Stevens]] | title = [[New Jersey Devils#Team captains|New Jersey Devils captains]] | years = [[2003-04 NHL season|2004]] | after = [[Patrik Elias]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Steve Rucchin]] | title = Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/[[Anaheim Ducks#Team captains|Anaheim Ducks captains]] | years = [[2005-06 NHL season|2005]]-[[2006-07 NHL season|07]] | after = [[Chris Pronger]]}} {{end box}} <center><small>Note: Scott Niedermayer served as the Devils captain for the latter half of the 2003-04 NHL season. 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