Scott Joseph Lachance (born October 22, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who last played for the Lowell Devils of the American Hockey League.

Biography

Lachance was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and raised in Bristol, Connecticut, where he attended St. Paul Catholic High School. As a youth, he played in the 1985 and 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Middlesex County, Connecticut.

Lachance was named to the All-Hockey East Rookie Team in the 1990–91 season.

Lachance was selected 4th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He played 819 career NHL games, scoring 31 goals and 112 assists for 143 points. He played in 1997 National Hockey League All-Star Game.

He has three children: Jake, Shane, and Ryan. His wife, Jaqueline, is the daughter of former Boston University hockey coach Jack Parker.

Currently Lachance is the Head of US Scouting for the New Jersey Devils.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1988–89Springfield OlympicsNEJHL388283620
1989–90Springfield OlympicsNEJHL3425416662
1990–91Boston UniversityHE315192448
1991–92United StatesIntl361101134
1991–92New York IslandersNHL171459
1992–93New York IslandersNHL757172467
1993–94New York IslandersNHL74311147030000
1994–95New York IslandersNHL26671326
1995–96New York IslandersNHL553101354
1996–97New York IslandersNHL813111447
1997–98New York IslandersNHL632111345
1998–99New York IslandersNHL5918930
1998–99Montreal CanadiensNHL1711211
1999–2000Montreal CanadiensNHL5706622
2000–01Vancouver CanucksNHL76311144620112
2001–02Vancouver CanucksNHL81110115061124
2002–03Columbus Blue JacketsNHL6101146
2003–04Columbus Blue JacketsNHL7704444
2005–06Kloten FlyersNLA2802299813412
2006–07Lowell DevilsAHL2504414
NHL totals81931112143567111236

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1991United StatesWJC72132
1992United StatesWJC71450
1992United StatesOG80116
1996United StatesWC80002
1997United StatesWC80224
1999United StatesWC60004
Junior totals143582
Senior totals3003316

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Sporting positions
Preceded byScott ScissonsNew York Islanders first-round draft pick 1991Succeeded byDarius Kasparaitis