Career profile Last roster: 2009-10 ATL
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Scott Niedermayer

D · CAN
+ 2 other teams
Status
Retired 16 yrs ago
Career
2004–2010 (6 yrs)
Age
53 (35 in 2010)
Vitals
6'1" · 195 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Trophy Case

Stanley Cup Stanley Cup
as League Champion
2004-05 NJD
Norris Norris
as Defenseman of the Year
3× 2004-05 NJD · 2005-06 NJD · 2009-10 ATL

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 NJD 81 6 49 55 0.68 +33 72 1 2 0 160 3.8% 153
2005-06 NJD 80 11 51 62 0.78 +13 114 3 2 0 140 7.9% 118
2006-07 NJD 80 14 33 47 0.59 +22 94 2 2 1 184 7.6% 138
2007-08 NYI 80 12 47 59 0.74 +4 64 1 1 1 192 6.3% 183
2008-09 NYI 82 12 47 59 0.72 +6 86 1 3 0 146 8.2% 104
2009-10 ATL 82 20 65 85 1.04 -2 39 3 17 0 195 10.3% 39
CAREER 6 yrs 485 75 292 367 0.76 +76 469 11 27 2 -- 7.4% 735
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 NJD 19 1 10 11 0.58 +6 39 0 0 0 43 2.3% 48
2005-06 NJD 6 2 4 6 1.00 -2 6 0 1 0 11 18.2% 12
2006-07 NJD 11 1 4 5 0.45 -3 6 1 0 0 28 3.6% 20
2007-08 NYI 10 2 4 6 0.60 +3 20 0 0 0 32 6.3% 37
2008-09 NYI 6 1 3 4 0.67 +3 2 0 0 0 12 8.3% 1
2009-10 ATL 20 7 19 26 1.30 +1 16 2 4 0 46 15.2% 21
CAREER 6 app. 72 14 44 58 0.81 +8 89 3 5 0 -- 8.1% 139
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
1991-92 NJD 4 0 1 1 0.25 1 2 0 0 0 0.0% -
1992-93 NJD 80 11 29 40 0.50 8 47 0 5 19 8.4% -
1993-94 NJD 81 10 36 46 0.57 34 42 2 5 14 7.4% -
1994-95 NJD 48 4 15 19 0.40 19 18 0 4 8 7.7% -
1995-96 NJD 79 8 25 33 0.42 5 46 0 6 16 4.5% -
1996-97 NJD 81 5 30 35 0.43 -4 64 3 3 18 3.1% -
1997-98 NJD 81 14 43 57 0.70 5 27 1 11 29 8.0% 24:09
1998-99 NJD 72 11 35 46 0.64 16 26 3 1 21 6.8% 24:40
1999-00 NJD 71 7 31 38 0.54 19 48 0 1 9 6.4% 24:21
2000-01 NJD 57 6 29 35 0.61 14 22 5 1 11 6.9% 23:19
2001-02 NJD 76 11 22 33 0.43 12 30 6 2 10 8.5% 24:17
2002-03 NJD 81 11 28 39 0.48 23 62 3 3 10 6.7% 24:30
2003-04 NJD 81 14 40 54 0.67 20 44 3 9 25 8.5% 25:56
2005-06 ANH 82 13 50 63 0.77 8 96 3 9 36 7.2% 25:30
2006-07 ANH 79 15 54 69 0.87 6 86 3 9 34 8.7% 27:31
2007-08 ANH 48 8 17 25 0.52 -2 16 3 7 16 9.2% 23:54
2008-09 ANH 82 14 45 59 0.72 -8 70 2 9 32 7.9% 26:55
2009-10 ANH 80 10 38 48 0.60 -9 38 2 5 27 6.0% 26:30
Career NHL 1263 172 568 740 0.59 167 784 39 90 335 7.1% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 31 D NJD - - 79 82 69 85 84 - - 84 57 76 - 88 92 81
2005-06 32 D NJD - - 79 82 69 85 84 - - 84 57 76 - 88 92 81
2006-07 33 D NJD - - 77 84 69 90 87 - - 84 67 78 - 88 92 84
2007-08 34 D NYI - - 77 86 69 90 87 - - 86 72 82 - 91 96 86
2008-09 35 D NYI 76 50 83 95 75 - 91 67 25 79 74 88 - 92 99 -
2009-10 36 D ATL 62 40 80 96 72 - 99 92 40 90 77 83 - 94 99 81
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 31 D NJD - - 79 82 69 85 84 - - 84 57 76 - 88 92 81
2005-06 32 D NJD - - · · · · · - - · · · - · · ·
2006-07 33 D NJD - - −2 +2 · +5 +3 - - · +10 +2 - · · +3
2007-08 34 D NYI - - · +2 · · · - - +2 +5 +4 - +3 +4 +2
2008-09 35 D NYI 76 50 +6 +9 +6 - +4 67 25 −7 +2 +6 - +1 +3 -
2009-10 36 D ATL −14 −10 −3 +1 −3 - +8 +25 +15 +11 +3 −5 - +2 · 81
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2004-05 NJD $4,000,000 2 yr 8.0% 31 UFA
2005-06 NJD $7,100,000 5 yr 14.2% 32 UFA
2006-07 NJD $6,532,000 4 yr 16.7% 33 UFA
2007-08
Jul 7 2007
2007-08
to ISLANDERS
  • Scott Niedermeyer 86
to DEVILS
2009-10
Sep 19 2009
2009-10
to CANUCKS
Oct 1 2009
2009-10
to THRASHERS
  • Scott Niedermayer 81

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