Scott Stevens
Inducted In
2007
Scott Stevens, a Kitchener native born in 1964, played his minor hockey locally and was a member of the Kitchener Rangers in 1981, and 1982 when the Rangers won the Memorial Cup, developing a reputation as a clean, hard-hitting defence-man.
In the 1982 Professional Draft, Stevens was a 1st round selection (5thoverall) of the Washington Capitals. In his first season, he was named to the NHL Rookie All-Star team.
In 22 seasons in the NHL (13 years as an All-Star), Stevens scored 196 goals and 908 points, while amassing 2,785 penalty minutes as the rock of the defence corps for Washington, St. Louis Blues and the New Jersey Devils. He captained the Devils to three Stanley Cup championships.
Stevens was an impact player, delivering crushing body-checks that forced opponents to be wary at all times when Stevens patrolled the blueline.
Upon his retirement, Scott was the 11th highest scoring defence-man of all-time in the NHL.