Scott Drevitch
Scott Drevitch (born in Brookline, Massachusetts on 9 September 1965) is an American retired semi-professional ice hockey and roller hockey defenseman.
| Scott Drevitch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 9, 1965 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
AHL Maine Mariners New Haven Nighthawks Cleveland Barons ECHL Virginia Lancers Richmond Renegades Dayton Bombers Jacksonville Lizard Kings Huntington Blizzard IHL Albany Choppers Phoenix Roadrunners San Diego Gulls Grand Rapids Griffins Las Vegas Thunder WCHL Tacoma Sabercats UHL Port Huron Beacons Adirondack IceHawks Adirondack Frostbite Elmira Jackals Europe Innsbrucker EV (Austria) Tilburg Trappers (Netherlands) Borås HC (Swe-1) | ||
| NHL Draft | not drafted | ||
| Playing career | 1988–2007 | ||
Ice hockey
Following a collegiate career with the University of Maine Black Bears and the University of Lowell Riverhawks, Drevitch was signed by the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League as a free agent in 1988, and assigned to the Bruins' American Hockey League affiliate Maine Mariners. He played a full season for the Mariners, showing the offensive flair he would enjoy throughout his playing days, but concerns about size in an era where smaller, more mobile defensemen were not the norm, had him sent down to the East Coast Hockey League the following season.
Drevitch spent most of 18 seasons in the mid- to low-minor leagues. Most notably, he spent five seasons with the Tacoma Sabercats of the West Coast Hockey League, and was the career leader in games played, assists and scoring for the franchise; he also played three seasons for the Adirondack Frostbite of the United Hockey League, as well as playing for a number of teams in the AHL, the IHL, UHL, ECHL, and WCHL, but never the NHL. He also played in Sweden, Austria, and the Netherlands.
Drevitch's excellent conditioning allowed him to continue playing professional hockey into his 40's. His advanced age allowed rookie teammate Mark Hurtubise, from the 2005-06 Adirondack Frostbite's, to draw attention to the fact that Drevitch was as old has his father.[1]
His final season was in 2007 with the Elmira Jackals of the UHL; at the time of his retirement, he was the final player for the Albany Choppers, New Haven Nighthawks and Maine Mariners franchises active in pro hockey.
Roller hockey
Drevitch played five seasons of major league inline hockey with Roller Hockey International playing with the Atlanta Fire Ants (1994), Oklahoma Coyotes (1995 and 1996), Los Angeles Blades (1997) and San Jose Rhinos (1999).[2]
Drevitch currently runs a series of hockey camps in upstate New York and Cape Cod,[3] is a coach for the Bridgewater Bandits Tier II organization in the Eastern Junior Hockey League,[4] and now after failing to go pro, he is running the Division 3 Middleboro Sachems high school hockey team.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | University of Maine | NCAA | 33 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | NCAA | 32 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | NCAA | 35 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | NCAA | 37 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 75 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Virginia Lancers | ECHL | 40 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1989–90 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Albany Choppers | IHL | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Hammarby IF | Division 1 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Richmond Renegades | ECHL | 49 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Richmond Renegades | ECHL | 34 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 27 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Innsbrucker EV | Austria 1 | 34 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Couwenberg Trappers Tilburg | Netherlands | 24 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Jacksonville Lizard Kings | ECHL | 23 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Huntington Blizzard | ECHL | 45 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Borås HC | Division 2 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Tacoma Sabercats | WCHL | 57 | 11 | 64 | 75 | 85 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | ||
| 1997–98 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Tacoma Sabercats | WCHL | 70 | 11 | 64 | 75 | 79 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 1999–00 | Tacoma Sabercats | WCHL | 58 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Tacoma Sabercats | WCHL | 69 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Tacoma Sabercats | WCHL | 67 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Port Huron Beacons | UHL | 75 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Adirondack IceHawks | UHL | 76 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Adirondack Frostbite | UHL | 80 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Adirondack Frostbite | UHL | 70 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Elmira Jackals | UHL | 76 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 104 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd. p. 29. ISBN 1-894974-21-2.
- http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=1431
- http://www.play-pro.com/
- http://www.bridgewaterbandits.com/team_staff.php?lang=1
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)