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Scott Niedermayer (born August 31, 1973) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman and current special assignment coach of the Anaheim Ducks. He played 18 seasons and over 1,000 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils and Anaheim Ducks. Niedermayer is a four-time Stanley Cup champion and played in five NHL All-Star Games. He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 2003–04 as the NHL's top defenceman and the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2007 as the most valuable player of the playoffs. In 2017, Niedermayer was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As a junior, Niedermayer was a member of a Kamloops Blazers team that won two Western Hockey League championships and was voted the most valuable player of the 1992 Memorial Cup, leading the Blazers to the Canadian Hockey League championship. The third overall selection at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by New Jersey, Niedermayer played the majority of his professional career with the Devils before moving to Anaheim in 2005.

Internationally, Niedermayer played with Team Canada on several occasions. He is a member of the Triple Gold Club, having won the Stanley Cup as well as a World Championship (2004) and Olympic gold medals (2002, 2010). Niedermayer also played for the Memorial Cup champions, and championship teams at the 1991 World Junior Championships and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, making him and Corey Perry the only players in history to have ever won each of the six major North American and international competitions available to players. He was introduced in to the IIHF All-Time Canada Team in 2020.

Regarded as one of the greatest defencemen in NHL history, Niedermayer has earned numerous accolades throughout his career. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2012, into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2013, and into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2015. The New Jersey Devils, Anaheim Ducks, and Kamloops Blazers have all retired his uniform number.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early lifeEdit

Niedermayer was born in Edmonton, Alberta, but spent the first three years of his life in Cassiar, British Columbia before his family settled in Cranbrook, British Columbia.<ref name="straight2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His father, Bob, was a doctor in Cassiar and then Cranbrook, and his mother Carol was a teacher.<ref name="SI1996Profile">Template:Cite magazine</ref> He has a younger brother, Rob.<ref name="McEvoy">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Scott and his brother were inseparable when they were younger and often played hockey together. While their father was often their team doctor, their mother taught them to skate. She enrolled them in figure skating to aid their skills development and taught power skating classes in Cranbrook in exchange for ice time for her sons.<ref name="SI1996Profile" /> An offensive defenceman, Scott led his Cranbrook midget team in scoring with 55 goals and 92 points in 1988–89.<ref name="NHLRetire">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Playing careerEdit

JuniorEdit

Niedermayer played three seasons of junior hockey with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) between 1989 and 1992.<ref name="BlazersRetired">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He recorded 69 points in 64 games in his first season, 1989–90,<ref name="NHLStats">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and helped the Blazers win the President's Cup as WHL champions.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Blazers advanced to the 1990 Memorial Cup as the top ranked team in Canada, but disappointed in the tournament by losing all three games.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Niedermayer earned several accolades in 1990–91. He scored 26 goals and 82 points in 57 games to earn a place on the Western Conference All-Star team.<ref name="LOH" /> Additionally, he was named the recipient of the Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy as the WHL's scholastic player of the year and won the Canadian Hockey League Scholastic Player of the Year award.<ref name="ScholasticPOY" />

A top prospect for the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, Niedermayer was selected in the first round, third overall, by the New Jersey Devils.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He began the 1991–92 season with New Jersey as the team wanted him to experience the NHL before being returned to Kamloops. After sitting out the Devils first five games, Niedermayer made his NHL debut on October 16, 1991, against the New York Rangers.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He appeared in four games with the Devils, recording one assist, before he was sent back to junior.<ref name="BestPick3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Though he appeared in only 35 games in the 1991–92 WHL season, Niedermayer's 39 points were enough to earn him a second berth on the West All-Star team.<ref name="LOH" /> After losing in the Western Conference Final the previous season, the Blazers rebounded to win their second WHL championship in three years in 1992.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Niedermayer tied for third place in playoff scoring with 23 points.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> At the 1992 Memorial Cup, he scored seven points in five games to lead the Blazers to the national championship.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He was voted the recipient of the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player of the Memorial Cup.<ref name="SSMT" />

New Jersey DevilsEdit

Niedermayer joined the Devils full-time in 1992–93. He scored his first NHL goal on November 8, 1992, against goaltender Brian Hayward in a 6–1 victory over the San Jose Sharks.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Overall, Niedermayer appeared in 80 games, scoring 11 goals and 40 points and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team on defence.<ref name="NHLStats" /><ref name="LOH" /> Niedermayer improved to 48 points in 1993–94, and added 4 points in 20 playoff games as the Devils reached the Eastern Conference Final against the New York Rangers, a series they lost in seven games.<ref name="NHLStats" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Devils made another long playoff run in the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season, reaching the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history.<ref name="1995SCC">Template:Cite news</ref> Niedermayer scored 11 points in 20 playoff games,<ref name="NHLStats" /> including a key goal in game two of the Final as the Devils won the Stanley Cup with a four-game sweep of the Detroit Red Wings.<ref name="1995SCC" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

A 33-point season followed for Niedermayer in 1995–96,<ref name="NHLStats" /> but the Devils became the first defending champion in 26 years to miss the playoffs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After a 35-point season in 1996–97, Niedermayer's best statistical season in New Jersey came in 1997–98 with a 14-goal, 57-point campaign.<ref name="NHLStats" /> He played in his first NHL All-Star Game, scoring a goal,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and was named to the NHL's Second All-Star team at the season's end.<ref name="LOH" /> After finishing second in league scoring amongst defencemen, despite playing in New Jersey's stifling defensive system that suppresses offence,<ref name="SignUtah">Template:Cite news</ref> Niedermayer demanded a significant raise. He rejected an offer that would have paid him a base salary of $3.25 million and, unable to come to terms before the start of the 1998–99 season, began the year as a holdout.<ref name="FeelSorry">Template:Cite news</ref> As the dispute dragged into the season, he joined the Utah Grizzlies of the International Hockey League (IHL).<ref name="SignUtah" /> After missing the first month of the NHL season, Niedermayer and the Devils finally agreed to a multi-year contract, the terms of which were not released.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He appeared in 71 games with the Devils that season, recording 46 points.<ref name="NHLStats" />

Late in the 1999–2000 season, Niedermayer was involved in a violent incident with Peter Worell of the Florida Panthers. After being elbowed by Worell, Niedermayer responded by swinging his stick at his opponent's head. Worell suffered a concussion and missed six games, while Niedermayer was suspended for ten games – nine in the regular season, and New Jersey's first playoff game.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After returning from his ban, Niedermayer's steady defensive contributions in the playoffs helped the Devils win their second Stanley Cup by defeating the Dallas Stars in six games in the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> While celebrating his day with the Cup, Niedermayer took the trophy to Fisher Peak, overlooking his hometown of Cranbrook and was famously pictured hoisting it over his head.<ref name="SCMountain">Template:Cite news</ref>

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The Devils recognized Niedermayer's contributions to their franchise by retiring his uniform number 27 in 2011.

The expiration of his contract following the season resulted in another lengthy dispute with the Devils. While he wanted a contract similar to the $5.3 million per season average the top ten paid defencemen in the league made, the Devils offered a deal with a base salary of $3.5 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was again a holdout at the start of the 2000–01 season, and missed nearly two months of play before finally agreeing to a four-year, $16 million contract.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Niedermayer recorded 35 points in 57 games and played in his second All-Star Game.<ref name="LOH" /> Late in game four of New Jersey's first round playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Niedermayer was knocked unconscious by a vicious elbow from Toronto's Tie Domi. Niedermayer later claimed that Domi had threatened to retaliate against him over a previous hit earlier in the series.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Domi apologized for the incident, calling it a "stupid reaction", but was suspended for the remainder of the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> New Jersey reached the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, but lost the series to the Colorado Avalanche in seven games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Niedermayer missed several games early in the 2001–02 season due to back pain,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and his 33 points on the season was his lowest in six seasons.<ref name="NHLStats" /> Niedermayer and the Devils reached their fourth Stanley Cup Finals in 2002–03. The series was a family affair, as Scott's brother Rob was a member of the opposing Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. When asked, their mother admitted she was hoping Rob's Mighty Ducks would win as Scott already had two championships to his name.<ref name="McEvoy" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Scott dashed his brother and mother's hopes, recording two assists in the deciding seventh game to lead the Devils to a 3–0 victory, and win his third Stanley Cup.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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Niedermayer battles for the puck with Scott Hannan of the San Jose Sharks in his first season in Anaheim.

Niedermayer cemented his reputation as an elite NHL defenceman in 2003–04, earning praise from both teammates and opponents for his play throughout the season.<ref name="NoticeNiedermayer">Template:Cite news</ref> Injuries to fellow defencemen Scott Stevens and Brian Rafalski resulted in Niedermayer averaging over 25 minutes of ice time per game, sometimes topping 30, and he temporarily inherited the Devils' captaincy from Stevens.<ref name="NoticeNiedermayer" /> Offensively, Niedermayer posted his second career 50-point season, finishing with 14 goals and 40 assists. He played in his third All-Star Game and was named a First Team All-Star for the first time.<ref name="LOH" /> After finishing second in league scoring amongst defencemen, recording a plus-minus rating of +20 and leading the Devils to a modern NHL record low 164 goals against, Niedermayer was voted the winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's top defenceman.<ref name="LOHNorris0304" />

Upon the expiration of his previous contract, Niedermayer was again a restricted free agent, and he again endured a difficult negotiation with the Devils, even after he changed agents.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Initially demanding a five-year, $45 million contract, Niedermayer chose to go to arbitration. He was awarded a one-year contract for the 2004–05 season, and the $7 million salary he was given tied John LeClair's award in 2000 as the highest ever given in arbitration.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, the contract was wiped out when the entire season was cancelled as a result of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Anaheim DucksEdit

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Niedermayer with the Ducks in 2006.

As an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2005, Niedermayer was in considerable demand; 14 teams contacted his agent on the first day they were allowed to talk to him.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Devils offered him a five-year contract that would have paid him $7.8 million per season, the maximum allowed under the new salary cap, but Niedermayer chose instead to sign a four-year contract worth $6.75 million per season with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He chose to take the shorter term and lower salary to play and try to win a Stanley Cup with his brother.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Ducks immediately named Scott the team's captain.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In his first season in Anaheim, 2005–06, Niedermayer scored 63 points and was named a First Team All-Star for the second time.<ref name="LOH" /> In the playoffs, the Ducks reached the Western Conference Final, but were eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Joined on Anaheim's blueline by Chris Pronger, Niedermayer helped the Ducks set franchise records in 2006–07 for most wins (48) and points (110).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Both were named finalists for the Norris Trophy, but lost to Detroit's Nicklas Lidström.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Individually, Niedermayer played his 1,000th career game, against the Edmonton Oilers on November 28, 2006.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He set career highs of 15 goals, 54 assists and 69 points during the regular season and was named a First Team All-Star.<ref name="LOH" /> He added 11 points in the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs,<ref name="NHLStats" /> and was named recipient of the Conn Smythe Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player of the post-season after leading Anaheim to the franchise's first championship in a five-game series victory over the Ottawa Senators in the final.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> As team captain, Niedermayer was the first player given the chance to hoist the Stanley Cup. He passed the trophy to his brother; it was Rob's first championship victory. Of the moment, Scott stated: "You don't really dream of passing it to your brother. I never have. To be able to do that is definitely a highlight of my career."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Coming off his fourth championship, the 34-year-old Niedermayer contemplated retirement.<ref name="PossibleRetirement">Template:Cite news</ref> Remaining undecided on his future as the 2007–08 season began, he failed to report to the team and was suspended by the Ducks as a formality.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Pronger replaced him as captain,<ref name="PossibleRetirement" /> and Niedermayer remained undecided until early December when he finally chose to return.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He appeared in only 48 games that season, scoring 25 points, but played in his fourth All-Star Game.<ref name="LOH" />

After the Ducks were eliminated in the first round of the 2008 playoffs, he again contemplated retirement, but quickly made the decision to return for the 2008–09 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He regained captaincy of the Ducks,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and played in his fifth All-Star Game during the season in which he scored 59 points in 82 games.<ref name="LOH" /> In what proved to be his final season, 2009–10, Niedermayer scored 48 points in 80 games.<ref name="NHLStats" /> He announced his retirement as a player on June 22, 2010, but remained with the Ducks organization as a consultant to general manager Bob Murray.<ref name="TSNRetirement">Template:Cite news</ref> He turned to coaching in 2012–13 season, serving as a special assignment coach with the Ducks.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

International playEdit

Niedermayer enjoyed a long and successful international career, winning championships at all levels.<ref name="CSHOF">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He made his international debut as a 17-year-old with the Canadian junior team at the 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.<ref name="2012IIHFRB">Template:Cite book</ref> He appeared in three games as Team Canada used a late goal by John Slaney in the final game of the tournament, against the Soviet Union, to win the gold medal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He returned for the 1992 tournament, one which The Sports Network described as one of the most disappointing in Canadian history, as the team finished sixth in the eight team event.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Four years later, in 1996, Niedermayer first joined the senior team at the inaugural World Cup of Hockey.<ref name="2012IIHFRB" /> He had a goal and three assists in eight games,<ref name="NHLStats" /> but Canada lost the championship final to the United States.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Niedermayer next made his Olympic debut in 2002. He appeared in six games, and helped Canada defeat the United States, 5–2 in the final as the country won its first Olympic gold medal in hockey in 50 years.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Gold medal victories followed in 2004 as Niedermayer scored five points in nine games at the World Championship then added two points in six games at the World Cup of Hockey.<ref name="2012IIHFRB" /> In the latter event, Niedermayer scored a goal in the championship game, a 3–2 victory over Finland.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was set to make his second Olympic appearance in 2006, however a knee injury suffered during NHL play that required surgery forced him to withdraw from the tournament.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Niedermayer's final international competition came at the 2010 Olympics, four months before his retirement as a player.<ref name="TSNRetirement" /> He was named captain of the team for the tournament that was held in his home province, in Vancouver.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He led Canada to the gold medal, culminating in a 3–2 overtime win over the United States.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Playing styleEdit

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Niedermayer at the NHL Awards in 2006.

An offensively-minded defenceman, Niedermayer was best known for his skating ability and drew comparison's to the game's offensive greats from the time he broke into the NHL.<ref name="1997Profile">Template:Cite news</ref> He was compared to Paul Coffey for his ability to take the puck from his own goal line and convert a defensive situation into an offensive rush.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He often chafed at playing within the Devils' defence-oriented system, feeling it restricted his offensive creativity, but also admitted that he learned to place greater emphasis on his defence and develop his overall game.<ref name="1997Profile" /> Niedermayer earned a reputation for inconsistency early in his career.<ref name="FeelSorry" /> He often played his best games against top opposition, but his failure to consistently apply his skills against all opposition occasionally frustrated his teammates and left his coaches lamenting that he was a player capable of being dominant but often was not.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> By the end of his career however, and following his Norris Trophy win in 2004, Niedermayer was regarded as one of the top offensive defencemen of his generation and as one of the game's greatest winners.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Niedermayer and former Ducks teammate Corey Perry are the only players in hockey history to win every major contemporary North American and International Competitive titles: the Memorial Cup, World Junior championship, Stanley Cup, World Championship, World Cup and Olympic Games.<ref name="CSHOF" />

Niedermayer has been honoured on several occasions. The New Jersey Devils retired his jersey number 27 in 2011,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and the Kamloops Blazers retired the number 28 he wore in junior in 2013.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He has been inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.<ref name="CSHOF" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Niedermayer was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as part of its 2013 class, and was inducted on November 11, 2013.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

Niedermayer and his wife Lisa have four sons.<ref name="RMHOrange">Template:Cite news</ref> The family resides in Penticton, British Columbia, but often returns to Cranbrook, where they spent the off-seasons while he was playing.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Scott and Lisa are active in the community. They serve as honorary co-chairs of the Walk for Kids, a charity event that supports the Ronald McDonald House of Orange County,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> while Scott and his brother Rob operate a hockey school in Cranbrook and established a fund that offers grants to community associations.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> An active environmentalist, Scott has also joined with WWF-Canada to speak out in favour of efforts to maintain British Columbia's natural wilderness.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Career statisticsEdit

Regular season and playoffsEdit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989–90 Kamloops Blazers WHL 64 14 55 69 64 17 2 14 16 35
1990–91 Kamloops Blazers WHL 57 26 56 82 52
1991–92 New Jersey Devils NHL 4 0 1 1 2
1991–92 Kamloops Blazers WHL 35 7 32 39 61 17 9 14 23 28
1992–93 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 11 29 40 47 5 0 3 3 2
1993–94 New Jersey Devils NHL 81 10 36 46 42 20 2 2 4 8
1994–95 New Jersey Devils NHL 48 4 15 19 18 20 4 7 11 10
1995–96 New Jersey Devils NHL 79 8 25 33 46
1996–97 New Jersey Devils NHL 81 5 30 35 64 10 2 4 6 6
1997–98 New Jersey Devils NHL 81 14 43 57 27 6 0 2 2 4
1998–99 Utah Grizzlies IHL 5 0 2 2 0
1998–99 New Jersey Devils NHL 72 11 35 46 26 7 1 3 4 18
1999–00 New Jersey Devils NHL 71 7 31 38 48 22 5 2 7 10
2000–01 New Jersey Devils NHL 57 6 29 35 22 21 0 6 6 14
2001–02 New Jersey Devils NHL 76 11 22 33 30 6 0 2 2 6
2002–03 New Jersey Devils NHL 81 11 28 39 62 24 2 16 18 16
2003–04 New Jersey Devils NHL 81 14 40 54 44 5 1 0 1 6
2005–06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 82 13 50 63 96 16 2 9 11 14
2006–07 Anaheim Ducks NHL 79 15 54 69 86 21 3 8 11 26
2007–08 Anaheim Ducks NHL 48 8 17 25 16 6 0 2 2 4
2008–09 Anaheim Ducks NHL 82 14 45 59 70 13 3 7 10 11
2009–10 Anaheim Ducks NHL 80 10 38 48 38
NHL totals 1,263 172 568 740 784 202 25 73 98 155

InternationalEdit

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1991 Canada WJC 3 0 0 0 0
1992 Canada WJC 7 0 0 0 10
1996 Canada WCH 8 1 3 4 6
2002 Canada OLY 6 1 1 2 4
2004 Canada WC 9 3 2 5 12
2004 Canada WCH 6 1 1 2 9
2010 Canada OLY 7 1 2 3 4
Junior totals 10 0 0 0 10
Senior totals 36 7 9 16 35

Awards and honoursEdit

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Niedermayer (left) presenting U.S. President George W. Bush with a Ducks jersey following their 2007 championship.
Award Year
WHL
Western Conference first All-Star team 1991, 1992 <ref name="WHLAllStar">Template:Cite book</ref>
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy 1991 <ref name="ScholasticPOY">Template:Cite book</ref>
CHL Scholastic Player of the Year 1991 <ref name="ScholasticPOY" />
Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy 1992 <ref name="SSMT">Template:Cite book</ref>
NHL
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First team All-Star 2004, 2006, 2007 <ref name="LOH" />
Second Team All-Star 1998 <ref name="LOH" />
All-Star Game 1998, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009 <ref name="LOH" />
James Norris Memorial Trophy 2004 citation CitationClass=web

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Conn Smythe Trophy 2007 citation CitationClass=web

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Stanley Cup champion 1995, 2000, 2003, 2007 <ref name="LOH" />
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International
WJC All-Star team 1992 <ref name="LOH" />
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IIHF All-Time Canada Team 2020

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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Note: Scott Niedermayer served as the Devils captain for the latter half of the 2003–04 NHL season. Scott Stevens was injured and out of the lineup during that time.

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