Scot Kleinendorst
| Scot Kleinendorst | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 16, 1960 Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Died |
December 17, 2019 (aged 59) Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Hartford Whalers Washington Capitals | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
98th overall, 1980 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1981–1990 | ||
Scot Brian Kleinendorst (January 16, 1960 – December 17, 2019) was an American ice hockey defenseman.
Drafted in 1980 by the New York Rangers, Kleinendorst also played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers and Washington Capitals.[1] He was the brother of Kurt Kleinendorst.
Kleinendorst died on December 17, 2019, after being injured in a workplace accident at a paper mill on December 9. He suffered severe head trauma and multiple fractures after being ejected from a piece of heavy machinery he was operating, and died at a hospital in Duluth.[2][3]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | Providence College | ECAC | 25 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Providence College | ECAC | 30 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Providence College | ECAC | 32 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Providence College | ECAC | 33 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | New York Rangers | NHL | 30 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Rangers | NHL | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 30 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 35 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 41 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1986–87 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 66 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 130 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 1987–88 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 44 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 281 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 452 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 40 | ||||
Awards and honors
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1979–80 | [4] |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1981–82 | [4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Scot Kleinendorst Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
- ^ Dec 17th 2019 - 10am, News Tribune (December 17, 2019). "Grand Rapids man injured in UPM Blandin accident dies". Duluth News Tribune.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Former NHL Player Scot Kleinendorst Dies From Injuries After Grand Rapids Workplace Accident". December 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Profile at NHL.com
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