Scott Drevitch (born 9 September 1965) is an American former ice hockey and roller hockey defenseman.

Scott Drevitch
Born (1965-09-09) 9 September 1965 (age 59)
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 Maine Mariners
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

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Following a collegiate career with the University of Maine Black Bears and the University of Lowell Riverhawks, Drevitch was assigned to the Boston Bruins' East Coast 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 saw him spending four of his first five professional seasons almost entirely in the ECHL.

Drevitch ultimately spent most of 18 seasons in the mid- to low-minor leagues. He played 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 ECHL, the IHL, UHL, ECHL, and WCHL, but never the NHL. He also played in Sweden, Austria, and the Netherlands.

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

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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).[1]

Drevitch currently runs a series of hockey camps in upstate New York and Cape Cod,[2] is a coach for the Bridgewater Bandits Tier II organization in the Eastern Junior Hockey League,[3] and briefly the Division 3 Middleboro Sachems high school hockey team.[4]

Career statistics

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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 ECHL 75 10 21 31 51
1989–90 Virginia Lancers ECHL 40 14 31 45 46 4 3 3 6 10
1989–90 Maine Mariners ECHL 13 0 1 1 10
1990–91 New Haven Nighthawks American Hockey League 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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Scott Drevitch Hockey Stats and Profile". hockeydb.com.
  2. ^ "Home". play-pro.com.
  3. ^ http://www.bridgewaterbandits.com/team_staff.php?lang=1
  4. ^ "Middleboro Hockey powered by GOALLINE.ca". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
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