Born in Port Colborne, Ontario in 1959. Scott played his Minor Hockey in Port Colborne and attended Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts from 1976-1978. After University, Scott played in the OHL for Sudbury in 1978-79. Turning Pro in 1979. Scott went on to play fifteen (15) years in the IHL for the Saginaw Gears, Milwaukee, Kalamazoo, Muskegon Lumberjacks and the Fort Wayne Komets. In the IHL Scott won 4 Turner Cup Championships, 1 with Saginaw, 2 with Muskegon and one with Fort Wayne. He won the League’s Most Valuable Player Award in 1984-85 and was a 1st Team All Star in 1983-84 and 84-85 as well as a 2nd team All Star in 1979-80, 1985-86 and 1991-92. Scott holds the IHL record for most career goals with 596, most game winning goals in one season with 13 and all time playoff points leader with 155. Through his distinguished IHL Career. Scott had brief stints with the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
In 1994 Scott went on to play 2 more seasons in the East Coast League with the Richmond Renegades where he won two league championships and an All Star selection. Scott was named head coach of he Renegades on August 28th, 1996, a fitting capping to a distinguished hockey career.
