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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Scot Kleinendorst
Selected in fifth round
No.
98 overall by New York Rangers
Born January 16, 1960
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-3 Weight: 210
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Providence (ECAC)
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Grand Rapids, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Grand Rapids | Minn. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1976-77 |
Grand Rapids | Minn. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1977-78 |
Grand Rapids | Minn. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1978-79 |
Providence | ECAC |
25 | 4 |
4 | 8 |
27 | | 1979-80 |
Providence | ECAC |
30 | 1 |
12 | 13 |
38 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Minnesota High School Championship: 1976 (Grand
Rapids)
ECAC All-Star Second Team: 1979-80 (Providence)
ECAC All-New
England Second Team: 1979-80 (Providence)
Minnesota All-State First
Team: 1977-78 (Grand Rapids)
Iron Range (Minn. H.S.) All-Conference
First Team: 1977-78 (GR)
Brown Old Colony
Tournament All-Star First Team: 1979
Miscellaneous: Attended Grand Rapids (Minn.) High School, where he also
played varsity football and ran on cross-country team. ... Played on Minnesota
state championship teams at Pee-Wee and Bantam levels during his youth hockey
career. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 20, 1982 (Pittsburgh at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 3 (N.Y. Rangers); 35, 18
(Hartford); 29 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-1990 |
NYR, Hartford, Washington |
281 | 12 | 46 |
58 | 452 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1983-1990 |
NYR, Hartford, Washington | 26 |
2 | 7 |
9 | 40 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed remainder of N.Y. Rangers' 1982 training camp and
start of 1982-83 season with groin injury, suffered in September 1982. He did
not return to action until playing for Tulsa (CHL) on Dec. 10, 1982, at
Birmingham. ... Missed remainder of 1983-84 season with pulled groin, an
injury suffered in February 1984, just before he was traded to Hartford. ...
Missed part of 1984-85 season with sprained knee, an injury suffered in
February 1985. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with broken right foot, an
injury suffered during Hartford's Oct. 30, 1985, game vs. Quebec, and with
bruised ribs, an injury suffered during Hartford's Feb. 11, 1986, game at St.
Louis. ... Missed parts of 1986-87 season with charley horse, an injury
suffered in November 1986, with cut above right eye, an injury suffered during
a Hartford practice in February 1987, and with back spasms, suffered in March
1987. ... Missed remainder of 1986-87 season with strained left knee, an
injury suffered when he collided with Sylvain Turgeon during Hartford's
practice on March 31, 1987. ... Missed start of Hartford's 1987 training camp with broken foot, suffered during Team USA's
training camp for Canada Cup in August 1987. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season
with back injury, suffered in November 1987. ... Missed remainder of 1987-88
regular season with separated right shoulder, suffered during
Hartford's Feb. 20, 1988, game at N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed remainder of 1988
playoffs with re-aggravation of right shoulder injury, suffered in Game 3
of Harford's first-round series vs. Montreal on April 9, 1988. ... Missed
start of 1988-89 season with sprained right knee, suffered during
Hartford's training camp in September 1988. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season
with fractured left cheekbone, an injury suffered in fight with Mike Hartman
during Hartford's Dec. 6, 1988, game vs. Buffalo, with bruised left hand, an
injury suffered in fight with Paul Gillis during Hartford's Jan. 28, 1989,
game vs. Quebec, and with back spasms, an injury suffered in March 1989. ...
Missed part of 1989-90 season with torn ligaments in left knee, an injury
suffered in Washington's Oct. 7, 1989, game vs. Chicago. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Providence (ECAC); Springfield (AHL); Tulsa (CHL); Baltimore (AHL)
Canada Cup: 1987
(fifth place) (injured, did not play)
World Championships: 1982
(eighth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
ECAC All-Star First Team: 1981-82 (Providence)
Providence College MVP: 1982
Providence College Co-Captain: 1981-82
Providence College
Assistant Captain: 1980-81
1983-84: Played 10 regular-season games for Tulsa team that went on to
win CHL playoff title, but was not with team during postseason.
1984-85:
Played on AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton).
Education: Majored in
education and health
administration at Providence College.
Miscellaneous: Set Providence
single-season record (since broken) with 85 penalty minutes in 1981-82. ...
Ended career at Providence with school record (since broken) for career
penalty minutes (225). ... Joined Springfield (AHL) for balance of 1981-82
season after completing his NCAA eligibility at Providence College. ... Named
to 1987 U.S. Canada Cup team, but did not appear in tournament due to injury
suffered when he was hit by a Chris Nilan slap shot during a practice at Team
USA's training camp in August 1987. ... Was on
Washington team that held 1989 training camp in Sweden before joining Calgary
for 1989 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. The Capitals faced four Soviet
teams on the tour. ... Returned to Grand Rapids, Minn., and became a youth
hockey coach after his retirement.
Personal:
Full name is Scot B. Kleinendorst. ... Older brother of former
minor-leaguer Kurt Kleinendorst. The
Kleinendorst brothers, born a mere 11 months apart, were the first pair of
brothers, and only non-twin North American brothers, drafted into NHL in the same year. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: N.Y. Rangers traded Kleinendorst to
Hartford in exchange for Blaine Stoughton on February 27, 1984. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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