Reece Scarlett

Reece Scarlett (born March 31, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL), while under contract to the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally drafted by the New Jersey Devils, 159th overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Reece Scarlett
Born (1993-03-31) March 31, 1993
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Dallas Stars
Texas Stars (AHL)
NHL Draft 159th overall, 2011
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

Scarlett played midget hockey with his hometown club, the Sherwood Park Kings, in the Alberta Midget Hockey League after his talent was noticed to be originally selected 12th overall by the Swift Current Broncos in the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft. Scarlett was later signed by the Broncos and embarked on a major junior career in the Western Hockey League from the tail end of the 2008–09 season.

After his second full season with the Broncos and having participated in the CHL Top Prospects Game, Scarlett was drafted in the sixth round, 159th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Aprroaching his final junior season with Swift Current in 2012–13, Scarlett was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils on September 7, 2012.[1] He matched his previous season totals with the Broncos in collecting 9 goals and 40 assists for 49 points in 67 games.

Scarlett played the duration of his rookie contract within the Devils organization with AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils. As a restricted free agent, he was signed to a one-year contract extension with New Jersey on July 18, 2016.[2] He was assigned to continue his tenure with the Albany Devils to begin the 2016–17 season. Having played over 200 games with Albany, placing fourth in all-time assists, Scarlett faced limited prospects of a recall to the NHL with New Jersey. At the trade deadline on March 1, 2017, Scarlett was traded by the Devils to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Shane Harper.[3] He was to continue in the AHL, assigned to the Springfield Thunderbirds and scored a goal in his debut before suffering a season-ending injury later in the game.[4]

On July 1, 2017, Scarlett agreed to a one-year, two-way contract to remain with the Florida Panthers.[5] After participating in his first training camp with the Panthers, Scarlett was familiarly re-assigned to the AHL on September 25, 2017.[6] With the Thunderbirds struggling at start of the 2017–18 season, and having contribute with 2 points in 13 games, Scarlett was traded by the Panthers to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Ludvig Bystrom on November 10, 2017.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Sherwood Park Kings AMHL 34 4 13 17 60 11 2 6 8 4
2008–09 Swift Current Broncos WHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Swift Current Broncos WHL 65 1 9 10 49 4 0 2 2 4
2010–11 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 6 18 24 59 — — — — —
2011–12 Swift Current Broncos WHL 71 9 40 49 74 — — — — —
2012–13 Swift Current Broncos WHL 67 9 40 49 66 5 0 3 3 10
2013–14 Albany Devils AHL 48 6 14 20 18 — — — — —
2014–15 Albany Devils AHL 57 2 23 25 27 — — — — —
2015–16 Albany Devils AHL 60 4 22 26 64 10 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Albany Devils AHL 50 4 17 21 53 — — — — —
2016–17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 13 1 1 2 22 — — — — —
2017–18 Texas Stars AHL 44 1 6 7 46 22 0 3 3 6
2018–19 Texas Stars AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Texas Stars AHL 51 5 11 16 24 — — — — —
AHL totals 325 24 94 118 256 32 0 3 3 6

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Canada Pacific U17 5th 5 2 4 6 4
2011 Canada WJC18 4th 7 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 12 2 4 6 4

Awards and honours
Award Year
WHL
CHL Top Prospects Game 2011
International
U17 All-Star Team 2010
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References
  1. "Scarlett, Severson sign entry-level deals". New Jersey Devils. 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  2. "Devils re-sign defenseman Reece Scarlett to one-year contract". New Jersey Devils. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  3. "Panthers acquire minor league defenseman Reece Scarlett from Devils". Fox Sports. 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  4. "2017-18 Florida Panthers season preview". catsontheprowl.com. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  5. "Panthers agree to terms with five players". Florida Panthers. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  6. "Panthers reduce training camp roster, down to 32". Florida Panthers. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  7. "Stars acquire defenseman Scarlett from Panthers". Dallas Stars. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
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