Scott Beattie

Scott Beattie (born May 16, 1968) is a Canadian-Italian former professional ice hockey player and coach. Beattie led the NCAA in scoring during his sophomore season with Northern Michigan, earning several accolades to go along with the 1991 National Title.

Scott Beattie
Born	(1968-05-16) May 16, 1968 Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	Bolzano Detroit Falcons Hershey Bears Saint John Flames South Carolina Stingrays Milano Star Bulls Rosenheim HC Thurgau HC Davos Genève-Servette HC
National team	Italy
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1987–2005

Career

Beattie joined Northern Michigan in 1989 as a 21-year-old. A few years older than a typical freshman, Beattie's small size was a contributing factor in late arrival to the college ranks. His chance came after recording 224 points in the SJHL over the previous two seasons. Beattie brought instant offense to the Wildcats, leading the team in scoring as a freshman with 59 points. The next year Beattie exploded for 48 goals and 89 points to lead the entire NCAA in scoring[1] and was named WCHA Player of the Year for his efforts (the only such award for Northern Michigan). With Beattie leading the attack the Wildcats won the WCHA regular season title for the first and (as of 2018) only time as well as capturing the WCHA tournament for the second time in three seasons. In the NCAA tournament Northern Michigan dominated upstart Alaska–Anchorage in both games before dispatching top eastern-seed Maine. The Wildcats netted 18 goals in the three games and they would need every bit of that offense in the title tile against Boston University as the Terriers put up 7 goals in regulation. Beattie was there to help the Wildcats match BU and the game went into overtime.[2] The highest-scoring championship game in 34 years went the Wildcats way in the third extra frame and gave Northern Michigan its first National Title. Beattie played another year in Marquette as team captain, winning a second conference tournament, but was unable to recapture the same magic as in '91 and turned pro after his junior campaign.

Beattie had little interest from teams across North America so he played his first professional game for HC Bolzano of the Serie A in Italy. After a good season and a half he returned to the States and spent a brief time with the Detroit Falcons, Hershey Bears, South Carolina Stingrays and Saint John Flames before heading back to Italy. After a year with Milan Saima SG he was back with HC Bolzano and joined the Italian national team for the 1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. Beattie spent the following year mostly with Rosenheim Star Bulls in Germany's DEL before beginning a four-year stint with four separate teams across two Swiss national leagues. During the time Beattie appeared twice more for Team Italy in international tournaments before signing on with Milano and winning three consecutive league titles. Beattie played one more year with HC Bolzano before retiring as a player in 2005.

Beattie was not idle for long as he became the GM/head coach for his hometown Kimberley Dynamiters before joining the Kootenay Ice as an assistant coach in 2008. He was an associate coach with the Tri-City Americans in 2010–11 and a year later EHC Olten named him as their head coach. Beattie was fired in November 2014 but just over a year later got his second top job with EHC Visp. That job lasted only a few months before he was promoted to the parent club SCL Tigers which, too, kept him around for only a few months before he was let go in October 2016.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Melville Millionaires	SJHL		58	48	54	102	92		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Melville Millionaires	SJHL		59	62	60	122	52		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Northern Michigan University	NCAA		36	30	29	59	24		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Northern Michigan University	NCAA		46	48	41	89	66		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Northern Michigan University	NCAA		40	28	46	74	80		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	HC Bolzano	Italy		16	9	14	23	20		11	8	5	13	19
1993–94	Detroit Falcons	CoHL		3	2	4	6	2		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL		29	20	28	48	40		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Saint John Flames	AHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	HC Bolzano	Italy		—	—	—	—	—		10	8	8	16	8
1994–95	HC Milano Saima	Italy		36	23	22	45	40		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HC Bolzano	Italy		32	26	38	64	6		13	12	9	21	14
1996–97	Starbulls Rosenheim	DEL		49	23	35	58	103		3	2	1	3	20
1996–97	HC Bolzano	Italy		—	—	—	—	—		5	2	3	5	16
1997–98	ZSC Lions	NLA		32	10	11	21	24		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	HC Thurgau	NLB		40	28	38	66	72		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	HC Davos	NLA		—	—	—	—	—		5	2	1	3	8
1999–00	Geneve-Servette HC	NLB		35	19	35	54	24		9	5	3	8	8
2000–01	Geneve-Servette HC	NLB		40	24	45	69	56		7	6	8	14	8
2001–02	Milano Vipers	Italy		25	12	18	30	38		10	7	12	19	14
2002–03	Milano Vipers	Italy		32	18	31	49	34		9	5	9	14	8
2003–04	Milano Vipers	Italy		30	17	37	54	28		12	5	9	14	10
2004–05	HC Bolzano	Italy		21	9	15	24	18		8	5	1	6	10
Italy totals				192	114	175	289	184		68	44	48	92	91

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	1990–91
AHCA West First-Team All-American	1990–91
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1991	[3]

References

1. "NCAA 1990 - 1991 REGULAR SEASON STATS". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
2. "1991 NCAA National Championship". Northern Michigan Wildcats.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
3. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Curtis Joseph	WCHA Freshman of the Year 1989–90	Succeeded by Tony Szabo
Preceded by Gary Shuchuk	WCHA Player of the Year 1990–91	Succeeded by Duane Derksen
Preceded by Kip Miller	NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion 1990–91	Succeeded by Denny Felsner
Preceded by Chris Tancill	NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player 1991	Succeeded by Paul Constantin