Scott Wedgewood (born August 14, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Wedgewood was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the third round (84th overall) of the 2010 NHL entry draft.
| Scott Wedgewood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Wedgewood with the New Jersey Devils in 2015 | |||
| Born |
August 14, 1992 Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche New Jersey Devils Arizona Coyotes Dallas Stars Nashville Predators | ||
| NHL draft |
84th overall, 2010 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Playing career
editNew Jersey Devils
editDuring his fourth and final year of major junior hockey in the 2011–12 season with the Plymouth Whalers in the Ontario Hockey League, Wedgewood was signed by the New Jersey Devils to a three-year, entry-level contract on March 20, 2012.[1]
In the 2015–16 season, on March 20, 2016, he won his NHL debut for the Devils against the Columbus Blue Jackets.[2] In his second game for the Devils, Wedgewood recorded his first NHL shutout against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[3]
On July 25, 2017, Wedgewood agreed to return for his sixth season within the Devils organization in agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract extension.[4] He was assigned to begin the 2017–18 season, with inaugural AHL affiliate the Binghamton Devils. He recorded a win in his only game with Binghamton before he was recalled by the Devils due to an injury to starting goaltender Cory Schneider.
Arizona Coyotes, Los Angeles Kings
editWith the return to health for Schneider, Wedgewood was traded by the Devils to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2018 NHL entry draft on October 28, 2017.[5] However, on February 21, 2018, Wedgewood, and forward Tobias Rieder, were traded to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for goaltender Darcy Kuemper.[6] He did not play with the Kings, and spent the duration of his contract with the Kings' AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.
Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning
editAs a free agent from the Kings, Wedgewood signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Buffalo Sabres on July 1, 2018.[7] In the 2018–19 season, Wedgewood played exclusively with the Sabres AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans. In 48 appearances with the Americans he posted 28 wins with a .908 save percentage.
Concluding his contract with the Sabres, Wedgewood left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 1, 2019.[8] On December 6, while playing for the Syracuse Crunch, he left the game early because he sustained a lower body injury. He would be out for 4–6 weeks.[9] He returned on January 20, where he made 26 saves in a 4–2 Crunch win over the Utica Comets. Wedgewood was one of the eight players called up to the Lightning for their training camp prior to the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.[10]
Return to New Jersey and Arizona
editAs a free agent from the Stanley Cup-winning Lightning, Wedgewood returned to the New Jersey Devils, as a free agent in agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract on October 11, 2020.[11] On May 10, 2021, Wedgewood was the Devils nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.[12] On July 6, the Devils re-signed Wedgewood to a one-year, two-way contract.[13][14]
In the following 2021–22 season, Wedgewood began the season as backup to Jonathan Bernier, in the absence of Mackenzie Blackwood. He appeared in three games before he was placed and later claimed off waivers for a second stint with the Arizona Coyotes on November 4, 2021.[15] With Arizona, he appeared in a career best 26 games, posting a 10-12-2 record, and .911 save percentage. Despite Arizona's struggles as a rebuilding team, Wedgewood showed promise in the NHL as a dependable backup, including a 40-save effort in a win against the Colorado Avalanche that ended their 18-game home win streak, on February 1, 2022.[16]
Dallas Stars
editOn March 20, 2022, Wedgewood was traded by Arizona to the Dallas Stars in exchange for a conditional 2023 fourth-round draft pick.[17] Acquired by the Dallas Stars as they sought depth in goal during a push for the playoffs, and with injuries to their primary goaltender, Jake Oettinger, Wedgewood was given an opportunity to make an immediate impact. In eight games with Dallas, he recorded a 3-1-3 record, a .913 SV%, and a 3.05 GAA. One of his standout moments came on April 12, 2022, when he earned a 1-0 shutout victory against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion and former club, the Tampa Bay Lightning, making 25 saves in the process.[18]
On June 30, 2022, Wedgewood signed a two-year, $2 million contract extension to remain as the backup goaltender with the Stars.[19] In his first full season with Dallas in 2022–23, Wedgewood appeared in 21 games, posting a solid 2.72 goals-against average (GAA) and a .915 save percentage (SV%). Notably, Wedgewood played a crucial role in giving Oettinger rest during the rigorous regular-season schedule. Wedgewood made his post-season debut in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs with the Stars, making 3 appearances in relief throughout their run to the Western Conference finals.
Early in the 2023–24 campaign, Wedgewood was thrust into the starting role after an injury sidelined Oettinger in December 2023. During this stretch, Wedgewood excelled, going 7-1-1 while delivering several standout performances, including an overtime save against Elias Pettersson of the Vancouver Canucks that immediately led to a game-winning goal by Matt Duchene on December 22, 2023.[20] His efforts helped maintain the Stars' position near the top of the Central Division standings.[21] By the midpoint of the season, Wedgewood had already matched his previous year's workload. His stats, reflected his resilience under increased pressure and he completed the season having made a career high 32 appearances, and notching 16 wins.
Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche
editAfter three successful seasons with the Stars, having established himself in the NHL as a backup, Wedgewood left as a free agent and was signed to a two-year, $3 million contract with the Nashville Predators on July 1, 2024.[22] With an injury to starting goaltender Juuse Saros, Wedgewood made his debut with the Predators in the 2024–25 season opening 4–3 defeat against former club, the Dallas Stars, on October 10, 2024.[23] Wedgewood collected 1 win through 5 appearances with the Predators through the opening two months of the campaign before he was traded to divisional opponent the Colorado Avalanche, in exchange for Justus Annunen and a sixth-round selection in the 2025 NHL entry draft on November 30, 2024.[24][25] Wedgewood made his debut in relief for the Avalanche, posting his 50th career win in helping Colorado overcome a 0–4 deficit en route to a 5–4 regulation victory over the Buffalo Sabres on December 3, 2024.[26] Providing instant stability to the Avalanche's goaltending, Wedgewood posted his seventh career shutout and first in an Avalanche jersey with a 4-0 victory over his original club, the New Jersey Devils, on December 8, 2024.[27]
International play
edit Wedgewood representing Team Canada during the 2012 World Juniors | ||
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2012 Canada | |
Wedgewood represented Canada at the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championships, held in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta. Sharing the netminding duties with Mark Visentin, he contributed to Canada's undefeated record in the group stage. His standout performance came in a 3-2 victory against the United States, where he made 30 saves to secure the win and help Canada finish atop Group B with a perfect 4-0 record. Entering the net in the semi-finals against Russia, Wedgewood was pulled in a 5-6 defeat, marking the first time in 11 year Team Canada missed the gold medal match.[28] He returned as the backup to help Canada claim the bronze medal, in a 4-0 victory over Finland on January 5, 2012.[29]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2007–08 | Mississauga Senators | GTHL | 29 | — | — | — | 1,305 | 63 | 0 | 2.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 12 | 0 | 4.56 | .880 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4.62 | .931 | ||
| 2009–10 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 18 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 938 | 51 | 1 | 3.26 | .909 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 4 | 0 | 2.07 | .956 | ||
| 2010–11 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 55 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 3,046 | 152 | 2 | 2.99 | .908 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 606 | 33 | 0 | 3.27 | .923 | ||
| 2011–12 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 43 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2,482 | 125 | 3 | 3.02 | .911 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 781 | 31 | 2 | 2.38 | .928 | ||
| 2012–13 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 48 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 2,741 | 147 | 1 | 3.22 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Albany Devils | AHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 242 | 14 | 0 | 3.47 | .886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Albany Devils | AHL | 36 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1,980 | 79 | 4 | 2.39 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Albany Devils | AHL | 36 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2,014 | 92 | 2 | 2.74 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Albany Devils | AHL | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1,241 | 32 | 2 | 1.55 | .933 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 662 | 30 | 0 | 2.72 | .897 | ||
| 2015–16 | Adirondack Thunder | ECHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .951 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 240 | 5 | 1 | 1.25 | .927 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Albany Devils | AHL | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 550 | 20 | 0 | 2.18 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 20 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1,097 | 63 | 1 | 3.45 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 280 | 15 | 0 | 3.21 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 48 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 2,712 | 121 | 5 | 2.68 | .908 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 | .862 | ||
| 2019–20 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1,414 | 71 | 1 | 3.01 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 16 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 889 | 46 | 2 | 3.11 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 170 | 9 | 0 | 3.19 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 26 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1,482 | 78 | 0 | 3.16 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 452 | 23 | 1 | 3.11 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 21 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1,127 | 51 | 1 | 2.72 | .915 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 2.28 | .862 | ||
| 2022–23 | Texas Stars | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 1.97 | .923 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 32 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1789 | 85 | 0 | 2.85 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 16 | 0 | 3.69 | .878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 135 | 49 | 50 | 23 | 7,504 | 376 | 6 | 3.01 | .905 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 2.28 | .862 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
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| 2012 | Canada | WJC | 
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 6 | 1 | 2.42 | .915 | |
| Junior totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 6 | 1 | 2.42 | .915 | ||||
References
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- ^ "Wedgewood makes 27 saves to win NHL debut". New Jersey Devils. March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ^ "Wedgewood blanks Penguins for first NHL shutout". New Jersey Devils. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "Devils sign Wedgewood to one-year, two-way contract". New Jersey Devils. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "Devils acquire fifth-round pick from Arizona". NHL.com. October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "LA Kings Acquire Tobias Rieder, Scott Wedgewood; Trade Kuemper to Coyotes". NHL.com. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Sabres agree to terms with Scott Wedgewood". Buffalo Sabres. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lightning sign three players one-year, two-way contracts". Tampa Bay Lightning. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ @syrhockey (December 7, 2019). "Ben said Wedgewood will be out 4-6 weeks with lower body injury" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Lightning announce 2020 training camp roster, schedule". nhl.com/lightning. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Devils sign Wedgewood". New Jersey Devils. October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ "Campbell, Lindblom, Marleau among 2020-21 Masterton nominees". NBC Sports. May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ "Devils Re-Sign G Wedgewood". NHL.com. July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
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- ^ "Coyotes Claim Goaltender Wedgewood Off Waivers". NHL.com. November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "Coyotes end Avalanche home winning streak at 18". National Hockey League. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes get conditional fourth-round draft choice from Stars in exchange for Wedgewood". Arizona Coyotes. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Wedgewood, Stars shut out Lightning to keep pace in West wild card race". National Hockey League. April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ "Stars sign goaltender Scott Wedgewood to two-year contract extension". NHL.com. June 30, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Duchene scores late in OT, Stars top Canucks to extend point streak to 5". National Hockey League. December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Wedgewood's strong December has kept Dallas Stars at top". thehockeywriters.com. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "Predators sign Scott Wedgewood to a two-year contract". Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "Stars hold off Predators to spoil Stamkos, Marchessault debuts". National Hockey League. October 10, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Avalanche, Predators reach trade to swap goalies". The Sports Network. November 30, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- ^ "Avalanche acquire Wedgewood". Colorado Avalanche. November 30, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- ^ "Lehkonen's late goal caps Avs' five-goal rally in win over Sabres". The Sports Network. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ^ "Scott Wedgewood stops 25 shots in the Avalanche's 4–0 win over the Devils". Fox Sports. December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Game Summary, Canada-Russia" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. January 3, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ^ "Game Summary, Canada-Finland" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. January 5, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database