Scott Stevens

Scott Stevens is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman and coach, born on April 1, 1964. He played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues and New Jersey Devils, and he captained the Devils from 1992 to 2004. Known for strong defensive play and heavy body checking, he led New Jersey to four Stanley Cup Final appearances in nine years and won three of them. He earned the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player of the 2000 playoffs and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007, his first year of eligibility. At retirement he held the record for most games played by an NHL defenseman, with 1,635, a mark later passed by Chris Chelios and Zdeno Chara. In 2017 he was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players, and he is also a professional coach.