Scott Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood (born August 14, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Wedgewood was selected by the Devils in the third round (84th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Scott Wedgewood
Wedgewood with the New Jersey Devils in 2015
Born (1992-08-14) 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		 New Jersey Devils
Arizona Coyotes
NHL Draft 84th overall, 2010
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2012–present

Playing career

During 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. With 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.

As 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]

As 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]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
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 — — — 1305 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 3046 152 2 2.99 .908 10 4 6 606 33 0 3.27 .923
2011–12 Plymouth Whalers OHL 43 28 10 3 2482 125 3 3.02 .911 13 7 6 781 31 2 2.38 .928
2012–13 Trenton Titans ECHL 48 20 22 5 2741 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 1980 79 4 2.39 .899 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Albany Devils AHL 36 13 14 6 2014 92 2 2.74 .903 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Albany Devils AHL 22 14 3 3 1241 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 1097 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 2712 121 5 2.68 .908 3 0 3 180 9 0 3.00 .862
2019–20 Syracuse Crunch AHL 26 13 10 3 1414 71 1 3.01 .893 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 24 7 10 5 1338 68 2 3.05 .903 — — — — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2012 Canada WJC 3 2 0 0 149 6 1 2.42 .915
Junior totals 3 2 0 0 149 6 1 2.42 .915

References
  1. "Devils sign Goalie prospect Scott Wedgewood". New Jersey Devils. March 20, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  2. "Wedgewood makes 27 saves to win NHL debut". New Jersey Devils. March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  3. "Wedgewood blanks Penguins for first NHL shutout". New Jersey Devils. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  4. "Devils sign Wedgewood to one-year, two-way contract". New Jersey Devils. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  5. "Devils acquire fifth-round pick from Arizona". NHL.com. October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  6. "LA Kings Acquire Tobias Rieder, Scott Wedgewood; Trade Kuemper to Coyotes". NHL.com. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  7. "Sabres agree to terms with Scott Wedgewood". Buffalo Sabres. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  8. "Lightning sign three players one-year, two-way contracts". Tampa Bay Lightning. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  9. @syrhockey (December 7, 2019). "Ben said Wedgewood will be out 4-6 weeks with lower body injury" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. "Lightning announce 2020 training camp roster, schedule". nhl.com/lightning. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  11. "Devils sign Wedgewood". New Jersey Devils. October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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