Scot Kleinendorst Explained

Position:Defense
Played For:New York Rangers
Hartford Whalers
Washington Capitals
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:205
Birth Date:16 January 1960
Birth Place:Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S.
Death Place:Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Ntl Team:USA
Draft:98th overall
Draft Year:1980
Draft Team:New York Rangers
Career Start:1981
Career End:1990

Scot Brian Kleinendorst (January 16, 1960 – December 17, 2019) was an American ice hockey defenseman.

Drafted in 1980 by the New York Rangers, Kleinendorst also played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers and Washington Capitals.[1] He was the brother of Kurt Kleinendorst.

Kleinendorst died on December 17, 2019, after being injured in a workplace accident at a paper mill on December 9. He suffered severe head trauma and multiple fractures after being ejected from a piece of heavy machinery he was operating, and died at a hospital in Duluth.[2] [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1978–79Providence CollegeECAC25 4 4 8 27
1979–80Providence CollegeECAC30 1 12 13 38
1980–81Providence CollegeECAC32 3 31 34 75
1981–82Providence CollegeECAC33 11 27 38 85
1981–82Springfield IndiansAHL5 0 4 4 11
1982–83New York RangersNHL30 2 9 11 86 0 2 2 2
1982–83Tulsa OilersCHL10 0 7 7 14
1983–84New York RangersNHL23 0 2 2 35
1983–84Tulsa OilersCHL10 4 5 9 4
1984–85Binghamton WhalersAHL30 3 7 10 42
1984–85Hartford WhalersNHL35 1 8 9 69
1985–86Hartford WhalersNHL41 2 7 9 6210 0 1 1 18
1986–87Hartford WhalersNHL66 3 9 12 1304 1 3 4 20
1987–88Hartford WhalersNHL44 3 6 9 863 1 1 2 0
1988–89Binghamton WhalersAHL4 0 1 1 19
1988–89Hartford WhalersNHL24 0 1 1 36
1988–89Washington CapitalsNHL3 0 1 1 10
1989–90Baltimore SkipjacksAHL2 2 0 2 6
1989–90Washington CapitalsNHL15 1 3 4 163 0 0 0 0
NHL totals281 12 46 58 45226 2 7 9 40

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team1979–80[4]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team1981–82

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scot Kleinendorst Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com. www.hockeydb.com.
  2. Web site: Grand Rapids man injured in UPM Blandin accident dies. News Tribune . Dec 17th 2019 - 10am. Duluth News Tribune. 17 December 2019 .
  3. Web site: Former NHL Player Scot Kleinendorst Dies From Injuries After Grand Rapids Workplace Accident. December 17, 2019.
  4. News: ECAC All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.