Scott Wedgewood
Wedgewood with the New Jersey Devils in 2015
Born (1992-08-14) August 14, 1992 (age 31)
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		 Dallas Stars
New Jersey Devils
Arizona Coyotes
NHL Draft 84th overall, 2010
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2012–present

Scott Wedgewood (born August 14, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Dallas Stars 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.

Playing career

2011–2016: Junior hockey, NHL debut with Devils

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]

2017–present: Playing with the Coyotes and Stars

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] 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]

On March 20, 2022, Wedgewood was traded by Arizona to the Dallas Stars in exchange for a conditional 2023 fourth-round draft pick.[16]

On June 30, 2022, Wedgewood signed a two-year, $2 million contract extension with the Stars.[17]

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 — — — 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
NHL totals 98 32 41 17 5,456 275 6 3.02 .908 3 0 0 106 4 0 2.28 .862

International

Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2012 Canada WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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 8, 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.
  12. ^ "Campbell, Lindblom, Marleau among 2020-21 Masterton nominees". NBC Sports. May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  13. ^ "Devils Re-Sign G Wedgewood". NHL.com. July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "Devils Re-Sign G Wedgewood". TSN.ca. November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  15. ^ "Coyotes Claim Goaltender Wedgewood Off Waivers". NHL.com. November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  16. ^ "Coyotes get conditional fourth-round draft choice from Stars in exchange for Wedgewood". Arizona Coyotes. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  17. ^ "Stars sign goaltender Scott Wedgewood to two-year contract extension". NHL.com. June 30, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2023.

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