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

Scot Kleinendorst
Born (1960-01-16)January 16, 1960
Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S.
Died December 17, 2019(2019-12-17) (aged 59)
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Hartford Whalers
Washington Capitals
National team  United States
NHL draft 98th overall, 1980
New York Rangers
Playing career 1981–1990

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

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1978–79 Providence College ECAC 25 4 4 8 27
1979–80 Providence College ECAC 30 1 12 13 38
1980–81 Providence College ECAC 32 3 31 34 75
1981–82 Providence College ECAC 33 11 27 38 85
1981–82 Springfield Indians AHL 5 0 4 4 11
1982–83 New York Rangers NHL 30 2 9 11 8 6 0 2 2 2
1982–83 Tulsa Oilers CHL 10 0 7 7 14
1983–84 New York Rangers NHL 23 0 2 2 35
1983–84 Tulsa Oilers CHL 10 4 5 9 4
1984–85 Binghamton Whalers AHL 30 3 7 10 42
1984–85 Hartford Whalers NHL 35 1 8 9 69
1985–86 Hartford Whalers NHL 41 2 7 9 62 10 0 1 1 18
1986–87 Hartford Whalers NHL 66 3 9 12 130 4 1 3 4 20
1987–88 Hartford Whalers NHL 44 3 6 9 86 3 1 1 2 0
1988–89 Binghamton Whalers AHL 4 0 1 1 19
1988–89 Hartford Whalers NHL 24 0 1 1 36
1988–89 Washington Capitals NHL 3 0 1 1 10
1989–90 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 2 2 0 2 6
1989–90 Washington Capitals NHL 15 1 3 4 16 3 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 281 12 46 58 452 26 2 7 9 40

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1979–80 [4]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1981–82 [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Scot Kleinendorst Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
  2. ^ Dec 17th 2019 - 10am, News Tribune (December 17, 2019). "Grand Rapids man injured in UPM Blandin accident dies". Duluth News Tribune.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Former NHL Player Scot Kleinendorst Dies From Injuries After Grand Rapids Workplace Accident". December 17, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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