Scott Metcalfe

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Born (1967-01-06)January 6, 1967
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died June 5, 2025(2025-06-05) (aged 58)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Buffalo Sabres
Eisbären Berlin
Hannover Scorpions
Sheffield Steelers
NHL draft 20th overall, 1985
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1987–2002

Scott "Metter" Metcalfe (January 6, 1967 – June 5, 2025) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, who played 19 games over four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). The majority of his career was spent with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, where he helped the team to a Calder Cup Championship in 1996[1] and over the course of nine seasons became a fan favorite.

Playing career

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Metcalfe was born in Toronto, Ontario. He began his junior career playing with the Kingston Canadians of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 1983 to 1986, playing in 192 games, scoring 213 points (88 goals and 125 assists), and adding three goals and six assists in 10 playoff games. While with Kingston, Metcalfe was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers with their first pick, 20th overall in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

He played for Team Canada at the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, scoring seven points (two goals, five assists) in six games.

Metcalfe began the 1987–88 season with the Nova Scotia Oilers of the American Hockey League (AHL), before making his NHL debut on January 4, 1988 in a tie with the Boston Bruins.[2] The Oilers shipped him to along with the a ninth-round draft pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, to the Buffalo Sabres for Steve Dykstra and the Sabres' seventh-round pick in the 1989 NHL Draft, on February 11, 1988.[3] Metcalfe spent the majority of the remainder of the season with the Rochester Americans of the AHL, scoring 15 points (two goals and 13 assists) in 22 game. He played a single game with the Sabres in the NHL, picking up his first NHL point, an assist. He chipped in with four points (one goal and three assists) in seven playoff games with Rochester.

Metcalfe spent most of the 1988–89 season with Rochester, picking up 51 points (20 goals and 31 assists) in 60 games, along with 241 penalty minutes. He played nine games in Buffalo, scoring his first NHL goal and picking up as assist, as well. He once again split his playing time between Rochester and Buffalo in 1989–90, scoring 29 points (12 goals and 17 assists) in 43 games in Rochester, and no points in seven games with the Sabres, his last time in the NHL. Metcalfe recorded an assist in two playoff games with Rochester. He spent the entire 1990–91 season with the Americans, scoring 39 points (17 goals and 22 assists) in 69 games, and had five points (four goals and one assist) in 14 post-season games.

Metcalfe spent the next two seasons in Germany playing for EHC Dynamo Berlin, ES Weißwasser, and Eisbären Berlin.[4] He returned to North America in 1993–94, scoring a career-high 81 points for the Knoxville Cherokees of the ECHL, while also skating 16 games with the Americans.

Metcalfe played exclusively for the Americans the next three seasons, which were highlighted by the team's championship in 1996. During the playoffs that season Metcalfe contributed 14 points (six goals and eight assists) in 19 games.

Metcalfe returned to Germany for the 1998–99 and 1999-2000 season, playing for the Hannover Scorpions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He then joined the Sheffield Steelers of the Ice Hockey Superleague in Great Britain for 2000-01[4] and finished his career with three games for the Adirondack IceHawks of the United Hockey League in 2000-01.[5]

Metcalfe holds the Rochester record for penalty minutes[2] with 1,424 over 499 career games with the Americans.[6] As of the 2024-25 season, Metcalfe ranks seventh in games played, ninth in points and assists and 11th in goals for the franchise. He won numerous team awards during his years in Rochester, including the McCulloch Trophy for community service, the V.P. Supply Most Popular Player and Executive Club Most Popular Player award three times each. In 1988-89 he won the Rob Zabelny Award as the team’s Unsung Hero.[6]

In 2006, Metcalfe was inducted into the Amerks Hall of Fame.[6]

Personal life and death

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Metcalfe was married to Jane and had three children. Following his career, Metcalfe remained in Rochester.[6]

He died on June 5, 2025, at the age of 58.[6]

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
1983–84 Kingston Canadians OHL 68 25 49 74 154 — — — — —
1984–85 Kingston Canadians OHL 58 27 33 60 100 — — — — —
1985–86 Kingston Canadians OHL 66 36 43 79 213 10 3 6 9 21
1986–87 Kingston Canadians OHL 39 15 45 60 104 — — — — —
1986–87 Windsor Compuware Spitfires OHL 18 10 12 22 52 13 5 10 27
1987–88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1987–88 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 43 9 19 28 87 — — — — —
1987–88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1987–88 Rochester Americans AHL 22 2 13 15 56 7 1 3 4 24
1988–89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 9 1 1 2 13 — — — — —
1988–89 Rochester Americans AHL 60 20 31 51 241 — — — — —
1989–90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 7 0 0 0 5 — — — — —
1989–90 Rochester Americans AHL 43 12 17 29 93 2 0 1 1 0
1990–91 Rochester Americans AHL 69 17 22 39 177 14 4 1 5 27
1991–92 EHC Dynamo Berlin GER-2 25 19 16 35 83 — — — — —
1992–93 Eisbären Berlin GER 27 8 17 25 45 4 2 2 4 8
1992–93 ES Weißwasser GER-2 8 4 3 7 4 — — — — —
1993–94 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 56 25 56 81 136 3 0 1 1 20
1993–94 Rochester Americans AHL 16 5 7 12 16 4 1 0 1 31
1994–95 Rochester Americans AHL 63 19 36 55 216 5 1 1 2 4
1995–96 Rochester Americans AHL 71 21 24 45 228 19 6 8 14 23
1996–97 Rochester Americans AHL 80 32 38 70 205 10 1 3 4 18
1997–98 Rochester Americans AHL 75 9 24 33 192 4 0 0 0 0
1998–99 Hannover Scorpions DEL 50 11 21 32 126 — — — — —
1999–00 Hannover Scorpions DEL 49 8 12 20 69 — — — — —
2000–01 Sheffield Steelers GBR 46 8 14 22 91 7 0 2 2 4
2001–02 Adirondack IceHawks UHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
AHL totals 542 146 231 377 1511 65 14 17 31 127
NHL totals 19 1 2 3 18 — — — — —

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1987 Canada WJC 6 2 5 7 12
Junior totals 6 2 5 7 12

References

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  1. ^ Americans, Rochester. "A LOOK BACK AT THE 1996 CALDER CUP 26 YEARS LATER | Rochester Americans". www.amerks.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  2. ^ a b Reid, Ken (2020-09-22). One to Remember: Stories from 39 Members of the NHL’s One Goal Club. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-77305-570-1.
  3. ^ "Former Edmonton Oilers first-round pick dead at 58 | Sports". Daily Hive. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  4. ^ a b "RIP Scott Metcalfe – Sheffield Steelers". Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  5. ^ "Hockey World Mourns the Passing of Former NHL First Round Pick at the Age of 58". CanucksDaily. 2025-06-09. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  6. ^ a b c d e "AMERKS MOURN THE LOSS OF SCOTT METCALFE". Rochester Americans. June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
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Preceded by Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick
1985 		Succeeded by