Ice hockey player
| Scott Ford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ford with the Milwaukee Admirals in 2013 | |||
| Born |
(1979-12-24) December 24, 1979 (age 44) Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Cleveland Barons Bridgeport Sound Tigers Providence Bruins Milwaukee Admirals Peoria Rivermen | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2015 | ||
Scott Ford (born December 24, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently an assistant coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.
Playing career
Undrafted, Ford played for the Milwaukee Admirals, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Brown Bears, Cleveland Barons, Dayton Bombers, Fresno Falcons, Providence Bruins, Trenton Titans, Utah Grizzlies, and Peoria Rivermen.
During the 2012–13 season, whilst with the Peoria Rivermen, Ford was traded by the St. Louis Blues to the Nashville Predators to mark a return to the Milwaukee Admirals in exchange for Jani Lajunen on February 19, 2013.
A free agent midway into the 2014–15 season, Ford belatedly signed an ECHL contract with the South Carolina Stingrays on December 6, 2014. It marked a return to the ECHL for the first time since 2007.
On September 8, 2015, it was announced that Ford would join the Milwaukee Admirals as an assistant coach for the 2015–16 season.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Fernie Ghostriders | RMJHL | 31 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Merritt Centennials | BCHL | 57 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Merritt Centennials | BCHL | 58 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 134 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 1999–00 | Merritt Centennials | BCHL | 42 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 90 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | ||
| 2000–01 | Brown University | ECAC | 23 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Brown University | ECAC | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Brown University | ECAC | 33 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Brown University | ECAC | 31 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Fresno Falcons | ECHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 70 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 113 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 2007–08 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 23 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 54 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 63 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 128 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 61 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 80 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 164 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 75 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 2012–13 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 66 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 82 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 29 | ||
| 2014–15 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 522 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 762 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | ||||
References
- "Predators send Lajunen to Blues in exchange for Ford". The Sports Network. February 19, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- "Stingrays pick up AHL leadership in defenseman Scott Ford". South Carolina Stingrays. December 6, 2014. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- "Scott Ford added to coaching staff". Milwaukee Admirals. September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byDouglas Murray | ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman 2003–04 |
Succeeded byJaime Sifers |
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
- Brown Bears men's ice hockey players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Cleveland Barons (2001–2006) players
- Dayton Bombers players
- Fresno Falcons players
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Merritt Centennials players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- People from Fort St. John, British Columbia
- Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
- Providence Bruins players
- South Carolina Stingrays players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Trenton Titans players
- Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players