About Scott Gordon (ice hockey)
Scott M. Gordon is an American professional ice hockey coach and former professional goaltender. He is currently the head coach for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL). He previously served as the head coach of the NHL's New York Islanders from 2008 to 2010 and the head coach of the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers in the 2018–19 season, and, as well as the head coach of the Providence Bruins and Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) between 2002 and 2021. Before coaching he played 23 games in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques during the 1989–90 and 1990–91 seasons, and in the minor leagues from 1986 to 1994. Internationally he played for the American national team at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1991 World Championships. Gordon was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, but grew up in Easton, Massachusetts. Gordon began his collegiate career with the Boston College Eagles in the 1982–83 season, where in nine games, he posted a 3–3–0 record with a 2.43 goals against average (GAA). Gordon became the Eagles' starting goaltender in 1983–84, where in 35 games, he had a 21–13–0 record and a 3.74 GAA, helping Boston College qualify for the 1984 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Gordon returned for one last season with Boston in 1985–86, where in 32 games, he posted a 17–8–1 record and a 3.63 GAA. In 31 games, he had a 10–12–2 record with a 4.47 GAA and.875 save percentage as the Express failed to qualify for the playoffs.
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