Scott Kirton Highlights

Amateur:
1977-1987: Elmvale Minor Hockey (Novice, Atom, Peewee, Bantam)

1979-1980: Received the Georgian Bay Novice Top Scoring Award.

1986-1987: Won OMHA Bantam “C” Ontario Championship- Team Captain .

1986: Played on Georgian Bay Selects AAA Summer Hockey Team.

1987: Played on Georgian Bay Selects AAA Summer Hockey League.

1987: Tried out for Team Canada Under 17 Team- Picked as 1^st alternate.

1987-1988: Played for Midland Centennials - Jr. “C”

1988-1989: Played Junior “B” for the Orillia Laidlaws Team.

1989-1990: Played Tier 11 Jr. A for Powell River Paper Kings.( British Columbia Junior
Hockey League)

1989-1990: Received Rookie of the Year Award for the BCJHL.

1990-1991: Played for the Powell River Paper Kings, Powell River B.C.
Assistant Captain and team M.V.P.
Voted First Team League All Star Right Winger.

1991: Drafted in the 7^th Round (154^th overall) by the NHL Chicago Black Hawks.

1991-1995: Recipient of a full Scholarship with the University of North Dakota, a
member of the West Coast Hockey Association. (WCHA)

1994-1995 : Assistant Captain of the University of North Dakota team.

Professional:
1995: Signed a Professional Contract with the Boston Bruins of the N.H.L.

1995-1997: Attended the Boston Bruins Training Camp for two consecutive years.

1995-1996: Won the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) Championship (Jack Riley Cup)
with the Charlotte Checkers.

1996-2005: Played professionally in the American Hockey League, the International
   Hockey League, the East Coast Hockey League, the United Hockey League
   in the U.S.A., as well as England, Scotland and Holland of the European
      Elite Leagues. Played three seasons with the Greenville Grrrowl of the
   ECHL., where he served as Captain and during one season with the
   Grrrowl he played alongside his older brother and mentor, Doug Kirton Jr.

2014: Scott, as well as his brother Doug Jr., inducted into the Springwater Sports
Heritage Hall of Fame.

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