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{{Short description|American ice hockey player and coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Scott Gomez - New Jersey Devils.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Gomez with the [[New Jersey Devils]] in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|12|23}}
| birth_place = [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]], [[Alaska]], U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 200
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]
| shoots = Left
| played_for = [[New Jersey Devils]]<br>[[New York Rangers]]<br>[[Montreal Canadiens]]<br>[[San Jose Sharks]]<br>[[Florida Panthers]]<br>[[St. Louis Blues]]<br>[[Ottawa Senators]]
| ntl_team = USA
| draft = 27th overall
| draft_year = 1998
| draft_team = [[New Jersey Devils]]
| career_start = 1999
| career_end = 2016
}}

'''Scott Carlos Gomez''' (born December 23, 1979) is an American [[ice hockey]] coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the [[Chicago Steel]] of the [[United States Hockey League]] (USHL).

He was the assistant coach for the [[New York Islanders]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Gomez had previously played in the NHL with the [[New Jersey Devils]], [[New York Rangers]], [[Montreal Canadiens]], [[San Jose Sharks]], [[Florida Panthers]], [[St. Louis Blues]] and [[Ottawa Senators]].

==Playing career==

===New Jersey Devils===
In the [[1998 NHL Entry Draft]], Gomez was selected with the 27th pick of the first round by the [[New Jersey Devils]]. At the time, he was playing for the [[Tri-City Americans]] of the [[Western Hockey League]] (WHL) and had just been named to the WHL's All-Rookie team. He also played for the Alaska Aces. In the season after he was drafted, he  justified the Devils' decision by scoring 108 [[point (hockey)|points]] in 58 games for the Americans. This earned him a spot on the WHL West First All-Star Team.

The previous year, Gomez led the [[Surrey Eagles|South Surrey Eagles]] of the Tier II Junior "A" [[British Columbia Hockey League]] to the Gold medal game of the [[Royal Bank Cup 1997|1997 Royal Bank Cup]] against the hometown [[Summerside Western Capitals]]; Gomez and his [[Surrey Eagles|South Surrey Eagles]] were defeated 4–3.

After this impressive WHL performance, Gomez was brought to New Jersey for the [[1999–2000 NHL season]], making him the first Alaska-born NHL player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/magazine/archives/news/story?page=magazine-20000124-article32|title=El Diablo|last=Shaughnessy|first=Dan|date=2012-07-10|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-06-11}}</ref> In his rookie NHL season, he had 51 [[assist (hockey)|assists]] and 70 points for the Devils. For his efforts, he was awarded the [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] as the league's top rookie and played in the [[50th National Hockey League All-Star Game|NHL All-Star Game]] in [[Toronto]]. Gomez scored 10 points in the [[2000 Stanley Cup playoffs|2000 playoffs]] as the Devils won their second [[Stanley Cup]].

In his [[2000–01 NHL season|sophomore season]], Gomez totaled 63 points. The Devils again made their way to the [[2001 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]], but were defeated by the [[Colorado Avalanche]] in seven games. In the [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02 season]], Gomez's numbers dropped, as he scored just 10 [[goal (hockey)|goals]] and 48 points. The Devils bowed out of the playoffs in the first round that season, losing to the [[Carolina Hurricanes]]. Gomez did not play a game in that series due to injury. The [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03 season]], however, was an improvement for Gomez and the Devils. Gomez tallied 55 points and again helped the Devils win the Stanley Cup, this time scoring 12 points during the playoffs. The [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04 season]] was an even better year for Gomez, as he scored 70 points, the most since his rookie year. He also tied for the NHL lead in assists, with 56. However, the Devils lost in the first round of the playoffs to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]].

During the [[2004–05 NHL lockout|NHL lockout]] that forced the cancellation of the [[2004–05 NHL season|2004–05 season]], Gomez initially went to Russia, but ultimately decided to return to his native hometown of Anchorage, Alaska, and played for the [[Alaska Aces (ECHL)|Alaska Aces]] of the [[ECHL]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/echl-has-helped-develop-more-than-600-nhl-players/c-284024024?tid=280428014|title=ECHL grows into starting point toward NHL|last=Gulitti|first=Tom|date=2016-11-27|publisher=NHL.com|access-date=2016-12-23}}</ref> Throughout the season, "Scotty" was the face of the Alaska franchise, as well as the ECHL; he led the ECHL in scoring and won league Most Valuable Player honors. Gomez's season ended early when he was seriously injured by [[Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015)|Bakersfield Condors]] enforcer Ashlee Langdone, who checked him into an open bench door during Game 4 of the Pacific Division Semifinals. Gomez sustained a broken pelvis from the incident.<ref name="injury">{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=121922|title=Gomez breaks pelvis in ECHL game | publisher = [[The Sports Network]] | date = May 22, 2005| access-date = May 23, 2005}}</ref>

Despite the lockout, Gomez returned to form in [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]] and set career highs in goals scored and points, tallying a total of 33 goals and 84 points. He would never reach 20 goals in a season again, let alone 30. Along with linemates [[Brian Gionta]], [[Patrik Eliáš]] and, before Eliáš' comeback, [[Zach Parise]], Gomez helped rally the Devils from a poor beginning of the season by finishing the season on an 11-game winning streak and clinching the division title in the last game. Gomez finished the [[2006 Stanley Cup playoffs]] with five goals and four assists in nine games. On July 25, 2006, Devils [[General Manager (ice hockey)|General Manager]] [[Lou Lamoriello]] accepted an arbitrator's ruling of a $5 million, one-year contract for Gomez for the [[2006–07 New Jersey Devils season|2006–07 season]]. Hence, he would go on to be an [[Free agent|unrestricted free agent]] in the summer of 2007. During the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]], he led the Devils to the second round of the playoffs and totalled 60 points.
[[File:ScottGomez.JPG|thumb|185px|Gomez with the [[New York Rangers]] in 2008.]]

===New York Rangers===
On July 1, 2007, Gomez signed a $51.5&nbsp;million, seven-year contract with the [[New York Rangers]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212475| title=Rangers ink Gomez and Drury | publisher=[[Associated Press]] | date=July 2, 2007 | access-date=February 2, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071225140403/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212475 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = December 25, 2007}}</ref> On the same day, the Rangers signed [[Chris Drury]], who also wears the number 23. To settle who would wear number 23 while playing for the Rangers, a puck was flipped, with Drury winning and earning the right to continue wearing number 23, while Gomez changed his number to 19. Coincidentally, Drury won the [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] the year before Gomez won the same award.<ref name="number23">{{cite web | url = http://www.newyorkrangers.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=2955 | title = New Rangers Drury, Gomez Get Heroes' Welcome | publisher = [[New York Rangers]] | date = July 1, 2007 | access-date = July 2, 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070704175456/http://www.newyorkrangers.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=2955 | archive-date = July 4, 2007 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> When asked about his decision to leave the Devils, Gomez said, "I think it's more that New Jersey and I didn't really talk much… …Both sides were ready to move on. They're a tremendous organization. So many memories, what can I say? Everything I have and everything I've done is because of them. But I think at the end of the day, it was time."<ref name="Devilsqoute">{{cite web | url = http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=327075 | title = Two centers arrive in New York with one goal | publisher = [[National Hockey League]] | date = July 1, 2007 | access-date = July 1, 2007 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Gomez faced his former club for the first time at [[Prudential Center]] on November 14, 2007. Each time Gomez touched the puck, he was severely booed by Devils fans. The Rangers went on to win 4-2 that night, with Gomez piling up two assists in the game.

On February 1, 2008, in a game against his former club, the Devils, Gomez recorded his 500th career point by assisting on a Chris Drury goal.

In the first round of the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs, Gomez and the Rangers faced the Devils, where he scored two goals and four assists, en route to a 4–1 series victory. However, the Rangers fell to the eventual Eastern Conference Champion [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] in the second round 4–1.

On October 1, 2008, Gomez and the New York Rangers won the [[Victoria Cup (ice hockey)|Victoria Cup]] by beating [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]] by the score of 4–3. On October 3, 2008, Gomez was named an alternate captain of the New York Rangers.

===Montreal Canadiens===
[[File:Scott Gomez - Montreal Canadiens.jpg|thumb|left|Gomez in February 2012 during his tenure with the [[Montreal Canadiens]].]]On June 30, 2009, Gomez was traded by the Rangers, along with [[Tom Pyatt]] and [[Michael Busto]], to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in exchange for [[Chris Higgins (ice hockey)|Chris Higgins]], [[Doug Janik]], [[Ryan McDonagh]] and [[Pavel Valentenko]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=4298053|title=Montreal Canadiens acquire Scott Gomez from New York Rangers | publisher =[[ESPN]] | date = June 30, 2009 | access-date = July 1, 2009}}</ref> 
The trade reunited Gomez with former Devils teammate [[Brian Gionta]], who signed with the Canadiens after the Gomez trade.  Montreal's acquisition of Gomez drew considerable attention and criticism across various news sources largely because of his lack of production since signing his contract, one of the longest and highest in the NHL.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Gomez-Trade-Reax-Rangers-drain-the-poison-Habs?urn=nhl,174071 | title = Gomez Trade Reax: Rangers drain the poison, Habs get fleeced | work = [[Yahoo! Sports]] | date = July 1, 2009 | access-date = July 1, 2009}}</ref> With the Canadiens, Gomez wore the number 91 for the [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10 season]] (a reverse of number 19) as his former two numbers are retired by the Canadiens organization (number 19 of [[Larry Robinson]] and the number 23 of [[Bob Gainey]]).

For the start of the [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]] season, Gomez decided to switch his number from 91 to 11 (previously worn by long-time Canadiens captain [[Saku Koivu]]). Gomez decided to wear number 11 because he wore it during his childhood.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Habs+Gomez+switches/3226251/story.html | title = Habs' Gomez switches | newspaper = [[Montreal Gazette]] | date = September 29, 2010 | access-date = October 2, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100705132159/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Habs+Gomez+switches/3226251/story.html | archive-date = July 5, 2010 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

During the [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]] season, on February 5, 2011, Gomez scored a goal which would be his last for more than a year. During this time, the Canadiens played in 90 games, although Gomez missed 30 of these games in the 2011–12 season. Of the games he played in, Gomez failed to score in the final 29 games of the 2010–11 season, the preceding seven-game playoff series against the [[Boston Bruins]] and the first 24 games he played in during the 2011–12 season – a total scoreless drought of 60 games. Gomez had 22 assists and had a [[Plus–minus (sports)|plus-minus]] rating of −15 while registering 122 shots on goal during this period. The drought ended on February 9, 2012, with a one-timer goal during a 4–2 victory over the [[New York Islanders]].

====2012–13 lockout====
Due to the [[2012–13 NHL lockout|2012–13 lockout]], Gomez followed his previous steps and opted a return to the Alaska Aces of the ECHL.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/gomez-returns-alaska-aces-during-222434223--nhl.html|title=Gomez returns to Alaska Aces during NHL lockout|work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=November 7, 2012}}</ref> Initially on a training basis only with the Aces, Gomez signed to play in [[2012–13 ECHL season|2012–13]] season, posting 13 points in 11 games.

When the lockout was settled, the new [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement (CBA)]] directly affected Gomez in two ways — first, it forced teams to count any [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) player's salary above $900,000 against its NHL cap, meaning the Canadiens could not "bury" Gomez's salary by sending him to their AHL affiliate, as had been previously done with players such as [[Wade Redden]], to clear cap room. Second, it allowed for up to two contracts per team to be bought out for up to two-thirds of the remaining salary, without the buyout counting against the cap in the 2013 and/or 2014 off-seasons, so as to help teams get under the reduced cap.

However, the buyouts could not be used on injured players, so, to avoid any risk of a hockey-related injury, on January 13, 2013, the first day of the Canadiens training camp, Gomez was directed by General Manager [[Marc Bergevin]] to stay home for the shortened season to ensure a buy-out at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=413436 | title = Canadiens tell Gomez not to report to team this season | publisher = [[The Sports Network]] | date = January 13, 2013 | access-date = January 13, 2013}}</ref>

While this meant that Gomez (along with Wade Redden who, due to the provision regarding AHL salaries, was in a similar situation) would still have been paid his pro-rated 2012–13 salary despite not playing, the [[National Hockey League Players' Association|NHL Players' Association]] (NHLPA) was concerned that Gomez and Redden being forced to spend an entire year away from hockey would adversely affect their ability to find employment elsewhere in the NHL during the 2013 off-season, even at a much reduced salary.

On January 15, in order to avoid this process, the CBA was revised to allow teams to use one of their two [[compliance buyout]]s prior to the start of the shortened 2013 season, with the provision that the players bought out in such a way would still be paid their pro-rated but otherwise full 2012–13 salaries (which would still count against the 2012–13 cap), and with the buyout of the subsequent years otherwise proceeding as originally intended.

With the revised agreement in place, Gomez was promptly placed on unconditional [[waiver]]s and bought-out, becoming a free agent on January 17, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=413602|title=NHL, NHLPA agree to an accelerated buy-out period|publisher= [[The Sports Network]]|access-date=January 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=413769|title=Gomez, Redden clear waivers, become free agents|publisher= [[The Sports Network]]|date=January 17, 2013}}</ref>

===San Jose Sharks & Florida Panthers===
On January 23, 2013, Gomez signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with the [[San Jose Sharks]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/former-canadiens-c-gomez-signs-222007767--nhl.html|title=Former Canadiens C Gomez signs with Sharks|work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|date=January 23, 2013|access-date=January 23, 2013}}</ref> Playing in 39 games for the Sharks, Gomez recorded two goals and 13 assists.

On July 31, 2013, Gomez signed a one-year contract with the [[Florida Panthers]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/sports/hockey/201307/31/01-4675788-scott-gomez-jouera-en-floride.php | title = Scott Gomez will play in Florida | newspaper = La Presse | date = July 31, 2013 | access-date = July 31, 2013}}</ref> Playing in 46 games for the Panthers, Gomez scored just two goals to go with 10 assists.

===Return to New Jersey, St. Louis Blues and Hershey Bears===
Gomez returned to familiar grounds in attending the New Jersey Devils' training camp for the [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]] season on an unsigned try-out basis. On December 1, 2014, the Devils signed him to a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/scott-gomez-rejoins-nj-devils--skating-with-jaromir-jagr-180030699.html | title = Scott Gomez rejoins NJ Devils | work = [[Yahoo! Sports]] | date = December 1, 2014 | access-date = December 1, 2014}}</ref> On December 28, 2014, he participated in his 1,000th NHL game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2014/12/devils_rangers_rapid_reaction.html|title=Devils fall 3–1 to Rangers in first game of Scott Stevens-Adam Oates era: Rapid Reaction|publisher=NJ.com|date=December 27, 2014|access-date=December 28, 2014}}</ref> Gomez rediscovered  his scoring touch with the Devils, amassing his best offensive output since 2011, finishing third amongst the Devils with 34 points in 58 games.

With the Devils signalling an end of an era through managerial changes and with the intent to build a younger roster, Gomez was not tendered a new contract by the Devils. As a free agent, Gomez again accepted a try-out basis contract to attend the [[St. Louis Blues]] training camp for the [[2015-16 NHL season|2015–16]] season on August 27, 2015.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=777753 | title = Blues invite Gomez, four others to training camp | publisher = [[National Hockey League]] | date = August 27, 2015 | access-date = August 27, 2015}}</ref> On October 7, he signed a one-year two-way contract with the Blues worth $575,000 to begin the [[2015-16 NHL season|2015–16]] season. Gomez was used primarily on the powerplay with the Blues, and contributed with 8 points in 21 games. With the club returning to health and in need of roster positions, on December 29, 2015, he was placed on waivers by the team. Upon clearing, Gomez requested a release from his contract with the Blues and was placed on unconditional waivers by the Blues in order to return to free agency.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/scott-gomez-placed-on-unconditional-waivers-by-blues-182551621.html | title = Scott Gomez placed on unconditional waivers by the Blues | work = [[Yahoo! Sports]] | date = December 30, 2015 | access-date = December 30, 2015}}</ref>

Gomez continued his season in the new-year by signing with the [[Hershey Bears]] of the AHL, an affiliate to the [[Washington Capitals]], on a professional try-out contract on January 14, 2016.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://theahl.com/bears-sign-scott-gomez-to-professional-tryout-p200939 | title = Bears sign Scott Gomez to professional tryout | publisher = [[American Hockey League]] | date = January 14, 2016 | access-date = January 14, 2016}}</ref> Gomez exercised the release from his tryout contract on March 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Leahy|first1=Sean|title=Scott Gomez exercises release from Hershey Bears tryout|date=March 2016 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/scott-gomez-exercises-release-from-hershey-bears-tryout-162439540.html}}</ref>

===Ottawa Senators===
After the Senators' first line center [[Kyle Turris]] was placed on injury reserve, Gomez was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the [[Ottawa Senators]] for $575,000 on March 2, 2016.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/sens-sign-free-agent-forward-gomez-1.446693 | title = Sens sign F Gomez to one-year contract | publisher = [[The Sports Network|TSN]] | date = March 2, 2016 | access-date = March 2, 2016}}</ref>

On August 31, 2016, Gomez announced his retirement from professional hockey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adn.com/sports/2016/08/31/rink-retirement-standard-bearer-scott-gomez-calls-it-a-career/|title=Rink retirement: Standard-bearer Scott Gomez calls it a career after 16 seasons in the NHL| website = Alaska Dispatch News|access-date=September 1, 2016|date=September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Scott Gomez retires after 16 NHL seasons: report|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/scott-gomez-retires-from-nhl-after-16-seasons/c-281493374| website = NHL.com|access-date=September 1, 2016|date=September 1, 2016}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
On May 30, 2017, Gomez was named as the assistant coach for the [[New York Islanders]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL).<ref>{{cite web|title=Islanders Name Gomez Assistant Coach|url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/islanders-name-gomez-assistant-coach/c-289673704| website = NHL.com|access-date=May 31, 2017|date=May 30, 2017}}</ref> Following the 2018–19 season, Gomez elected not to return to the Islanders bench.<ref>{{cite web|title=Scott Gomez won't return as Islanders assistant coach|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/scott-gomez-islanders-1.35563889| website = Newsday.com|access-date=August 27, 2019|date=August 27, 2019}}</ref>

In August 2023, Gomez was named assistant coach for the [[Surrey Eagles]] in the [[British Columbia Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Scott Gomez won't return as Islanders assistant coach|url=https://www.nj.com/devils/2023/08/ex-devils-forward-lands-a-new-job.html| website = nj.com|access-date=August 30, 2023|date=August 30, 2023}}</ref>

In June 2025, Gomez was named Head coach for the [[Chicago Steel]] in the [[United States Hockey League]]

== Web show==
Gomez has a web show on [[YouTube]] entitled, "Scotty's House" that first premiered on July 30, 2020. This series focuses on Gomez having adventures in his house in Alaska.<ref>{{cite web|title=At 'Scotty's House,' two-time Stanley Cup winner Gomez will help you survive with laughter|url=https://www.adn.com/sports/hockey/2020/05/21/at-scottys-house-two-time-stanley-cup-winner-gomez-will-help-you-survive-with-laughter/| website = adn.com|access-date=November 15, 2020|date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1994–95
| [[East Anchorage High School]]
| [[Alaska School Activities Association|HS-AK]]
| 28 || 30 || 48 || 78 || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1995–96
| East Anchorage High School
| HS-AK
| 27 || 56 || 49 || 105 || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1995–96
| Anchorage North Stars AAA
| Midget
| 40 || 67 || 70 || 137 || 44
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| 1996–97
| [[South Surrey Eagles]]
| [[British Columbia Hockey League|BCHL]]
| 56 || 48 || 76 || 124 || 94
| 21 || 18 || 23 || 41 || 57
|- 
| [[1997–98 WHL season|1997–98]]
| [[Tri-City Americans]]
| [[Western Hockey League|WHL]]
| 45 || 12 || 37 || 49 || 57
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 WHL season|1998–99]]
| Tri-City Americans
| WHL
| 58 || 30 || 78 || 108 || 55
| 10 || 6 || 13 || 19 || 31
|-  
| [[1999–00 NHL season|1999–00]]
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 82 || 19 || 51 || 70 || 78
| 23 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| New Jersey Devils
| NHL
| 76 || 14 || 49 || 63 || 46
| 25 || 5 || 9 || 14 || 24
|-  
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| New Jersey Devils
| NHL
| 76 || 10 || 38 || 48 || 36
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| New Jersey Devils
| NHL
| 80 || 13 || 42 || 55 || 48
| 24 || 3 || 9 || 12 || 2
|- 
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| New Jersey Devils
| NHL
| 80 || 14 || 56 || 70 || 70
| 5 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[2004–05 ECHL season|2004–05]]
| [[Alaska Aces (ECHL)|Alaska Aces]]
| [[ECHL]]
| 61 || 13 || 73 || 86 || 69
| 4 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 4
|-  
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| New Jersey Devils
| NHL
| 82 || 33 || 51 || 84 || 42
| 9 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| New Jersey Devils
| NHL
| 72 || 13 || 47 || 60 || 42
| 11 || 4 || 10 || 14 || 14
|-  
| [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
| [[New York Rangers]]
| NHL
| 81 || 16 || 54 || 70 || 36
| 10 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 77 || 16 || 42 || 58 || 60
| 7 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 4
|-  
| [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]]
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| NHL
| 78 || 12 || 47 || 59 || 60
| 19 || 2 || 12 || 14 || 25
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]
| Montreal Canadiens
| NHL
| 80 || 7 || 31 || 38 || 48
| 7 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 2
|- 
| [[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]]
| Montreal Canadiens
| NHL
| 38 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[2012–13 ECHL season|2012–13]]
| Alaska Aces
| ECHL
| 11 || 6 || 7 || 13 || 12
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13]]
| [[San Jose Sharks]]
| NHL
| 39 || 2 || 13 || 15 || 22
| 9 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]]
| [[Florida Panthers]]
| NHL
| 46 || 2 || 10 || 12 || 24
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]]
| New Jersey Devils
| NHL
| 58 || 7 || 27 || 34 || 23
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16]]
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| NHL
| 21 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 4
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[2015–16 AHL season|2015–16]]
| [[Hershey Bears]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 18 || 4 || 20 || 24 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2015–16
| [[Ottawa Senators]]
| NHL
| 13 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 1,079 !! 181 !! 575 !! 756 !! 655
! 149 !! 29 !! 72 !! 101 !! 95
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! Result
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-  
| [[1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1998]] 
| [[United States men's national junior ice hockey team|United States]]
| [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]] 
| 5th
| 7 
| 1 
| 0 
| 1 
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999]] 
| United States
| WJC
| 8th
| 6 
| 3 
| 7 
| 10 
| 4
|- 
| [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004]]
| [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States]]
| [[World Cup of Hockey|WCH]]
| SF 
| 7 
| 2 
| 1 
| 3 
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2006]]
| United States 
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OG]]
| 8th
| 6 
| 1 
| 4 
| 5 
| 10 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="4" | Junior totals 
! 13
! 4
! 7 
! 11
! 6
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="4" | Senior totals 
! 11
! 2 
! 7 
! 9 
! 10 
|}

==Awards and achievements==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | '''[[British Columbia Hockey League|BCHL]]'''
|-
| Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy
| 1997
|-
| [[Abbott Cup]]
| 1997
|-
| [[Doyle Cup]]
| 1997
|-
| [[Mowat Cup]]
| 1997
|-
| [[Fred Page Cup]]
| 1997
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | '''[[Canadian Junior Hockey League|CJHL]]'''
|-
| Top Forward
| [[1997 Royal Bank Cup|1997]]
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | '''[[Western Hockey League|WHL]]'''
|-
| All-Rookie team
| [[1997–98 WHL season|1998]]
|- 
| First All-Star Team
| [[1998–99 WHL season|1999]]
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | '''[[National Hockey League|NHL]]'''
|-
| [[NHL All-Rookie team|All-Rookie team]]
| 2000
|-
| [[NHL All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]
| [[2000 National Hockey League All-Star Game|2000]], [[2008 National Hockey League All-Star Game|2008]]
|-
| [[Calder Memorial Trophy]]
| 2000
|-
| [[Stanley Cup]] champion 
| [[2000 Stanley Cup Finals|2000]], [[2003 Stanley Cup Finals|2003]]
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | '''[[ECHL]]'''
|-
| [[ECHL Leading Scorer Award|Leading Scorer Award]]
| [[2004–05 ECHL season|2005]]
|-
| [[ECHL Most Valuable Player|CCM TACKS Most Valuable Player]]
| [[2004–05 ECHL season|2005]]
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | '''[[New York Rangers]]'''
|-
| [[Victoria Cup (ice hockey)|Victoria Cup]]
| [[2008 Victoria Cup|2008]]
|}

==See also==
*[[List of NHL players with 1,000 games played]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{Ice hockey stats|tsn=scott-gomez}}
* {{ECHL profile|4364}}
* {{Team USA|new_id=scott-gomez|old_id=GO/Scott-Gomez|archive=20221207035029}}
* {{Olympics.com|scott-gomez}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* [http://scottygomezfoundation.com/ Scotty Gomez Foundation]

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