![]() ![]() In the 2001–02 season, Gomez's numbers dropped, as he scored just 10 goals and 48 points. The Devils again made their way to the Stanley Cup Finals, but were defeated by the Colorado Avalanche in seven games. In his sophomore season, Gomez totaled 63 points. Gomez scored 10 points in the 2000 playoffs as the Devils won their second Stanley Cup. For his efforts, he was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie and played in the NHL All-Star Game in Toronto. In his rookie NHL season, he had 51 assists and 70 points for the Devils. ![]() The year before, Gomez led the South Surrey Eagles of the Tier II Junior "A" British Columbia Hockey League to the Gold medal game of the 1997 Royal Bank Cup against the hometown Summerside Western Capitals, but Gomez and his South Surrey Eagles were defeated 4–3.Īfter this impressive WHL performance, Gomez was brought to New Jersey for the 1999–2000 NHL season, making him the fifth Alaskan to play in the NHL. This earned him a spot on the WHL West First All-Star Team. In the season after he was drafted, he justified the Devils' decision by scoring 108 points in 58 games for the Americans. 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. In the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Scott Gomez was selected with the 27th pick of the first round by the New Jersey Devils.
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