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Stevens started out with the Washington Capitals in 1982, playing for nine seasons in DC and enjoying moderate individual and team success. The club housed one of the strongest defensive corps of the 1980s, and so Stevens was immersed in the defense-first ideaology early on. After a brief stint with the St. Louis Blues, he was shipped to the Devils in an arbitration case.

Stevens has played the last 12 seasons for New Jersey. As a Devil, He won 3 Stanley Cup championships (in 1995, 2000, and 2003). It was also in New Jersey that Stevens gained notoreity for his punishing open-ice hits, some of which have rendered opponents unconscious. Notable victims of Scott Stevens hits over the years include Slava Kozlov , Eric Lindros, and Paul Kariya.

Winner of the Conn Smythe TrophyThe Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the most valuable player during the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup playoffs. The winner is chosen by the vote of members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association and is not necessarily a member of as the Most Valuable Player in the 2000 playoffs, Stevens will be a shoo-in in the Hockey Hall of FameThe Hockey Hall of Fame is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; it is devoted to ice hockey rather than the field variety of the game. It was founded in 1943 but no building was built until 1961 when a hall was opened on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhib upon retirement.

Achievements

• 1983Events January January 1 Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choir's new conductor January 1 the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 compulsory wearing of seat belts becomes law in the UK. January 2 The mu- NHL All-Rookie Team
• 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor- Played in NHL All-Star Game
• 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day.- NHL First All-Star Team
• 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra- Played in NHL All-Star Game
• 19911991 like 2002, is a palindromic year. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31. It is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 2 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first blac- Played in NHL All-Star Game
• 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi- NHL Second All-Star Team
• 1992- Played in NHL All-Star Game
• 1993- Played in NHL All-Star Game
• 1994- NHL First All-Star Team
• 1994- Alka-Seltzer Plus Award
• 1994- Played in NHL All-Star Game
• 1996- Played in NHL All-Star Game
• 1997- NHL Second All-Star Team
• 1997- Played in NHL All-Star Game
• 1998- Played in NHL All-Star Game
• 1999- Played in NHL All-Star Game
• 2000- Conn Smythe Trophy
• 2000- Played in NHL All-Star Game
• 2001- NHL Second All-Star Team
• 2001- Played in NHL All-Star Game
• 2003- Played in NHL All-Star Game