#19 Scottie Upshall 'C' /forward

AGE: 19    HT: 5'11.5"    WT: 178    SHOT: left    BORN: October 7, 1983   HOMETOWN: Ft. McMurray, AB

2002-03 team: Kamloops Blazers, WHL

Pro Status: NHL Draft Nashville Predators 2002 (1, 6)

 

International background: Attended Canada’s National Junior Team’s Development Camp in Halifax, NS in August, 2002 … Won a silver medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2002 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in the Czech Republic … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Under 18 Team at 2000 Four Nations Cup in Slovakia … Won a bronze medal with Team Pacific at 2000 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge

 

Hockey background: In his third season with the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers … Started the season with the NHL’s Nashville Predators … Scored his first career NHL goal vs. the New York Rangers on October 19, 2002, and was named the game’s third star … An assistant captain with Kamloops in 2002-2003 … In 2001- 2002, he was Kamloops’ 2nd top scorer and was named to the WHL’s West Conference 2nd All-Star Team … Played in the 2002 CHL Top Prospects Game in Saskatoon ... Played for the WHL's Western Conference All-Star Team at the 2002 Hershey Cup in Rimouski ... Posted an eight-game scoring streak from Oct. 14-30, 2001 (4-5-9) ... Posted an 11-game scoring streak from Nov. 10-Dec. 7, 2001 (7- 11 18) ... CHL and WHL Rookie-of-the-Year in 2000-2001 … Kamloops’ Scholastic Playerof- the-Year in 2000-2001 … Named to 2001 WHL All-Star Team … Won 2000 Royal Bank Cup National Junior “A” Hockey Championship with Fort McMurray Oil Barons ... Voted by fans as Oil Barons' Player-of-the-Year in 1999-2000 ... Scored winning goal as Fort McMurray won the Quebec Pee Wee Championship in 1996

Profile: One of four national team members to see NHL action this season, Upshall dressed for eight games with the Nashville Predators before returning to the Kamloops Blazers. A feisty competitor and natural leader, he's no slouch skill-wise either. Captain of Team Canada.

Personal: Nickname: Uppie … Son of Scott and Amanda … Has one brother, Brent (16) … Favorite NHL Player: Paul Kariya … Favorite hobby: Golf, fishing