Marco Scandella
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| Born | February 23, 1990 Montreal, QC, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Minnesota Wild | ||
| NHL Draft | 55th overall, 2008 Minnesota Wild |
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| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
| 200px Scandella at the 2010 World Junior Championship |
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Representing  Canada |
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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2010 Saskatchewan | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
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2008 Kazan | |
Marco Scandella (born February 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for the Val d'Or Foreurs prior to being selected by the Wild in the second round, 55th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
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Playing career
Amateur
Scandella began his junior career with the Val d'Or Foreurs of the QMJHL. He represented Canada internationally for the first time at the 2008 World Under-18 Championships, helping his country to a gold medal and recording one goal and one assist in seven games.[1] He also represented Canada at the 2010 World Junior Championships, helping the team to a silver medal and recording one goal and two assists in six games.[1] Shortly after returning from the tournament, Scandella was suspended for 15 games by the QMJHL for elbowing Alexandre Durette of the Rimouski Océanic in the head.[2]
Professional
Scandella made his NHL debut for the Minnesota Wild on November 12, 2010, against the Florida Panthers.[3] He scored his first career NHL goal during the first game of the 2011–12 season against Steve Mason of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Scandella began his breakout year in the 2013–14 season, skating in 76 games with the Wild and playing the majority of his minutes on the second defensive pairing with close friend Jared Spurgeon. He scored three goals and added 14 assists for 17 points over the course of the season.
There were high expectations for Scandella entering the 2014–15 season. He immediately made an impact, going on a scoring streak and surpassing his career totals of goals scored. He scored the overtime winners against the Winnipeg Jets and Dallas Stars on November 14 and November 29, and on the latter date, November 29, signed a five-year, $20 million contract extension with Minnesota.[4] Scandella was later fined $2,755.38 for an illegal check to the head of the St. Louis Blues' T. J. Oshie on December 1, and nine days later, he was suspended a further two games for the same infraction against the New York Islanders' Brock Nelson.
Personal life
Scandella is the nephew of former NHLer Sergio Momesso.[5] Marco's older brother, Giulio Scandella, plays for the Italian national team, with whom he appeared at the 2006 Winter Olympics; Giulio also plays professional hockey in Italy.[1][6] Marco Scandella is trilingual, speaking English, French and Italian.[7]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 65 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 58 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 31 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 33 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 63 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 45 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 76 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 64 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 73 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 302 | 23 | 53 | 76 | 123 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2008 | Canada | WJC18 |  |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2010 | Canada | WJC |  |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||
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