{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1961)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Scott Bjugstad | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | position = Right wing | shoots = Left | catches = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 185 | team = | league = | prospect_team = | prospect_league = | former_teams = | played_for = Minnesota North Stars<br>Pittsburgh Penguins<br>Los Angeles Kings | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|6|2}} | birth_place = Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | ntl_team = USA | death_date = | death_place = | draft = 181st overall | draft_year = 1981 | draft_team = Minnesota North Stars | wha_draft = | wha_draft_year = | wha_draft_team = | career_start = 1983 | career_end = 1993 | halloffame = | website = }} '''Barry Scott Bjugstad''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|juː|g|s|t|æ|d}} {{respell|BEWG|stad}}; born June 2, 1961) is an American retired professional ice hockey forward who played 317 games in the National Hockey League between 1984 and 1992.
==Playing career== He played for the Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Los Angeles Kings. He was also a member of the United States national hockey team in the 1984 Winter Olympics before turning professional.
During high school, Scott Bjugstad lived in New Brighton, MN where he attended Irondale High School and helped lead the Knights hockey team to playoff victories. After high school, he went on to a successful college career with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers.
==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 ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1977–78 | Irondale High School | HS-MN | — || — || — || — || — | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1978–79 | Irondale High School | HS-MN | — || 48 || 32 || 80 || — | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1979–80 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 18 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1980–81 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 35 || 12 || 13 || 25 || 34 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1981–82 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 36 || 29 || 14 || 43 || 24 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1982–83 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 44 || 43 || 48 || 91 || 30 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1983–84 | United States National Team | Intl | 54 || 31 || 20 || 51 || 28 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1983–84 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1983–84 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 15 || 10 || 8 || 18 || 6 | 5 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1984–85 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 5 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1984–85 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 72 || 11 || 4 || 15 || 32 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1985–86 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 || 43 || 33 || 76 || 24 | 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | 1986–87 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 11 || 6 || 4 || 10 || 7 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1986–87 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 39 || 4 || 9 || 13 || 43 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 33 || 10 || 12 || 22 || 15 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1988–89 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 4 || 5 || 0 || 5 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1988–89 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 24 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1989–90 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 47 || 45 || 21 || 66 || 40 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 11 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1990–91 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 31 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 12 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | 1990–91 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 3 || 7 || 2 || 9 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1991–92 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 22 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 10 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1991–92 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 28 || 14 || 14 || 28 || 12 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1992–93 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 7 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 317 !! 76 !! 68 !! 144 !! 144 ! 9 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:50em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1984 | United States | OG | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |}
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- | All-WCHA First Team | 1982–83 | <ref name=WCHA>{{cite news|title=WCHA All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=May 19, 2013}}</ref> |- |}
== Personal life == He is the uncle of Nick Bjugstad.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{icehockeystats|legends=10116}} *[http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81181.html Scott Bjugstad's profile at hockeydraftcentral.com] *[http://www.gopherhockeyhistory.com/players/playerDetail.asp?plID=111 Gopher Hockey History Player Info]
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