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Scott M. Levins (born January 30, 1970) is an American former professional
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player. Levins was born in
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.


Playing career

After a successful junior career with the WHL's
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, Levins was selected by the
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in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. At the
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level, Levins was used primarily as a
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and physical presence, as he had difficulty replicating the offensive numbers he had produced in the minors. Levins ultimately played in only nine games in Winnipeg, spending the majority of his time with their farm team, the
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. He was claimed by the
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in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft and after 29 games was dealt to the
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in 1994 in a multi-player deal which saw
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going to Florida. It was in Ottawa that Levins would spend the majority of his NHL career. He would later play briefly with the
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before his NHL career came to an end, and he played the rest of his professional career in the minors ( IHL, AHL and UHL) and then in Germany (
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) for
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,
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and
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before heading to the British
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to play for the
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. He played his last professional season in 2003–04 splitting his time between
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of the UHL and the
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of the BNL where he won a Play-off Championship.


Career statistics


Regular season and playoffs


Awards

* WHL West Second All-Star Team – 1990


External links

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