Playing career

Scatchard was selected 42nd overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. Drafted from the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL), he made his NHL debut in the 1997-98 season after a season in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Syracuse Crunch, Vancouver's minor league affiliate. He recorded 24 points in his rookie season and established himself as a two-way forward. During his third season with the Canucks in 1999-2000, Scatchard was traded to the New York Islanders, along with forward Bill Muckalt and goaltender Kevin Weekes, for goaltender Felix Potvin on December 19, 1999.

Scatchard played four and a half seasons with the Islanders, recording two career-high 45-point campaigns in 2000-01 and 2002-03. Following the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Scatchard signed with the Boston Bruins, but after just 16 games, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for defenceman David Tanabe on November 18, 2005. In 2006-07, Scatchard was sidelined for the last 32 games of the season with a concussion, finishing with eight points in 45 games. He was later bought out of the final two years of his contract by the Coyotes in the off-season.

On November 15, 2007, Scatchard was signed to a professional try-out by the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL, the top minor league affiliate of the Nashville Predators. After eight games, however, he was released.

Scatchard subsequently took time off due to lingering concussion problems. Prior to the 2009-10 season, he was invited to the Vancouver Canucks' training camp. He was, however, released before the end of the pre-season. Shortly after the regular season began, however, he signed a one-year deal to return with the Predators organization.

On August 3, 2010, Scatchard, once again a free agent, was signed to a one-year contract with the St. Louis Blues.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993-94	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		47	9	11	20	46		10	2	1	3	4
1994-95	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		71	20	30	50	148		8	0	3	3	21
1995-96	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		59	19	28	47	146		7	1	8	9	14
1995-96	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		15	2	5	7	29
1996-97	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		26	8	7	15	65		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		76	13	11	24	165		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	13	13	26	140		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		21	0	4	4	24		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	New York Islanders	NHL		44	12	14	26	93		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	New York Islanders	NHL		81	21	24	45	114		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	New York Islanders	NHL		80	12	15	27	111		7	1	1	2	22
2002-03	New York Islanders	NHL		81	27	18	45	108		5	1	0	1	6
2003-04	New York Islanders	NHL		61	9	16	25	78		5	0	1	1	6
2005-06	Boston Bruins	NHL		16	4	6	10	28		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		47	11	12	23	84		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		46	3	5	8	72		—	—	—	—	—
2007-08	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		3	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007-08	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		8	1	2	3	14		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		36	20	10	30	59		3	0	0	0	2
2009-10	Nashville Predators	NHL		16	3	2	5	17		—	—	—	—	—
2010-11	Peoria Rivermen	AHL		41	7	11	18	50		—	—	—	—	—
2010-11	St. Louis Blues	NHL		8	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				659	128	141	269	1040		17	2	2	4	34

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