Playing career

Minor/Junior

Arnott grew up playing for his hometown Wasaga Beach Stars "DD" of the OMHA. In his Bantam year, he signed with the Stayner Siskins Jr. C. club of the OHA for the 1989-90 season.

In 1990-91, Arnott played Jr.B. hockey for the Lindsay Century 21 Bears of the OHA. Later that year, he was selected in the first round, 16th overall, of the 1991 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection by the Oshawa Generals. He was then drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round, seventh overall at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft following an impressive junior career with the Generals.

Professional

In 1993-94, as a rookie, Arnott played 78 games as a left winger, scoring 68 points and finishing as the runner-up to future teammate Martin Brodeur for the Calder Memorial Trophy for rookie of the year. On January 4, 1998, Arnott was traded to the New Jersey Devils along with Bryan Muir in exchange for Valeri Zelepukin and Bill Guerin. As a member of the "A Line" on the Devils with Patrik Eliáš and Petr Sýkora, he led the team to the 2000 Stanley Cup championship, scoring the Cup-winning goal at 8:20 of double overtime in Game 6 against the Dallas Stars.

On March 19, 2002, Arnott was traded to the Dallas Stars with Randy McKay in exchange for Joe Nieuwendyk and Jamie Langenbrunner. In 2005-06, Arnott had a career high 76 points for Dallas and scoring 32 goals, the most since his rookie season, in which he had 33. He also set a career high of 44 assists. In the off-season, he signed a five-year, $22.5 million contract as an unrestricted free agent with the Nashville Predators.

On June 19, 2010, Arnott was traded back to his Stanley Cup-winning team, the New Jersey Devils, in exchange for forward Matt Halischuk and a second-round pick in 2011. This was the first-ever trade between the Devils and the Predators. With the Devils, Arnott played alongside captain Jamie Langenbrunner, his original counterpart in his trade to the Stars in 2002.

On February 28, 2011, Arnott was again traded away from the New Jersey Devils, this time to the Washington Capitals, in exchange for Dave Steckel and a second-round pick in 2012.

On March 9, 2011, Arnott recorded his 900th career point against the team that drafted him, the Edmonton Oilers, in a 5-0 shutout victory. On April 2, 2011, he scored his 400th career goal in a 5-4 overtime victory against the Buffalo Sabres. On July 6, 2011, Arnott signed a free agent contract with the St. Louis Blues.

After scoring 17 goals with 17 assists in 72 games during the 2011-12 season, the Blues opted not to re-sign Arnott. On January 26, 2013, he then signed a one-year deal with the New York Rangers worth approximately $1.6-$1.7 million. The deal, however, was not finalized when Arnott failed his physical and was not cleared to play by Rangers' doctors.

On November 5, 2013, Arnott announced his retirement from the NHL after 18 seasons in the League. In October 2014, it was announced that Arnott was hired as a part-time scout for the St. Louis Blues.

Legacy

There is an arena in Wasaga Beach that honors Arnott and is home of the Wasaga Stars.

Awards

• Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1994
• Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1997 and 2008
• Won a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 2000

Records

• Nashville Predators record for most goals in one season, 33 in 2008-09
• Scored the overtime Stanley Cup-winning goal with the New Jersey Devils in 2000

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988-89	Wasaga Beach Stars Bantam DD	OMHA		33	62	34	96	28		—	—	—	—	—
1989-90	Stayner Siskins Jr.C.	OHA		34	21	31	52	12		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	Lindsay Bears Jr.B.	OHA		42	17	44	61	10		8	9	8	17	6
1991-92	Oshawa Generals	OHL		57	9	15	24	12		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Oshawa Generals	OHL		46	51	47	98	74		13	9	9	18	20
1993-94	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		78	33	35	68	104		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		42	15	22	37	128		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		64	28	31	59	87		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		67	19	38	57	92		12	3	6	9	18
1997-98	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		35	5	13	18	78		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	New Jersey Devils	NHL		35	5	10	15	21		5	0	2	2	0
1998-99	New Jersey Devils	NHL		74	27	27	54	79		7	2	2	4	4
1999-00	New Jersey Devils	NHL		76	22	34	56	51		23	8	12	20	18
2000-01	New Jersey Devils	NHL		54	21	34	55	75		23	8	7	15	16
2001-02	New Jersey Devils	NHL		63	22	19	41	59		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Dallas Stars	NHL		10	3	1	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Dallas Stars	NHL		72	23	24	47	51		11	3	2	5	6
2003-04	Dallas Stars	NHL		73	21	36	57	66		5	1	1	2	2
2005-06	Dallas Stars	NHL		81	32	44	76	102		5	0	3	3	4
2006-07	Nashville Predators	NHL		68	27	27	54	48		6	2	1	3	2
2007-08	Nashville Predators	NHL		79	28	44	72	54		4	1	0	1	4
2008-09	Nashville Predators	NHL		65	33	24	57	49		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Nashville Predators	NHL		63	19	27	46	26		6	2	0	2	0
2010-11	New Jersey Devils	NHL		62	13	11	24	32		—	—	—	—	—
2010-11	Washington Capitals	NHL		11	4	3	7	8		9	1	5	6	2
2011-12	St. Louis Blues	NHL		72	17	17	34	26		7	1	0	1	0
NHL totals				1244	417	521	938	1242		122	32	41	73	76

Medal record
Representing Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
	1994 Bolzano

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	Canada	WC	01 !		8	0	6	6	10
Senior totals					8	0	6	6	10

[ Source: Wikipedia ]