What is Scott Niedermayer?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Scott Niedermayer-2006awards.jpg | caption = Niedermayer at the 2006 NHL Awards | image_size = 230px | played_for = [[New Jersey Devils]]<br>[[Anaheim Ducks]] | position = [[Defenceman|Defence]] | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 200 | ntl_team = CAN | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|8|31}} | birth_place = [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], Canada | draft = 3rd overall | draft_year = 1991 | draft_team = [[New Jersey Devils]] | career_start = 1991 | career_end = 2010 | halloffame = 2013 }} '''Scott Niedermayer''' (born August 31, 1973) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] and current assistant [[coach (sport)|coach]] of the [[Anaheim Ducks]]. He played 18 seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He played with the [[New Jersey Devils]] and [[Anaheim Ducks]]. ==Career== Before playing in the NHL, Niedermayer played 2 seasons with the [[Kamloops Blazers]] of the [[Western Hockey League|WHL]]. He was drafted with the 3rd overall pick by the [[New Jersey Devils]] in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He played 12 seasons with the New Jersey Devils and 5 seasons with the [[Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/Anaheim Ducks]]. During his time in New Jersey, he reached the Stanley Cup Finals four times and won three [[Stanley Cup]]s with the team. He was also able to win the [[James Norris Memorial Trophy]] in the [[2003–04 NHL season]] after he finished second in league scoring among defencemen, recorded a [[plus-minus]] rating of +20 and lead the Devils to a modern NHL record low 164 goals against.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=JNT&year=2003-04|accessdate=2014-03-19|title=James Norris Memorial Trophy winner – Scott Niedermayer|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame}}</ref> Niedermayer was an unrestricted free agent after the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]]. The Devils offered him a five-year contract worth $7.8 millio