Scatchard played as a junior for the
Portland Winter Hawks of the
Western Hockey League (WHL). The
Vancouver Canucks selected him 42nd overall in the
1994 NHL entry draft. He spent his first year as a professional in the
American Hockey League (AHL) with the
Syracuse Crunch, Vancouver's minor league affiliate. Scatchard made his NHL debut in the
1997–98 season, registering 24 points and establishing himself as a two-way forward. On December 19, 1999, during his third season in Vancouver, the Canucks traded Scatchard to the
New York Islanders along with forward
Bill Muckalt and goaltender
Kevin Weekes for goaltender
Felix Potvin. 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. The Coyotes bought him out of the final two years of his contract in the off-season. On November 15, 2007, Scatchard signed a professional try-out with the
Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL, the top minor league affiliate of the
Nashville Predators. He was released after eight games. Scatchard subsequently took time off due to lingering concussion problems. but was released before the end of the pre-season. Shortly after the regular season began, he signed a one-year deal to return with the Predators organization. On August 3, 2010, Scatchard, once again a free agent, signed a one-year contract with the
St. Louis Blues. On August 22, 2011, he announced his retirement on Twitter, stating that doctors told him it would not be safe for him to continue to play hockey due to concussion-related injuries. ==Career statistics==