Amateur Glennie was drafted by the
Brandon Wheat Kings in the second round, 29th overall in the 2006
Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft. He played his last season of minor hockey with the Winnipeg Wild of the Manitoba Midget Hockey League. In his rookie season with the team in
2007–08, Glennie had the third highest goal total on the club, scoring 26 goals, while finishing with the fifth highest point total at 58. In the playoffs, Glennie scored one goal in six games as Brandon was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. In his second year in Brandon, Glennie would miss fifteen games due to injuries, however, he would improve his numbers from his rookie season, as Glennie scored 28 goals and 70 points, once again finishing fifth in team scoring. Glennie would have an impressive playoff performance, tying
Brayden Schenn in team scoring with 18 points in 12 post-season games. Glennie was a highly ranked prospect heading into the
2009 NHL entry draft, ending up ranked 7th among all North American skaters by the NHL's Central Scouting Bureau. He was drafted in the first round, 8th overall by the
Dallas Stars. After his season with Brandon was over, Glennie joined the
Texas Stars of the
American Hockey League (AHL) for the final few games and playoffs of the
2010–11 AHL season, playing in four games and recording no points. At the conclusion of the 2014–15 season and only having played one regular season game with Dallas, the Stars announced they would not renew his contract. Scott Glennie is commonly referred to as one of the Top 15 bust since the Hockey Lockout. After sitting out the entirety of the 2015–16 season as a free agent in order to fully recuperate from injury, Glennie accepted an invite to try out with hometown club, the
Manitoba Moose on September 21, 2016. After a successful training camp with the Moose, Glennie resumed his professional career in signing a one-year deal on October 14, 2016. ==Personal life==