Pacific Division forward John Scott carries his children onto the ice after being named most valuable player in the NHL hockey All-Star championship game Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. The Pacific Division beat the Atlantic Division 1-0.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John Scott had a transformative weekend at the NHL All-Star Game, and he hopes it might help him land another job in or out of the game.

“I’d like to think I opened a few doors,” he said.

The journeyman enforcer went from improbable All-Star to MVP of the league’s midseason showcase Sunday while captaining the Pacific Division to a 1-0 win in the championship game a 3-on-3 tournament.

“It worked out for everybody,” Scott said.

Yes, it did.

The NHL got a memorable moment on a major stage, and Scott went from being a relatively unknown hockey player to an athlete that perhaps transcends the sport.

“You can’t make this stuff up,” he said.

The 33-year-old Scott was voted into the All-Star Game by fans even though he had scored just five goals with six teams in his eight-year career. He played for the Arizona Coyotes when he was named an All-Star, but was later stunned by a trade to Montreal, which sent him to its American Hockey League affiliate in Newfoundland.

Scott wrote last week that someone from the league tried to talk him out of playing in the game and asked if his two kids would be proud of him if he did. That strengthened his resolve to show up.

Jeremy Roenick, a former NHL player and current TV analyst, was very vocal in his opposition to Scott being an All-Star. Roenick changed his opinion after seeing the fun-loving enforcer handle his newfound fame and captivate the crowd.

“I was one of the most critical people of him coming and I don’t think it could’ve worked out better for him, or the league,” Roenick told The Associated Press.