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Canada USA Brendan Shanahan

#18 New Jersey Devils / NHL - 08/09
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jan 23, 1969
Position
LW
Age
54
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Mimico, ON, CAN
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
Canada / USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
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Status
Retired
Drafted
1987 round 1 #2 overall by New Jersey Devils
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time Triple Gold Club 1
1-time Canada Cup Champion 1
2-time NHL First All-Star Team 2
1-time NHL Leadership-Humanitarian Award (King Clancy Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
3-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 3
1-time OHL Third All-Star Team 1

Son: Jack Shanahan
Nephew: Devlin Shanahan
Second cousin: Luke Evangelista

Shanahan is the only player in NHL history with over 600 goals and 2,000 penalty minutes. The 6'3 power forward totaled 656 goals, 698 assists, and 2,489 PIMs over his 21-year career, winning 3 Stanley Cups with Detroit from 1997-2002.

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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 Mississauga Reps U16 AAA GTHL U16 36 20 21 41 26 - |
Dixie Beehives OJAHL 1 0 0 0 0 - |
1985-86 London Knights OHL 59 28 34 62 70 - | Playoffs 5 5 5 10 5 -
1986-87 London Knights OHL 56 39 53 92 128 - |
Canada U20 WJC-20 6 4 3 7 4 - |
1987-88 New Jersey Devils NHL 65 7 19 26 131 -20 | Playoffs 12 2 1 3 44 0
1988-89 New Jersey Devils NHL 68 22 28 50 115 2 |
1989-90 New Jersey Devils NHL 73 30 42 72 137 15 | Playoffs 6 3 3 6 20 0
1990-91 New Jersey Devils NHL 75 29 37 66 141 4 | Playoffs 7 3 5 8 12 3
1991-92 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 33 36 69 171 -3 | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 14 0
Canada CC 8 2 0 2 6 1 |
1992-93 St. Louis Blues NHL 71 51 43 94 174 10 | Playoffs 11 4 3 7 18 0
1993-94 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 81 52 50 102 211 -9 | Playoffs 4 2 5 7 4 6
Canada WC 6 4 3 7 6 6 |
1994-95 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 2 3 1 4 0 - |
St. Louis Blues NHL 45 20 21 41 136 7 | Playoffs 5 4 5 9 14 2
1995-96 Hartford Whalers “C” NHL 74 44 34 78 125 2 |
1996-97 Hartford Whalers NHL 2 1 0 1 0 1 |
Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 79 46 41 87 131 31 | Playoffs 20 9 8 17 43 8
Canada WCup 7 3 3 6 8 1 |
1997-98 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 75 28 29 57 154 6 | Playoffs 20 5 4 9 22 5
Canada OG 6 2 0 2 0 3 |
1998-99 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 81 31 27 58 123 2 | Playoffs 10 3 7 10 6 2
1999-00 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 78 41 37 78 105 24 | Playoffs 9 3 2 5 10 0
2000-01 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 81 31 45 76 81 9 | Playoffs 2 2 2 4 0 3
2001-02 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 80 37 38 75 118 23 | Playoffs 23 8 11 19 20 5
Canada OG 6 0 1 1 0 -1 |
2002-03 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 78 30 38 68 103 5 | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 4 -1
2003-04 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 82 25 28 53 117 15 | Playoffs 12 1 5 6 20 4
2004-05 Did not play |
2005-06 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 82 40 41 81 105 29 | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 6 0
Canada “C” WC 8 3 1 4 10 -2 |
2006-07 New York Rangers “A” NHL 67 29 33 62 47 2 | Playoffs 10 5 2 7 12 -5
2007-08 New York Rangers “A” NHL 73 23 23 46 35 -2 | Playoffs 10 1 4 5 8 0
2008-09 New Jersey Devils NHL 34 6 8 14 29 -2 | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 2 -1
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1981-82 Mississauga Reps Peewee QC Int PW - - - - - - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2014-15 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL President
2015-16 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL President
2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL President
2017-18 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL President
2018-19 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL President
2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL President
2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL President
2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL President
2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL President
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 1 8 2 0 2 0.25 6 1 | 0
DEL 1 2 3 1 4 2.00 0 - | 0
GTHL U16 1 36 20 21 41 1.14 26 - | 0
NHL 21 1 524 656 698 1 354 0.89 2 489 151 | 19 184 60 74 134 0.73 279 31
OG 2 12 2 1 3 0.25 0 2 | 0
OHL 2 115 67 87 154 1.34 198 - | 1 5 5 5 10 2.00 5 -
OJAHL 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
QC Int PW 1 - - - - - - - | 0
WC 2 14 7 4 11 0.79 16 4 | 0
WCup 1 7 3 3 6 0.86 8 1 | 0
WJC-20 1 6 4 3 7 1.17 4 - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Steve Yzerman (F) 1996-2006 9 Canada, Canada, Detroit Red Wings
Kirk Maltby (F) 1996-2006 9 Detroit Red Wings
Nicklas Lidström (D) 1996-2006 9 Detroit Red Wings
Curtis Joseph (G) 1991-2004 9 Canada, Canada, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/17/2009
11/17/2009 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Retired
10/01/2009
10/01/2009 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Unknown
08/05/2009
08/05/2009 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1985, 1 #13 overall by London Knights in the OHL Priority Selection

Number 19 retired by London Knights

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings

Cult/Star player for Hartford Whalers

Cult/Star player for London Knights

Cult/Star player for Michael Power/St. Joseph High

Cult/Star player for New Jersey Devils

Cult/Star player for St. Louis Blues

Career transactions
- 2009-11-17 • Announced his retirement
- 2009-08-05 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2009-01-15 • Signed to a one-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2007-07-10 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the New York Rangers
- 2006-07-09 • Signed to a one-year contract by the New York Rangers
- 2005-07-28 • Exercised his contract option for the 2005-06 season
- 2004-07-22 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 1996-10-09 • Traded to the Detroit Red Wings w/ B. Glynn for P. Coffey, K. Primeau, 1st-round pick (N. Tselios)
- 1995-07-27 • Traded to the Hartford Whalers for Chris Pronger
- 1991-07-25 • Signed to an offer-sheet contract by the St. Louis Blues
- 1987-09-30 • Signed to an entry-level contract by the New Jersey Devils

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