Brendan Shanahan

Brendan Frederick Shanahan ( born January 23, 1969 in Mimico, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. During his career he played 1987-2009 for the New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. In 2013 he was honored with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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Career

Brendan Shanahan played since 1985 in the Ontario Hockey League for the London Knights, proving the potential inside him. In two years he reached 154 points in 115 games. In the NHL Entry Draft in 1987 was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the first round at position 2. In October 1987, he was at the age of 18 years, made ​​his debut in the National Hockey League. At the end of the season he came up with 26 points and went with the Devils for the first time in its history in the playoffs, where they penetrated to the Conference Finals.

Already in the game year 1989/90 he came to 72 points scorer in the season. However, he conceded, due to its very physical and play too many penalty minutes. Also to one or another brawl on the ice, he was carried away.

1991 under Shanahan wrote a contract with the St. Louis Blues. But Shanahan was a restricted free agent and the Blues had the New Jersey Devils compensate. Normally, such compensation in the form of draft picks are settled, but the Blues had already given to the Washington Capitals for Scott Stevens four first-round draft picks. The Blues offered Curtis Joseph, Rod Brind'Amour and two draft picks that could be used until some years later. But the New Jersey Devils were more interested in Scott Stevens, which Shanahan was for Stevens.

The first year in St. Louis Shanahan brought the constant power, which he had shown even in New Jersey. In the 1992/93 season Shanahan put then go right and put 94 points on a new personal record, he improved on it a year at 102 points.

The start of the NHL season 1994/95 shifted because the players union NHLPA, the league and the team owners were not agree on new content modalities. Many players therefore went to Europe to play hockey anyway. Brendan Shanahan, it moved to Germany to Dusseldorf EG. However, after only three games in which he scored five goals and three prepared, he had returned to the United States as the season but now could begin. It was his last season in St. Louis.

End of July 1995 Shanahan was transferred to an exchange transaction for Chris Pronger to the Hartford Whalers. He was captain of the team, scoring 78 points. But the team missed the playoffs. He started in the 1996/97 season with the Whalers, but after two games, he was transferred to the Detroit Red Wings.

In Detroit he played, how it was used to from him, a very good season and he scored 88 points the third-best value of his career. In the playoffs, he had 17 points large share of the first Stanley Cup victory for the Red Wings since 1955. The following year, Shanahan weakened for the first time and did not come beyond 57 points. Nevertheless, the Red Wings could win the Stanley Cup again. In the season 1998/99 he could not increase compared to last year and Detroit arbitration against arch-rivals from Colorado in the playoffs.

In the following two years, returned to the old form and Shanahan scored busy again. In the 2001 / 02 season, a particularly successful season for Shanahan should be. In February 2002, he won the Canadian national team at the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City gold medal in the final against the U.S. team. Reinforced with Dominik Hasek and Brett Hull played the Red Wings a very good season at the end of the third Stanley Cup win was in 1997.

2003 Shanahan was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for leadership and community involvement. On the ice, it was not as good as in previous years. He scored less, and the Red Wings were not on the second playoff round addition.

The season 2004/ 05 was due to a renewed Lockouts completely. For Brendan Shanahan started the next season in full freshness. In 82 games, he collected 81 points and thus brought his best performance in nine years. Despite a great regular season the Red Wings the disappointing end came in the first round of the playoffs. It was also the farewell to Brendan Shanahan after ten successful years in Detroit.

In summer 2006, Shanahan Detroit decided to leave in order again to make a fresh start with another team. He was close to a contract with the Montreal Canadiens, when he received an offer from the New York Rangers, where he signed a four- million dollar one-year contract. In his first game for the Rangers, he scored twice and reached thus became only the 15th player the mark of 600 NHL goals. During the season, he was part of the extended circle of candidates for the Maurice Richard Trophy, which is awarded to the top scorer, but his hit rate was not constant enough to compete with the best. End of February 2007 he suffered in the game against the Philadelphia Flyers a severe concussion when he collided with unhappy opponent Mike Knuble had to be carried off the ice. After a month he was able to return to the team again. At the end of the season he came up with 62 points in 67 games again on a decent result and also in the playoffs, he convinced with five goals, but failed the Rangers in the second round. With his 29 goals this season Shanahan reached for the 18th time in a row, the 20 - goal mark, which only Gordie Howe succeeded except him.

In summer 2007, he received from the Rangers a new one-year contract which was not renewed after, as the Rangers start of the season could not lift the wage demands of the Canadian. Therefore, he signed on 14 January 2009 a one-year contract with the New Jersey Devils, the team he began his NHL career in 1987. Shanahan, who was then selected as the second player of the NHL Entry Draft in 1987 by the Devils, signed a doped $ 800,000 contract for the entire season, or about U.S. $ 400,000 for the outstanding games.

The contract was indeed extended on 5 August 2009 for another year, so Shanahan was the start of the 2009 /10 in the squad Devils. However, after several signings over the summer, he played only a minor role, and he on 1 October the team - left at his own request - just before the season started. On 17 November 2009 the Canadians finally announced his retirement from the sport of ice hockey.

Family and Private

Brendan Shanahan is married to Catherine Janney, the ex- wife of his former teammate Craig Janney since 1998. They have three children, twins Maggie and Jack, born in October 2004, Catherine.

Shanahan has since May 2002 next to the Canadian and the U.S. citizenship.

Special

• Shanahan is one of 24 members of the Triple Gold Club. The Triple Gold Club is an exclusive group of ice hockey players who have won both the Stanley Cup and Olympic gold, as well as the World Cup.
• The London Knights, for whom he has played in his youth in the OHL have the number 19, which he wore at the time, locked in his honor, which is now no longer awarded.

Awards and achievements

Internationally

• 2002 Gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games
• 2002 Recording in the Triple Gold Club

Career Stats

Internationally

Represented Canada at:

• U20 World Junior Championships 1987
• Canada Cup 1991
• World Cup 1994
• World Cup of Hockey 1996

• 1998 Winter Olympics
• 2002 Winter Olympics
• World Cup 2006

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )