Shane Hnidy

Shane Michael Hnidy ( born November 8, 1975 in Neepawa, Manitoba ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who was most recently with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League contract.

Career

The 1.85 m tall defender started his professional career with the Swift Current Broncos in the Canadian Junior Football League WHL and then moved in 1993 to the league rivals Prince Albert Raiders before being selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1994 as a 173 in the seventh round by the Buffalo Sabres been.

However, the right-handed shooter graduated never an NHL game for the Sabres, but played for various farm teams in minor leagues until he was transferred from the Detroit Red Wings, who had meanwhile signed him as a free agent, for a draft pick to the Ottawa Senators. For the Senators, the Canadian finally completed in the 2000/01 season first game in the highest North American Hockey League, where he was able to establish by 2004 as a regular player. During the 2003 /04 Hnidy was transferred to the Nashville Predators, NHL more stations until he moved to the Boston Bruins in January 2008, the Atlanta Thrashers and Anaheim Ducks. In February 2011 Hnidy was engaged by the Boston Bruins for a try-out, with whom he won the Stanley Cup at end of season. End of August 2011 he declared his playing career ended.

Awards and achievements

• 2011 Stanley Cup win with the Boston Bruins

Career Stats

( 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 )