Canada USA Brendan Shanahan
#18 New Jersey Devils / NHL - 08/09
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
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 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
Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
55
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

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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Brendan Shanahan Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 Reps Hockey Club 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 -
Canada Ontario U17 WHC-17 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
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

Brendan Shanahan Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1981-82 Mississauga Reps Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Brendan Shanahan 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 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 4* 3* 7* 1.17* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Brendan Shanahan Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
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
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
- 2009-01-15 • Signed by the New Jersey Devils
- 2006-07-09 • Signed by the New York Rangers
- 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 by the New Jersey Devils