Darryl Jackson Shannon (born June 21, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted 36th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and as well as the Leafs, he played for the Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, Atlanta Thrashers, Calgary Flames, and the Montreal Canadiens. Despite a serious illness, he played a total of 544 regular season games in the National Hockey League, scoring 28 goals and 111 assists for 139 points and collecting 523 penalty minutes. He also played 29 playoff games, all with the Buffalo Sabres, scoring 4 goals and 7 assists for 11 points, collecting 16 minutes. He moved to Germany in 2001 to play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Krefeld Pinguine and the Eisbären Berlin. He is the older brother of fellow former NHLer Darrin Shannon who played together while with the Winnipeg Jets.
| Darryl Shannon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 21, 1968 Barrie, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Winnipeg Jets Buffalo Sabres Atlanta Thrashers Calgary Flames Montreal Canadiens | ||
| NHL draft |
36th overall, 1986 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1988–2004 | ||
Following his retirement, he lives in Buffalo, New York where he is an active member of the Sabres Alumni Association.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | Alliston Hornets | COJCHL | 30 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Richmond Hill Dynes | OJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Barrie Colts | COJHL | 39 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | OHL | 57 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 1986–87 | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | OHL | 64 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 83 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 1987–88 | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | OHL | 60 | 16 | 70 | 86 | 116 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | ||
| 1988–89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 61 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1989–90 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 47 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 47 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 37 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 32 | ||
| 1994–95 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 40 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 26 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 112 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1997–98 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 76 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 71 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 49 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 27 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 38 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Krefel Pinguine | DEL | 52 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 2003–04 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 48 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 544 | 28 | 111 | 139 | 523 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | ||||
External links
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