Brendan Shanahan

Brendan Shanahan
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2013
Shanahan in 2020
Born	(1969-01-23) January 23, 1969 (age 55) Mimico, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Right
Played for	New Jersey Devils St. Louis Blues Düsseldorfer EG Hartford Whalers Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers
National team	Canada
NHL draft	2nd overall, 1987 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1987–2009
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing Canada Winter Olympics 2002 Salt Lake City World Championships 1994 Italy Canada Cup 1991 Canada Cup 1996 World Cup of Hockey

Brendan Frederick Shanahan (born January 23, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player who currently serves as the president and alternate governor for the Toronto Maple Leafs, having previously served as the director of player safety for the National Hockey League (NHL). Originally drafted by the New Jersey Devils second overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, Shanahan played in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils (two stints), St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings, and New York Rangers.

While playing with the Red Wings, he won three Stanley Cup championships (1997, 1998, 2002). In 2017 Shanahan was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.^[1]

With his physical play and goal-scoring ability, Shanahan scored 656 goals in his NHL career spanning over 1,500 NHL games and, at the time of his retirement, was the leader among active NHL players for goals scored. Shanahan is the only player in NHL history with over 600 goals and 2,000 penalty minutes.

Competing for Canada internationally, Shanahan won a gold medal at the 1994 World Championships, 2002 Winter Olympics, and a 1991 Canada Cup championship. Having won what are considered the three most prominent team titles in ice hockey, an Olympic gold medal, a World Championship and a Stanley Cup, Shanahan is a member of the elite Triple Gold Club.^[2] Shanahan was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 8, 2013, as a member of the Red Wings.^[3]