Darrin Shannon

Darrin Shannon
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Teams	Buffalo Sabres Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1969-12-08)December 8, 1969, Barrie, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	4th overall, 1988 Pittsburgh Penguins
Pro Career	1989 – 2000

Darrin Shannon (born December 8, 1969 in Barrie, Ontario) is a retired former professional player who played for the Buffalo Sabres and the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes. He is the younger brother of Darryl Shannon. Darrin was drafted fourth overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, ahead of NHL Stars Jeremy Roenick, Rod Brind'Amour and Teemu Selänne. He recorded 87 goals and 163 assists for 250 points in 506 career NHL games.

Although drafted by the Penguins, he was traded to the Sabres before he played a game for Pittsburgh. After a checkered career in Buffalo, he was traded to the Winnipeg Jets where he played with his brother Darryl. He enjoyed five good seasons with the Jets and two more when they moved to become the Phoenix Coyotes.After he left the Coyotes Shannon played a few seasons in the minors and then retired in 2000.

Awards & Achievements

• Canadian Major Junior Scholastic Player of the Year (1988)
• Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team (1988)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984–85	Alliston Hornets	GMOHL		36	28	33	61	2		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Barrie Colts	CJHL		40	13	22	35	21		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Windsor Compuware Spitfires	OHL		60	17	41	58	31		14	4	6	10	8
1987–88	Windsor Compuware Spitfires	OHL		43	33	41	74	49		12	6	12	18	9
1988–89	Windsor Compuware Spitfires	OHL		54	33	48	81	47		4	1	6	7	2
1988–89	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0
1989–90	Rochester Americans	AHL		50	20	23	43	25		9	4	1	5	2
1989–90	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		17	2	7	9	4		6	0	1	1	4
1990–91	Rochester Americans	AHL		49	26	34	60	56		10	3	5	8	22
1990–91	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		34	8	6	14	12		6	1	2	3	4
1991–92	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		68	13	26	39	41		7	0	1	1	10
1992–93	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		84	20	40	60	91		6	2	4	6	6
1993–94	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		77	21	37	58	87		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		19	5	3	8	14		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		63	5	18	23	28		6	1	0	1	6
1996–97	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		82	11	13	24	41		7	3	1	4	4
1997–98	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		58	2	12	14	26		5	0	1	1	4
1998–99	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		10	1	5	6	12		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		8	2	0	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Chicago Wolves	IHL		9	1	3	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				506	87	163	250	344		45	7	10	17	38
AHL totals				107	48	57	105	83		19	7	6	13	24

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989	Canada	WJC		7	1	3	4	10

External links

• Darrin Shannon's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Darrin Shannon's biography at Legends of Hockey