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Kevin Shattenkirk
Kevin Shattenkirk Blues
Position Defense
Shoots Right
Height
Weight
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams
St. Louis Blues
Colorado Avalanche
Born (1989-01-29)January 29, 1989,
Greenwich, CT
NHL Draft 14th overall, 2007
Colorado Avalanche
Pro Career 2010 – present

Kevin Shattenkirk (born January 29, 1989) is an American ice hockey player currently with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.

Playing career[]

Amateur[]

Shattenkirk was drafted 14th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. He started his hockey career with the New Jersey Devils Youth Hockey Organization. After he was drafted from the United States National Team Development Program, he committed to Boston University of the Hockey East in NCAA along with fellow 2007 Avalanche draft pick Colby Cohen.

After a solid rookie season with the Terriers in 2007–08, in which he was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team, Shattenkirk helped take the Terriers to the Frozen Four tournament in 2008–09.[1] After being named in the NCAA Second All-American Team,[2] Shattenkirk then went on to help Boston University take the National Championship 4-3 against the RedHawks of Miami University, assisting in the overtime title-winning Colby Cohen goal.[3]

Shattenkirk was named as co-captain, along with Brian Strait, of BU for the 2009–10 season on April 21, 2009.[4] However, after Strait turned professional, Shattenkirk became the sole captain of the Terriers and the first junior sole captain since 1961–62.[5] In 38 games with the Terriers, while focused more attentively to defense he matched his sophomore goal total with 7 and posted 29 points to be named to the Inside College Hockey Preseason All-American and All-College Hockey News Preseason Second Teams. After defeat in the Hockey East semi-finals to Maine, Shattenkirk, along with Colby Cohen, was signed to three-year entry level contract with the Colorado Avalanche on April 3, 2010.[6]

Professional[]

On April 5, Shattenkirk was then signed to an Amateur Try-Out contract with the Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, to conclude the 2009–10 season.[7] Shattenkirk made his professional debut, recording an assist and a shootout goal, in a 5-4 victory over Abbotsford Heat on April 7, 2010.[8]

On November 4, 2010 Colorado recalled Shattenkirk from their AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, and made his NHL debut in a home game against the Vancouver Canucks the same day.[9] Shattenkirk was one of 12 rookies selected to participate in the 2011 NHL All-Star festivities in Raleigh, NC.

On February 19, 2011, in a swap of four former first-rounders, Shattenkirk, Chris Stewart and a conditional second round pick, were traded to the St Louis Blues for Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and a conditional first round pick.[10] Later that day Shattenkirk made his home debut with the Blues at the Scottrade Center, posting an assist in a 9-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.[11]

International play[]

Medal record
Competitor for Flag of the United States United States of America
Ice hockey
IIHF U18 Championships
Silver 2007 Tampere

Shattenkirk, entrenched in the U.S. Development Program, first represented the United States in the 2006 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, helping collect silver. The following year, as captain of the Under-18 development program, Kevin was selected to the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.[12] He again contributed to the United States winning silver, gaining selection to the All-Star Team and named the Tournaments Best Defenseman.[13]

Shattenkirk was named to the United States national team for the 2009 World Junior Championships Serving as an Alternate captain and with expectations of helping USA to a medal,[14][15] Shattenkirk led all defenseman in scoring with 9 points and despite a disappointing 5th place finish was named in the USA's top three players and praised for strong play by USA Hockey Executive Jim Johannson.[16][17]

Following the completion of his rookie NHL season, Shattenkirk was chosen in his first men's tournament to represent the United States at the 2011 World Championships in Slovakia.[18] In the opening game of the Championships, Shattenkirk scored his first full international goal, in a 5-1 victory over Austria on April 30, 2011.[19] Shattenkirk finished with 3 points in 7 games before finishing in 8th place after losing in the Quarterfinals to the Czech Republic 4-0 on May 11, 2011.[20][21]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 U.S. National Development Team USDP 53 13 20 33 31
2006–07 U.S. National Development Team USDP 48 12 22 34 60
2007–08 Boston University HE 40 4 17 21 38
2008–09 Boston University HE 43 7 21 28 40
2009–10 Boston University HE 38 7 22 29 38
2009–10 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 3 0 2 2 0
2010–11 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 10 0 0 0 10
2010–11 Colorado Avalanche NHL 46 7 19 26 20
2010–11 St. Louis Blues NHL 26 2 15 17 16
NHL totals 72 9 34 43 36

International[]

Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
2007 United States WJC18 7 1 4 5 2
2009 United States WJC 6 1 8 9 4
2011 United States WC 7 1 2 3 6
Junior int'l totals 13 2 12 14 6
Senior int'l totals 7 1 2 3 6

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
College
HE All-Rookie Team 2007–08 [22]
HE Second All-Star Team 2008–09
NCAA East Second Team All-American 2008–09
International
IIHF World U18 Championships First Team All-Star[23] 2007

References[]

  1. Shattenkirk helps power BU to frozen four. lohud.com (2009-04-06). Retrieved on 2009-05-23.
  2. Ian Cole named ACHA/Reebok First-All American Team. und.com (2009-04-10). Retrieved on 2009-05-23.
  3. Colby Cohen just did his job. bostonherald.com (2009-04-12). Retrieved on 2009-05-23.
  4. Strait, Shattenkirk named captains. dailyfreepress.com (2009-04-21). Retrieved on 2009-05-23.
  5. BU co-Captain Strait goes pro, junior Shattenkirk will be sole captain. USHO (2009-06-11). Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
  6. Avs sign Shattenkirk, Cohen. NHL (2010-04-03). Retrieved on 2010-04-04.
  7. What's On Tap...A New Generation. Lake Erie Monsters (2010-04-06). Retrieved on 2010-04-07.
  8. Monsters battle back to win shootout. Lake Erie Monsters (2010-04-07). Retrieved on 2010-04-07.
  9. Dater, Adrian. "Avalanche's Shattenkirk set for NHL debut tonight vs. Canucks", Denver Post, 2010-11-04. 
  10. "Blues send former No.1 pick Johnson to Avalanche". The Sports Network (2011-02-19). Retrieved on 2011-02-19.
  11. "Goals galore as Stewart has 2 in debut". Stltoday.com (2011-02-20). Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
  12. 2007 U.S. National Under-18 Team Announced. USA Hockey (2007-04-03). Retrieved on 2010-04-04.
  13. Shattenkirk ready for BU. USA Hockey (2007-10-17). Retrieved on 2010-04-04.
  14. Captains named for 2009 US Nat'l Jr Team. oursportscentral.com (2008-12-21). Retrieved on 2009-05-23.
  15. Olshansky, Elliot. "New Rochelle's Kevin Shattenkirk looking to bring home gold at World Junior Championships", nydailynews.com, 2008-12-25. Retrieved on 2009-05-23. 
  16. Three best players of each team selected by coaches. IIHF.com (2009-01-06). Retrieved on 2009-05-23.
  17. "Q&A: USA Hockey executive Jim Johannson", usatoday.com, 2009-01-18. Retrieved on 2009-05-23. 
  18. "Conklin, Shattenkirk and Porter to play for USA". St. Louis Blues (2011-04-13). Retrieved on 2011-05-11.
  19. "USA beats Austria 5-1 in debut at Slovakia". National Hockey League (2011-04-30). Retrieved on 2011-04-30.
  20. "USA player statistics". International Ice Hockey Federation (2011-05-11). Retrieved on 2011-05-11.
  21. "Jagr lifts Czechs into semis". International Ice Hockey Federation (2011-05-11). Retrieved on 2011-05-11.
  22. NU's Brad Thiessen named hockey east player of the year. hockeyeastonline.com (2009-03-19). Retrieved on 2009-05-21.
  23. http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=U18%20WJC%20All-Star%20Team

External links[]

Preceded by
Chris Stewart
Colorado Avalanche first round draft pick
2007
Succeeded by
Matt Duchene
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