Three-time Stanley Cup champion and the most physical elite scorer of the 1990s and 2000s.
Brendan Frederick Shanahan was born in Mimico, Ontario in 1969. New Jersey Devils selected him second overall in the 1987 NHL Draft. His 21-season career produced 656 goals and 698 assists for 1,354 career points. He won three Stanley Cup championships with the Detroit Red Wings (1997, 1998, 2002). He scored 50 or more goals twice in his career and was consistently among the most physically imposing forwards in the NHL. He accumulated over 2,400 career penalty minutes — reflecting his willingness to engage physically — while also scoring at near-elite levels. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013 and named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017. After retirement he became Senior Vice President of Player Safety for the NHL, then President of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He combines elite offensive production with heavy physicality more effectively than any other forward in his era.
Stanley Cup 3x (1997,1998,2002)
Career Honours
- Stanley Cup 3x (1997,1998,2002)
- Hall of Fame (2013)
- NHL 100 Greatest Players