Three-time champion and 656-goal scorer — the most physical elite scorer of the 1990s and 2000s.
Brendan Frederick Shanahan was born in Mimico, Ontario in 1969. 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). His combination of elite goal-scoring and willingness to fight and play physically — he accumulated over 2,400 penalty minutes while scoring at near-elite levels — was unique in the modern NHL. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013. He later became Senior Vice President of Player Safety for the NHL and then President of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He combines a 656-goal career with heavy physicality more effectively than any other forward in his era. His role in establishing the NHL's supplemental discipline process was as significant as his on-ice contribution — he helped create the structural frameworks that governs player safety today.
Stanley Cup 3x (1997,1998,2002)
Career Honours
- Stanley Cup 3x (1997,1998,2002)
- Hall of Fame (2013)
- NHL 100 Greatest Players