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| Jeff Shantz | |||
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| Born | (1973-10-10)October 10, 1973 (age 52) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche SCL Tigers Adler Mannheim EC KAC | ||
| NHL draft | 36th overall,1992 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2011 | ||
Jeffrey Dale Shantz (born October 10, 1973) is aCanadian former professionalice hockeycentre. He played predominantly in theNational Hockey League (NHL) with theChicago Blackhawks,Calgary Flames and theColorado Avalanche.
Shantz was drafted by theChicago Blackhawks in the second round, 36th overall in the1992 NHL Entry Draft. On October 1, 2002, prior to the2002–03 season, Shantz was traded by the Flames, along withDerek Morris andDean McAmmond, to theColorado Avalanche forChris Drury andStephane Yelle.[1] He played 642 regular season games in theNHL with theChicago Blackhawks,Calgary Flames andColorado Avalanche scoring 72 goals and 139 assists for 211 points with 341 penalty minutes. He also played in 44 NHL playoff games, scoring 5 goals and 8 assists for 13 points with 24 penalty minutes.
After a single season with the Avalanche his NHL career finished in 2003, and he left for Europe playing two seasons forLangnau in the SwissNLA and three seasons forAdler Mannheim of theDEL in Germany. Shantz then joinedEBEL teamEC KAC on a one-year contract for the 2008–09 season. In 53 games with Klagenfurt, Jeff finished fourth on the team with 17 goals and 48 points to help KAC win the Austrian Championship and as a result signed a one-year contract extension on April 23, 2009.[2] Shantz and KAC parted at the conclusion of the 2011 season. After Shantz had formally announced retirement as a player it was expected that he would join the coaching ranks of KAC. The team however decided to not take Shantz up on his offer and he returned to Canada to pursue a career in the energy sector.
Shantz's maternal uncle isJoseph B. Martin, former Dean ofHarvard Medical School.[citation needed]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Regina Pats | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Regina Pats | WHL | 69 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Regina Pats | WHL | 72 | 39 | 50 | 89 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Regina Pats | WHL | 64 | 29 | 54 | 83 | 75 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 1993–94 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 19 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 52 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 32 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 45 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 78 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 69 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 61 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 69 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 74 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 73 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 40 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 74 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 48 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | EHC Biel | NLB | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 43 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 36 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 64 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 45 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | EC KAC | EBEL | 53 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | EC KAC | EBEL | 41 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 78 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | EC KAC | EBEL | 50 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 100 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 642 | 72 | 139 | 211 | 341 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 1993 Gävle | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Canada | WJC |  | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||