| Shayne Corson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Corson in 2016 | |||
| Born | (1966-08-13)August 13, 1966 (age 59) Midland, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens Edmonton Oilers St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs Dallas Stars | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL draft | 8th overall,1984 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1985–2004 | ||
| Website | shaynecorson | ||
Shayne Paul Corson (born August 13, 1966) is aCanadian former professionalhockey player who played in theNational Hockey League (NHL) for theMontreal Canadiens,Edmonton Oilers,St. Louis Blues,Toronto Maple Leafs, andDallas Stars. During his NHL career, Corson battled bothulcerative colitis and, as detailed in the October 22, 2001, issue ofSports Illustrated,panic attacks.[1] He last played in the2003–04 season.
Corson was born inMidland, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1979Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with aminor ice hockey team fromBarrie.[2] He played in theOntario Hockey League (OHL) for theBrantford Alexanders (1983–1984) andHamilton Steelhawks (1984–1986). TheMontreal Canadiens drafted him in the first round, eighth overall, of the1984 NHL Entry Draft. He played briefly with the Canadiens in the 1985–86 season, then joined the team full-time the following year.
Corson was a regular contributor for the Canadiens from 1986 until 1992, when he was traded to theEdmonton Oilers in exchange forVincent Damphousse. He played with Edmonton for three full seasons before joining theSt. Louis Blues. His time in Edmonton was marred by some controversy, as head coachGeorge Burnett chose him as the team's captain during the 1994–95 season (Jan.-Mar.1995). Burnett would later strip Corson of the captaincy. He was signed by the Blues as a free agent in 1995, and the Oilers received the rights toCurtis Joseph as compensation. During the 1996–97 season, the Blues traded him back to Montreal, where he played until 2000. TheToronto Maple Leafs then signed him as a free agent, and he spent three full seasons in Toronto before "resigning" in the middle of the post-season partly because of his ulcerative colitis.[3][4]
In a particularly fierce2002 Stanley Cup playoffs series against theNew York Islanders, Corson was involved in a fight withEric Cairns, with Cairns being the clear winner of the bout. During the official's attempt to separate Cairns and Corson after the fight, Corson attempted to kick Cairns. The NHL subsequently suspended Corson for the deciding seventh game of the series.[5] TheDallas Stars signed him during the last part of the 2003–04 season in order to add some grit and leadership for their playoff run, but the team was unsuccessful (losing in the first round to theColorado Avalanche), and Corson retired afterwards.
Shayne Corson captained two NHL clubs during his 19-season professional career. He has also played for Canada at theCanada Cup,World Junior Ice Hockey Championships,World Cup of Hockey and1998 Winter Olympics. Corson was known as a gritty player, with good instincts both offensively and defensively. Corson represented his teams three times at theNHL All-Star Game. He scored 693 points and earned 2357 penalty minutes during his 1,156-game regular season NHL career. In addition, he scored 87 points and earned 291 penalty minutes in 140 playoff games.
Corson suffers fromulcerative colitis, a chronic digestive disorder that can cause severe pain and significant weight loss. During the later stages of his career, Corson began to suffer frompanic attacks, a condition he has not attributed to any single event, but which may have been precipitated by his battles with colitis and the premature death of his father, Paul Corson, fromthroat cancer in 1993.[4]
Corson's sister Shannon is married to his former Toronto Maple Leaf teammateDarcy Tucker. In retirement, Corson (often with Tucker) has been a prominent proponent of building a cancer care facility, the Simcoe-Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre, as part of Barrie's Royal Victoria Hospital.[6]
Corson opened his first restaurant in 2007 with partner Armando Russo in theDistillery District ofToronto, called Tappo Wine Bar & Restaurant.[7] They opened a second restaurant inBarrie, Ontario, named Corson's,[8] which began as a family restaurant but was converted to a sports bar and grill which displays his jerseys and other hockey memorabilia but has since closed. (Mom's Pantry, an older restaurant in Barrie, was opened by Shayne Corson's father but is no longer run by the Corson family.[9])
Corson's daughter, Willow, played hockey for five seasons (2017 to 2022) atBoston College, in theNCAA.[10]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Barrie Colts | CJHL | 23 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Brantford Alexanders | OHL | 66 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 165 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | ||
| 1984–85 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 54 | 27 | 63 | 90 | 154 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | ||
| 1985–86 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 47 | 41 | 57 | 98 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 55 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 144 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 30 | ||
| 1987–88 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 71 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 152 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1988–89 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 80 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 193 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 65 | ||
| 1989–90 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 76 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 144 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 1990–91 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 71 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 138 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | ||
| 1991–92 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 64 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 118 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | ||
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 64 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 48 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 77 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 192 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 22 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 47 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 62 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 108 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 26 | ||
| 1998–99 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 63 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 77 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 189 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2001–02 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 74 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 120 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 33 | ||
| 2002–03 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 46 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| NHL totals | 1,156 | 273 | 420 | 693 | 2,357 | 140 | 38 | 49 | 87 | 291 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1986 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | |
| 1991 | Canada | CC | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1993 | Canada | WC | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | |
| 1994 | Canada | WC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Canada | OG | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | |||
| Senior totals | 29 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 24 | |||
| Preceded by | Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick 1984 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Edmonton Oilers captain 1995 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | St. Louis Blues captain 1995–96 | Succeeded by |
