Darryl Shannon

Darryl Shannon
Born	(1968-06-21) June 21, 1968 Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Winnipeg Jets Buffalo Sabres Atlanta Thrashers Calgary Flames Montreal Canadiens
NHL draft	36th overall, 1986 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1988–2004

Darryl Jackson Shannon (born June 21, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was drafted 36th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and as well as the Leafs, he played for the Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, Atlanta Thrashers, Calgary Flames, and the Montreal Canadiens. Despite a serious illness, he played a total of 544 regular season games in the National Hockey League, scoring 28 goals and 111 assists for 139 points and collecting 523 penalty minutes. He also played 29 playoff games, all with the Buffalo Sabres, scoring 4 goals and 7 assists for 11 points, collecting 16 minutes. He moved to Germany in 2001 to play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Krefeld Pinguine and the Eisbären Berlin. He is the older brother of fellow former NHLer Darrin Shannon who played together while with the Winnipeg Jets.

Following his retirement, he lives in Buffalo, New York where he is an active member of the Sabres Alumni Association.

External links

• Darryl Shannon career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database