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 19882004

Darryl Jackson Shannon (born June 21, 1968) is a Canadian former 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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1983–84 Alliston Hornets COJCHL 3018224070
1984–85 Richmond Hill Dynes OJHL 10000
1984–85 Barrie Colts COJHL 395232850
1985–86 Windsor Compuware Spitfires OHL 576212752 16561122
1986–87 Windsor Compuware Spitfires OHL 6423275083 14481218
1987–88 Windsor Compuware Spitfires OHL 60167086116 12381117
1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 141346
1988–89 Newmarket Saints AHL 615242937 503310
1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1001112
1989–90 Newmarket Saints AHL 474151958
1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 100110
1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 472141651
1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 48281023
1992–93 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1600011
1992–93 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 71124
1993–94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 2004418
1993–94 Moncton Hawks AHL 371101162 2017832
1994–95 Winnipeg Jets NHL 40591448
1995–96 Winnipeg Jets NHL 4827972
1995–96 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2626820
1996–97 Buffalo Sabres NHL 8241923112 122358
1997–98 Buffalo Sabres NHL 763192256
1998–99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 713121552 20000
1999–00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 495131865
1999–00 Calgary Flames NHL 2718922
2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70116
2000–01 Quebec Citadelles AHL 40114
2001–02 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 381181949 31120
2002–03 Krefel Pinguine DEL 52391256 1434720
2003–04 Eisbären Berlin DEL 48671326 111348
NHL totals 54428111139523 29471116


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