Jeff Shantz
Born (1973-10-10) October 10, 1973
Duchess, Alberta, Canada
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
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 36th overall, 1992
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 19932011

Jeffrey Dale Shantz (born October 10, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played predominantly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames and the Colorado Avalanche.

Playing career

Shantz was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round, 36th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. On October 1, 2002, prior to the 2002–03 season, Shantz was traded by the Flames, along with Derek Morris and Dean McAmmond, to the Colorado Avalanche for Chris Drury and Stephane Yelle.[1] He played 642 regular season games in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames and Colorado 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 for Langnau in the Swiss NLA and three seasons for Adler Mannheim of the DEL in Germany. Shantz then joined EBEL team EC 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.

Personal

Shantz's maternal uncle is Joseph B. Martin, former Dean of Harvard Medical School.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1989–90 Regina Pats WHL 10000
1990–91 Regina Pats WHL 6916213722 82242
1991–92 Regina Pats WHL 7239508975
1992–93 Regina Pats WHL 6429548375 132121414
1993–94 Indianapolis Ice IHL 19591420
1993–94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 523131630 60006
1994–95 Indianapolis Ice IHL 329152420
1994–95 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 456121833 163142
1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 786142024 102356
1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 699213028 60446
1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 6111203136
1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 71014
1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 6912172940
1999–00 Calgary Flames NHL 7413183130
2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL 735152058
2001–02 Saint John Flames AHL 20110
2001–02 Calgary Flames NHL 4033623
2002–03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 7436935 60004
2003–04 SCL Tigers NLA 4818274540
2003–04 EHC Biel NLB 41014
2004–05 SCL Tigers NLA 439192898
2005–06 Adler Mannheim DEL 5218203872
2006–07 Adler Mannheim DEL 367192664 1170714
2007–08 Adler Mannheim DEL 458182664 50114
2008–09 EC KAC EBEL 5317314878 132248
2009–10 EC KAC EBEL 416263278 72248
2010–11 EC KAC EBEL 50161935100 52466
NHL totals 64272139211341 44581324
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 Gävle

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1993 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 2 4 6 2
Junior totals 7 2 4 6 2

Awards

  • WHL East First All-Star Team – 1993

References

  1. "Flames deal Morris to Avalanche". CBC. 2002-10-01. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  2. "KAC extend with scoring leaders" (in German). EBEL. 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
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