Does Brendan Shanahan belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
It’s a silly question about one of the greatest power forwards ever. We still ask it and talk about his case.
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Brendan Shanahan’s Career:
- NHL: 1987-2009; 21 seasons, 19 quality
- Totals:
- 656G (13th All Time),
- 698A for
- 1354P (20th Canadian All Time),
- +151 in 1524 games;
- 18:08 ATOI (since 1998-99);
- 148 PS (20th Canadian)
- Shanahan is 19th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
- Draft: In his draft class (1987), Shanahan, drafted 2nd overall, is
- 1st in Goals and Games Played
- 3rd in Assists and Plus/Minus
- 2nd in Points
- Era: Of the 25 players to play in at least 1,250 games between 1987 and 2009, Shanahan is
- 2nd in Goals
- 5th in GPG, Points, Offensive Point Shares and Point Shares
- 12th in Assists and PPG
- 14th in APG
- 6th in Plus/Minus
- 82-game average: 35G, 38A for 73P, +8
- 3-year peak (1992-95): 82-game average of 49G, 46A for 95P, +3
- Possession (since 2007-08, 107 games):
- 50.4% Corsi For
- -6.9% Relative Corsi For
- 51.8% Fenwick For
- -6.6% Relative Fenwick For
- Playoffs:
- 60G,
- 74A for
- 134P,
- +34 in
- 184 games
- Era: Of the 24 skaters to play in at least 164 playoff games between 1987 and 2009, Shanahan is
- 5th in playoff Goals
- 6th in playoff GPG
- 11th in playoff Assists
- 10th in playoff APG
- 8th in playoff Points
- 7th in playoff PPG
- 7th in playoff Plus/Minus
- 9th in playoff Games
- Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
- 672G (8th All Time),
- 704A for
- 1376P (24th All Time)
- Adjusted 82-game average: 36G, 39A for 74P
- Not in the Top 25 in Adjusted PG
- VsX:
- 657G (16th All Time)
- 744A
- 1,257P
- Shanahan is not on any PG leader-boards
- If the qualifier is set to 1,230 Games Played Shanahan is 19th All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
- Hockey-Reference:
- Trades:
- Traded at 26 for Chris Pronger (20)
- Traded at 27 prime with Brian Glynn (28) for Paul Coffey (34), Keith Primeau (24) and a 1st round pick (Nikos Tselios).
Brendan Shanahan’s Accomplishments:
- King Clancy (‘03)
- Back Check Co-MVP (’02)
- Top Player:
- Top 5 Offensive Player twice (‘94, ‘00),
- Top 10 four times (‘97, ‘02)
- Goals:
- Leader-boards:
- Top 5 in Goals once,
- Top 10 five times
- GPG leader-boards:
- Top 5 in GPG once,
- Top 10 four times
- Single-season totals:
- 50 goals twice,
- 45 goals three times,
- 40 goals six times (1 of only 23 players ever),
- 35 goals seven times,
- 30 goals twelve times (1 of only 13 players ever),
- 25 goals sixteen times (1 of only 7 players),
- 20 goals nineteen times (1 of only 4 players – Howe, Francis, Andreychuk are the others)
- Leader-boards:
- Assists:
- 50 assists once,
- 40 assists six times
- Points:
- Leader-boards:
- Top 10 Points twice
- Single-season totals:
- 100 points once,
- 90 points twice,
- 80 points four times,
- 70 points nine times,
- 60 points thirteen times (1 of only 25 players ever),
- 50 points seventeen times (1 of only 16 players)
- Leader-boards:
- Top 10 in Plus/Minus twice
- All Star:
- 1st Team All Star twice,
- 2nd team once
- 8 All Star Game appearances
- Three Stars:
- Weekly 3rd Star once.
- VsX:
- Best 7 Seasons:
- Goals: 49th All Time
- Assists: 229th All Time
- Points: 11th All Time
- Best 10 Seasons:
- Goals: 38th All Time
- Assists: 186th All Time
- Points: 92nd All Time
- Best 7 Seasons:
Brendan Accomplishments:
- NHL:
- Top 3 Forward on one Champion (‘02 Red Wings),
- Top 3 Forward (by points) on one Champion (‘97 Red Wings),
- Top 6 Forward (by points, but missed 2 games) on one Champion (‘98 Red Wings),
- Role Player (by points) on one Final Four (‘88 Devils)
- Olympics:
- Role Player (by points) on one Olympic Champion (‘02 Canada)
- Canada/World Cup:
- Top 3 Forward (by points) on one World Cup Runner Up (‘96 Canada),
- Role Player (by points) on one Canada Cup Champion (‘91 Canada)
- World Championships:
- Top 3 Forward (by points) on one World Champion (‘94 Canada)