This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. } year: 365.25*1000*60*60*24, month: 30.41666667*1000*60*60*24, week: 7*1000*60*60*24, day: 1000*60*60*24, hour: 1000*60*60, minute: 1000*60, second: 1000, if(! He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife, former model Kim Janney and daughter Barrette Janney. [28] On the ice, the Maple Leafs, led by Shanahan (along with acting GM's Kyle Dubas and Mark Hunter) drafted Toronto-area native Mitch Marner 4th overall in the 2015 draft and traded forward Phil Kessel, the Maple Leafs' scoring leader for each of his six seasons on the team, to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a package which included a first-round pick and prospect Kasperi Kapanen. Brendan Shanahan RC BGS 9: 1988-89 Topps Rookie Card Highest Grade POP 17. } if(!expire) { Photo by Craig Robertson / Toronto Sun If his job is on the line, and it might be as he enters his. Becoming a free agent following the 199091 season, Shanahan was signed by the St. Louis Blues on July 25, 1991. Brendan was born in the Generation X, his zodiac animal is a Rooster, and his spirit animal is a Otter. Broken bones but never a broken spirit. While I always dreamed of playing in the NHL, I can't honestly say that I would have ever imagined that I'd be this fortunate and blessed. "With this team, it feels natural," said Shanahan, 33, after his wife, Catherine, gave birth to twins over the weekend. He grew up in Mimico, a neighbourhood of Etobicoke (now a part of Toronto), where he attended St. Leos Catholic School and his family attended St. Leos Roman Catholic Church. Age: 54 (b. Brendan Shanahans wife is Catherine Janney. Then, on January 10, 2009, it was announced that Shanahan agreed to join the New Jersey Devils for his second stint with the team. In the 2014-15 season, his first full season in charge, Shanahan made the decision to initiate a long-term, "scorched-earth" rebuild, which he started by firing head coach Randy Carlyle midway through the season despite being in contention for a playoff berth. Brendan Shanahan - Wikipedia At one point during his playing career, Shanahan found himself playing in St. Louis. var diff = increment * (today - start2); Athletes live a celebrity lifestyle where they enjoy the perks of the money they make, as do others, particularly women. He played in 1,524 games, scored 656 goals and tallied 1,324 points in a career that spanned 22 seasons. Roosters are artistic and inventive, yet few pursue careers in the arts. Nephew: Devlin Shanahan. }; Shanahan got six years tacked onto his original five-year deal without winning so much as a playoff series. This would have been Shanahan's sixth season as a Devil. [10] On February 1, 2007, he made headlines after expressing frustration in a press conference about his perception that NHL referees are biased against team captain Jaromr Jgr. He also attended Michael Power/St. Brendan Shanahan in London - London Knights He retired with 656 career goals to go along with 698 assists. While playing with the Red Wings, he won three Stanley Cup championships (1997, 1998, 2002). The Blues made an offer for compensation that consisted of Curtis Joseph, Rod BrindAmour and two draft picks even further down the road. At the time, before his marriage to actress and singer Hilary Duff, Mike Comrie waded in hot waters when it came to the surface in The Edmonton Journal that he was involved in an affair with Salos wife while Salo was away. It caused such friction in the dressing room, the wealthy father of Comrie sold his shares with the Oilers eventually moving away from the city all together. if(diff < 0) { } var loop_range = ''; while(start2 > new Date(today.getTime() + loop_time * loop_range)) { The cause was apparently the divided locker room of the Flyers due to the fact Carter was sleeping with Hartnells wife. Won the Primus Challenge Bowl with World-Stars team in 2004; Second-most goals by a left winger 656; Second-most consecutive 20 goal seasons 19; Only player with over 600 goals and 2,000 penalty minutes; Biographical information and career statistics from, This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 01:32. Rumor has it Heatley was in an unhappy place at the time as he was not only having problems with head coach Cory Clouston, but sleeping with Spezzas wife Jennifer Snell, who was still his fiance at the time. His zodiac sign is Aquarius } At the age of 22, Shanahan was already an established scorer in the NHL. Brendan Shanahan, who was the No. His wife and three kids will be with him, of course, as will his three older brothers and other close . Brind'Amourgained his presence on the ice being a shut down center player. "What I was excited about in their offer to bring me on board is that it was wide open for me. Brendan Shanahan - Genealogy Shanahan married his wife Catherine on July 4, 1998, and the couple has three children together. !0; Brendan Frederick Shanahan (born January 23, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player who currently serves as the president and alternate governor for the Toronto Maple Leafs, having previously served as the director of player safety for the National Hockey League (NHL). [25], Shanahan arrived to a Maple Leafs franchise which had qualified for the playoffs just once in the previous 10 years, and had just fallen out of a playoff spot in the late stages of the 2013-14 season. var seconds = { Brendan Shanahan was born on January 23, 1969 in Mimico, Ontario, Canada. Shanahan said, "I would like to thank my family and all of the friends who have helped me achieve and maintain my childhood dream of playing in the National Hockey League," Shanahan said in a news release. He felt that, Anytime you can get a kid out on the ice and just make it fun and he is developing and improving without knowing hes developing and improving, and all he cares about is that he is having a great deal of fun out there, thats when you have really locked onto something valuable. Brendan Shanahan's son Jack botched his self-haircut so bad - BARDOWN [citation needed], Shanahan married his wife Catherine on July 4, 1998, and the couple has three children together. text += '