David Shand
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David Alistair Shand is a retired Canadian ice hockey
defenceman.
Drafted in 1976 by both the Atlanta Flames
of the National Hockey League
and the Calgary Cowboys
of the World Hockey Association
, Shand also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs
and Washington Capitals
.
Shand was selected in the first round of the 1976 NHL draft by the Atlanta Flames, and was the number 8 overall NHL pick.
On April 1, 1978, he tied the Atlanta/Calgary single-game record (since broken) for assists in one game with four, versus the New York Rangers. He also tied the Atlanta/Calgary single-game record (since broken) with three assists in a period, versus the New York Rangers on Jan. 20, 1978. Shand missed the start of 1984-85 season with a cracked sinus bone and facial laceration, suffered when he was hit below his left eye by a Scott Stevens shot during Washington's 1984 training camp. He retired in 1989.
Dave Shand was an assistant coach for the University of Michigan Wolverine Hockey team under head coach Red Berenson from 1989 to 1993. During his tenure as assistant coach, the team went to three straight Frozen Four college hockey tournaments.
Highly educated with several degrees including a law degree from the University of Michigan, Shand has also taught sports law at the University's Division of Kinesiology. His classes have been extremely popular.
Shand hosted "In The Locker Room," a morning drive radio show on WTKA-AM out of Ann Arbor, Michigan until April 23, 2007. Fans of Shand also had an internet site dedicated to clips and information about the show. Shand's commentaries and his life's stories were featured regularly during the radio show.
According to Michigan football blog MVictors.com, Shand was fired from WTKA because he criticized the University of Michigan and the athletic director of the university threatened to pull coverage of Michigan football from the radio station unless he was fired.
Following his departure from WTKA, Shand made a seamless transition into law. He is well known in Michigan as a prominent attorney in private practice.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman.
Drafted in 1976 by both the Atlanta Flames
Atlanta Flames
The Atlanta Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. The team, a member of the National Hockey League , was relocated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the start of the 1980–81 NHL season and were re-named the Calgary Flames. The NHL returned to the...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
and the Calgary Cowboys
Blazers/Cowboys (WHA)
The Blazers/Cowboys were an ice hockey franchise in the World Hockey Association from 1972–1977. Originally in 1972, the franchise was to be based out of Miami, Florida, called the Miami Screaming Eagles. But due to money problems and a lack of a suitable arena, they never played a game in Miami...
of the World Hockey Association
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
, Shand also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
.
Shand was selected in the first round of the 1976 NHL draft by the Atlanta Flames, and was the number 8 overall NHL pick.
On April 1, 1978, he tied the Atlanta/Calgary single-game record (since broken) for assists in one game with four, versus the New York Rangers. He also tied the Atlanta/Calgary single-game record (since broken) with three assists in a period, versus the New York Rangers on Jan. 20, 1978. Shand missed the start of 1984-85 season with a cracked sinus bone and facial laceration, suffered when he was hit below his left eye by a Scott Stevens shot during Washington's 1984 training camp. He retired in 1989.
Dave Shand was an assistant coach for the University of Michigan Wolverine Hockey team under head coach Red Berenson from 1989 to 1993. During his tenure as assistant coach, the team went to three straight Frozen Four college hockey tournaments.
Highly educated with several degrees including a law degree from the University of Michigan, Shand has also taught sports law at the University's Division of Kinesiology. His classes have been extremely popular.
Shand hosted "In The Locker Room," a morning drive radio show on WTKA-AM out of Ann Arbor, Michigan until April 23, 2007. Fans of Shand also had an internet site dedicated to clips and information about the show. Shand's commentaries and his life's stories were featured regularly during the radio show.
According to Michigan football blog MVictors.com, Shand was fired from WTKA because he criticized the University of Michigan and the athletic director of the university threatened to pull coverage of Michigan football from the radio station unless he was fired.
Following his departure from WTKA, Shand made a seamless transition into law. He is well known in Michigan as a prominent attorney in private practice.