Jeff Shantz
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Jeffrey Shantz is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey
centre
who last played for the EC KAC
in the Austrian Hockey League
.
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
. 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. Shantz and KAC parted after the conclusion of the 2010/11 season. After Shantz had formally announced retirement as a player it was expected that Shantz would join the coaching ranks of KAC. The team however decided to not take Shantz upon his offer and he returned to Canada to pursue a career in the energy sector.
His uncle is Joseph B. Martin
, M.D., Ph.D., former Dean of Harvard Medical School
, who is Mr. Shantz's mother's brother.
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...
centre
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
who last played for the EC KAC
EC KAC
EC KAC is a professional ice hockey team in the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League. The team plays their home games in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria at Stadthalle Klagenfurt...
in the Austrian Hockey League
Austrian Hockey League
The Austrian Hockey League , called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria.-History:...
.
Playing career
Shantz was drafted by the Chicago BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
in the second round, 36th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft
1992 NHL Entry Draft
The 1992 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 20 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. A total of 264 players were drafted.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:...
. On October 1, 2002, prior to the 2002–03 season, Shantz was traded by the Flames, along with Derek Morris and Dean McAmmond
Dean McAmmond
Dean McAmmond is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. McAmmond has played in the National Hockey League since 1991 for several teams and is currently a free agent.-Pre-NHL career:...
, to the Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
for Chris Drury
Chris Drury
Christopher Drury is an American retired professional ice hockey player. Drury is a Hobey Baker Award-winner with Boston University, a Calder Trophy winner with the Colorado Avalanche, a Stanley Cup champion with the Avalanche, a two-time Olympic silver medalist with the United States, and a...
and Stephane Yelle
Stephane Yelle
Stéphane Yelle is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche, and also played in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins and the Carolina Hurricanes....
. He played 642 regular season games in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
, Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
and Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
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
SCL Tigers
SC Langnau Tigers are a professional ice hockey team from Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland. They have played in Switzerland's top hockey level, National League A, since last promotion in 1998.-History:-Champions:*NDA Championship : 1976...
in the Swiss NLA and three seasons for Adler Mannheim
Adler Mannheim
Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg...
of the DEL in Germany. Shantz then joined EBEL
Austrian Hockey League
The Austrian Hockey League , called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria.-History:...
team EC KAC
EC KAC
EC KAC is a professional ice hockey team in the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League. The team plays their home games in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria at Stadthalle Klagenfurt...
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. Shantz and KAC parted after the conclusion of the 2010/11 season. After Shantz had formally announced retirement as a player it was expected that Shantz would join the coaching ranks of KAC. The team however decided to not take Shantz upon his offer and he returned to Canada to pursue a career in the energy sector.
His uncle is Joseph B. Martin
Joseph B. Martin
Joseph Boyd Martin, is currently Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. Previous to that, he served as the Dean of Harvard Medical School before stepping down on June 30, 2007.- Career :...
, M.D., Ph.D., former Dean of Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
, who is Mr. Shantz's mother's brother.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Regina Pats Regina Pats The Regina Pats are a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League. The Pats are based out of Regina, Saskatchewan and the Brandt Centre is their home arena.-History:... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Regina Pats | WHL | 69 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Regina Pats | WHL | 72 | 39 | 50 | 89 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Regina Pats | WHL | 64 | 29 | 54 | 83 | 75 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 1993–94 | Indianapolis Ice Indianapolis Ice The Indianapolis Ice is the name of a former hockey team in Indianapolis, Indiana, that played in the International Hockey League from 1988–99 and in the Central Hockey League from 1999–2004. Their original home arena was the Indiana State Fairgrounds Pepsi Coliseum at the Indiana State Fairgrounds... |
IHL | 19 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... |
NHL | 52 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 32 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 45 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 1995-96 NHL season The 1995–96 NHL season was the 79th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Colorado Avalanche, who, in their first year as the Avalanche, swept the Florida Panthers in four games.-League business:... |
Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 78 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 1996-97 NHL season The 1996–97 NHL season was the 80th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Detroit Red Wings, who swept the Philadelphia Flyers in four games and won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 42 years. The regular season saw a decline in scoring and rise in the... |
Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 69 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 61 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Calgary Flames Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the... |
NHL | 69 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 74 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 73 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 2001–02 AHL season The 2001–02 AHL season was the 66th season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams. The demise of the International Hockey League brought six teams transferring from the defunct league, in addition to two expansion... |
Saint John Flames Saint John Flames The Saint John Flames were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate.... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 40 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise... |
NHL | 74 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | SCL Tigers SCL Tigers SC Langnau Tigers are a professional ice hockey team from Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland. They have played in Switzerland's top hockey level, National League A, since last promotion in 1998.-History:-Champions:*NDA Championship : 1976... |
NLA | 48 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | EHC Biel EHC Biel The EHC Biel or HC Bienne is a professional ice hockey Club based in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland and plays in the National League A.... |
NLB | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 43 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 2005–06 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2005–06 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 12th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The German champion Eisbären Berlin defended its title in the final game on 17 April 2005... |
Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg... |
DEL | 52 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 2006–07 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2006–07 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 13th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . The league was played with 14 clubs in the 2006-07 season, the same number as the previous season... |
Adler Mannheim | DEL | 36 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 64 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 2007–08 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2007–08 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 14th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . 15 Teams played after the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg received the license and were admitted to play in the DEL. Each club played the other four times, resulting in 56 regular season games... |
Adler Mannheim | DEL | 45 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | EC KAC EC KAC EC KAC is a professional ice hockey team in the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League. The team plays their home games in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria at Stadthalle Klagenfurt... |
EBEL Austrian Hockey League The Austrian Hockey League , called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria.-History:... |
53 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 Austrian Hockey League season The 2009–10 Austrian Hockey League was a season of the Austrian Hockey League .-Regular season - final standings:-Playoffs :-External links:... |
EC KAC | EBEL | 41 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 78 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | EC KAC | EBEL | 50 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 100 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 642 | 72 | 139 | 211 | 341 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 17th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Gävle, Sweden. Canada won the gold medal, its sixth championship, while Sweden won silver, and the combined team of the Czech and Slovak Republics won bronze... |
Canada | WJC World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world... |
7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Junior int'l totals | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||