Darrin Shannon

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | image_size = | position = Left wing | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 205 | played_for = Buffalo Sabres<br>Winnipeg Jets<br>Phoenix Coyotes | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|8|mf=y}} | birth_place = Barrie, Ontario, Canada | draft = 4th overall | draft_year = 1988 | draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins | career_start = 1989 | career_end = 2000 }} '''Darrin Arthur Shannon''' (born December 8, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Buffalo Sabres and the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes.

Shannon was drafted fourth overall in the 1988 NHL entry draft. He recorded 87 goals and 163 assists for 250 points in 506 career NHL games.

==Personal life== Shannon is the younger brother of longtime NHL defenseman Darryl Shannon.

Shannon resides in Alliston, Ontario with his wife and three daughters, where he works as an investment manager. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Kirbyson |first1=Geoff |title=Helping clients stickhandle finances |url=https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/building-your-business-newspaper/helping-clients-stickhandle-finances/ |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=Investment Executive |date=1 February 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards and achievements== *Canadian Major Junior Scholastic Player of the Year (1988) *Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team (1988)

==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1984–85 | Alliston Hornets | GMOHL | 36 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1985–86 | Barrie Colts | CJHL | 40 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1986–87 | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | OHL | 60 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1987–88 | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | OHL | 43 | 33 | 41 | 74 | 49 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9 |- | 1988–89 | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | OHL | 54 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 1989–90 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 50 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1989–90 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |- | 1990–91 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 49 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1990–91 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 34 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |- | 1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1991–92 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 68 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |- | 1992–93 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 84 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 91 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1993–94 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 77 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1994–95 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 19 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1995–96 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 63 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |- | 1996–97 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 82 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1997–98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 58 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |- | 1998–99 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1999–2000 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1999–2000 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 506 ! 87 ! 163 ! 250 ! 344 ! 45 ! 7 ! 10 ! 17 ! 38 |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 107 ! 48 ! 57 ! 105 ! 83 ! 19 ! 7 ! 6 ! 13 ! 24 |}

===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1989 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{icehockeystats|legends=11484}}

{{s-start}} {{succession box | before = Chris Joseph | title = Pittsburgh Penguins first-round draft pick | years = 1988 | after = Jamie Heward}} {{s-end}}

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