{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1966)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Shayne Corson | halloffame = | image = Shayne Corson 2016.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Corson in 2016 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|8|13|mf=y}} | birth_place = Midland, Ontario, Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 202 | position = Left wing | shoots = Left | played_for = Montreal Canadiens<br />Edmonton Oilers<br />St. Louis Blues<br />Toronto Maple Leafs<br />Dallas Stars | ntl_team = CAN | draft = 8th overall | draft_year = 1984 | draft_team = Montreal Canadiens | career_start = 1985 | career_end = 2004 | website = {{URL|https://shaynecorson.ca/}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{ih|CAN}}}} {{MedalSport|Ice hockey}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|1994 Italy|}} {{MedalCompetition|Canada Cup}} {{MedalGold|1991 Canada|}} {{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}} {{MedalGold|1985 Finland|}} {{MedalSilver|1986 Canada|}} }} '''Shayne Paul Corson''' (born August 13, 1966) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Dallas Stars. During his NHL career, Corson battled both ulcerative colitis and, as detailed in the October 22, 2001, issue of ''Sports Illustrated'', panic attacks.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/vault/2001/10/22/312391/brotherly-love-beset-by-panic-attacks-torontos-shayne-corson-turned-to-linemate-and-in-law-darcy-tucker-for-help|title=Brotherly Love: Beset by panic attacks, Shayne Corson turned to linemate and in-law Darcy Tucker for help|last=Kennedy|first=Kostya|date=October 22, 2001|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> He last played in the 2003–04 season.
==Background and early career== Corson was born in Midland, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Barrie.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-15|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> He played in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Brantford Alexanders (1983–1984) and Hamilton Steelhawks (1984–1986). The Montreal Canadiens drafted him in the first round, eighth overall, of the 1984 NHL entry draft. He played briefly with the Canadiens in the 1985–86 season, then joined the team full-time the following year.
==NHL playing career== thumb|1987 sticker of Corson for Montreal Canadiens Corson was a regular contributor for the Canadiens from 1986 until 1992, when he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Vincent Damphousse. His time in Edmonton was marred by controversy: after assuming the captaincy to start the 1994-95 season, head coach George Burnett would strip Corson of the captaincy after only 35 games.<ref name="offer">{{citeweb |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/oilers-blues-corson-offer-sheet-saga-1995/ |website=TheHockeyWriters.com |title=Oilers Got the Better of Blues in 1995 Shayne Corson Offer Sheet Saga |date=August 17, 2024 |author=Brian Swane |access-date=2025-12-10}}</ref> The next season, he signed an offer sheet from the St. Louis Blues, which the Oilers did not match, and the Oilers received the rights to Curtis Joseph as compensation.<ref name="offer"/> He played in Edmonton for three seasons before signing with the Blues. During the 1996–97 season, the Blues traded him back to Montreal, where he played until 2000. The Toronto Maple Leafs then signed him as a free agent, and he spent three full seasons in Toronto before "resigning" in the middle of the post-season partly because of his ulcerative colitis.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/corson-resigns-from-maple-leafs-1.410467|title=Corson resigns from Maple Leafs|date=April 16, 2003|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref><ref name="CBCFear">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/corson-faces-fear-head-on-1.278077|date=October 20, 2001|title=Corson faces fear head on|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref>
In a particularly fierce 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs series against the New York Islanders, Corson was involved in a fight with Eric Cairns, with Cairns being the clear winner of the bout. During the official's attempt to separate Cairns and Corson after the fight, Corson attempted to kick Cairns. The NHL subsequently suspended Corson for the deciding seventh game of the series.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/30/sports/hockey-nhl-suspends-corson-for-his-late-game-kick.html?ref=ericcairns|title=HOCKEY; N.H.L. Suspends Corson For His Late-Game Kick|last=Richer|first=Shawna|work=The New York Times |date=April 30, 2002|accessdate=April 16, 2017}}</ref> The Dallas Stars signed him during the last part of the 2003–04 season in order to add some grit and leadership for their playoff run, but the team was unsuccessful (losing in the first round to the Colorado Avalanche), and Corson retired afterwards.
==Notable achievements== Shayne Corson captained two NHL clubs during his 19-season professional career. He has also played for Canada at the Canada Cup, World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, World Cup of Hockey and 1998 Winter Olympics. Corson was known as a gritty player, with good instincts both offensively and defensively. Corson represented his teams three times at the NHL All-Star Game. He scored 693 points and earned 2357 penalty minutes during his 1,156-game regular season NHL career. In addition, he scored 87 points and earned 291 penalty minutes in 140 playoff games.
==Personal life== Corson has ulcerative colitis, a chronic digestive disorder that can cause severe pain and significant weight loss. During the later stages of his career, Corson began to suffer from panic attacks, a condition he has not attributed to any single event, but which may have been precipitated by his battles with colitis and the premature death of his father, Paul Corson, from throat cancer in 1993.<ref name="CBCFear" />
Corson's sister Shannon is married to his former Toronto Maple Leaf teammate Darcy Tucker. In retirement, Corson (often with Tucker) has been a prominent proponent of building a cancer care facility, the Simcoe-Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre, as part of Barrie's Royal Victoria Hospital.<ref>[http://www.simcoe.com/article/45432 Tucker, Corson sign autographs to raise money for RVH<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826205454/http://www.simcoe.com/article/45432 |date=2007-08-26 }}</ref>
Corson opened his first restaurant in 2007 with partner Armando Russo in the Distillery District of Toronto, called Tappo Wine Bar & Restaurant.<ref>[http://www.toronto.com/restaurants/article/509002 Tappo Wine Bar & Restaurant<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616061449/http://www.toronto.com/restaurants/article/509002 |date=2008-06-16 }}</ref> They opened a second restaurant in Barrie, Ontario, named Corson's,<ref>[http://www.corsonsgenuinefoodanddrink.com/ Corson's] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420144131/http://www.corsonsgenuinefoodanddrink.com/ |date=2012-04-20 }}</ref> which began as a family restaurant but was converted to a sports bar and grill which displays his jerseys and other hockey memorabilia but has since closed. (Mom's Pantry, an older restaurant in Barrie, was opened by Shayne Corson's father but is no longer run by the Corson family.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/4c87f/de7f2/2/ |title=Restaurant Name: Corson's Genuine Food and Drink |access-date=2008-12-09 |archive-date=2011-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609161232/http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/4c87f/de7f2/2/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>)
Corson's daughter, Willow, played hockey for five seasons (2017 to 2022) at Boston College, in the NCAA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Willow Corson - Women's Hockey |publisher=Boston College Eagles |url=https://bceagles.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/willow-corson/13266 |access-date=2024-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121125233/https://bceagles.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/willow-corson/14224 |archive-date=2022-11-21 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Awards and honours== * All-Star selection, forward, 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships<ref>Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.518, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN|978-1-55468-621-6}}</ref> * 3× NHL All-Star Game: 1990, 1994 and 1998
==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 |- | 1982–83||Barrie Colts||CJHL||23||13||29||42||87||—||—||—||—||— |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1983–84||Brantford Alexanders||OHL||66||25||46||71||165||6||4||1||5||26 |- | 1984–85||Hamilton Steelhawks||OHL||54||27||63||90||154||11||3||7||10||19 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1985–86||Hamilton Steelhawks||OHL||47||41||57||98||153||—||—||—||—||— |- | 1985–86||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||3||0||0||0||2||—||—||—||—||— |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1986–87||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||55||12||11||23||144||17||6||5||11||30 |- | 1987–88||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||71||12||27||39||152||3||1||0||1||12 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1988–89||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||80||26||24||50||193||21||4||5||9||65 |- | 1989–90||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||76||31||44||75||144||11||2||8||10||20 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1990–91||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||71||23||24||47||138||13||9||6||15||36 |- | 1991–92||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||64||17||36||53||118||10||2||5||7||15 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1992–93||Edmonton Oilers||NHL||80||16||31||47||209||—||—||—||—||— |- | 1993–94||Edmonton Oilers||NHL||64||25||29||54||118||—||—||—||—||— |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1994–95||Edmonton Oilers||NHL||48||12||24||36||86||—||—||—||—||— |- | 1995–96||St. Louis Blues||NHL||77||18||28||46||192||13||8||6||14||22 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1996–97||St. Louis Blues||NHL||11||2||1||3||24||—||—||—||—||— |- | 1996–97||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||47||6||15||21||80||5||1||0||1||4 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1997–98||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||62||21||34||55||108||10||3||6||9||26 |- | 1998–99||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||63||12||20||32||147||—||—||—||—||— |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 1999–2000||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||70||8||20||28||115||—||—||—||—||— |- | 2000–01||Toronto Maple Leafs||NHL||77||8||18||26||189||11||1||1||2||14 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2001–02||Toronto Maple Leafs||NHL||74||12||21||33||120||19||1||6||7||33 |- | 2002–03||Toronto Maple Leafs||NHL||46||7||8||15||49||2||0||0||0||2 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2003–04||Dallas Stars||NHL||17||5||5||10||29||5||0||1||1||12 |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 1,156 || 273 || 420 || 693 || 2,357 || 140 || 38 || 49 || 87 || 291 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:50em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1985 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1986 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 |- | 1991 | Canada | CC | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1993 | Canada | WC | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 |- | 1994 | Canada | WC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998 | Canada | OG | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 | Junior totals ! 14 ! 9 ! 10 ! 19 ! 8 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 | Senior totals ! 29 ! 7 ! 13 ! 20 ! 24 |}
==See also== * List of NHL players with 1,000 games played * List of NHL players with 2,000 career penalty minutes * List of people diagnosed with ulcerative colitis
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Ice hockey stats}} *[http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1984/84008.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com] *[http://shaynecorson.ca Shayne Corson Official Website]
{{S-start}} {{Succession box | before = Petr Svoboda | title = Montreal Canadiens first-round draft pick | years = 1984 | after = José Charbonneau}} {{Succession box | before = Craig MacTavish | title = Edmonton Oilers captain | years = 1995 | after = Kelly Buchberger}} {{Succession box | before = Brett Hull | title = St. Louis Blues captain | years = 1995–96 | after = Wayne Gretzky}} {{S-end}}
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