Shannon Hope (born November 25, 1962) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defender who played for the Peterborough Pirates and the Cardiff Devils as well as for the Great Britain national team, for whom he was the captain between 1995 and 1997. He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.
| Shannon Hope | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 25, 1962 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Played for |
Peterborough Pirates Cardiff Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1984–2000 | ||
Hope was born in Peterborough, Ontario.
After retiring from playing, Hope started his own ice hockey clothing business, Shinedog. Hope rejoined the Devils organisation as Director of Hockey in 2008 when the team was bought by Comms Direct owner Matt Burge and continues to work towards re-establishing the 'Next Generation Devils' brand within Wales and the UK.
Awards and honours edit
- BHL Division 1 All-star in 1989.[1]
- BHL Premier Division All-star in 1990 and 1991.[1]
- Awarded testimonial match by Cardiff Devils on 25 November 1997.[2]
- Inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.
- Jersey number 35 retired by Cardiff Devils.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Regular season[3] | Playoffs[4] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Peterborough Pirates | BHL 1 | 20 | 54 | 76 | 130 | 40 | |||||||
| 1987–88 | Cardiff Devils | BHL 1 | 22 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 122 | |||||||
| 1988–89 | Cardiff Devils | BHL 1 | 23 | 27 | 60 | 87 | 50 | |||||||
| 1989–90 | Cardiff Devils | BHL Prem | 32 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1990–91 | Cardiff Devils | BHL Prem | 36 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 76 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 1991–92 | Cardiff Devils | BHL Prem | 30 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 11 | ||
| 1992–93 | Cardiff Devils | BHL Prem | 33 | 17 | 49 | 66 | 70 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 | ||
| 1993–94 | Cardiff Devils | BHL Prem | 57 | 16 | 68 | 84 | 106 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | Cardiff Devils | BHL Prem | 42 | 9 | 51 | 60 | 103 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Cardiff Devils | BHL Prem | 36 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 1996–97 | Cardiff Devils | ISL | 42 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Cardiff Devils | ISL | 38 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Peterborough Pirates | BNL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 34 | ||
International edit
| Tournament[4] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
| 1992 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool B | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1994 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 1995 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 1997 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool B | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
Footnotes edit
- ^ a b "All Star Teams". Ice Hockey Journalists UK. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ^ Leach, Martin (23 November 1997). "Lamb to the slaughter". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
- ^ "Shannon Hope's profile at hockeydb.com". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ^ a b "Shannon Hope - player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
References edit
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from The Internet Hockey Database