Daniel Shank

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Daniel Shank
Born (1967-05-12) May 12, 1967 (age 58)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Hartford Whalers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 19882006

Daniel Shank (born May 12, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League.

After playing four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Shank made his professional debut with the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League in the 1988–89 season. After scoring just 25 points in the AHL regular season, he tallied 19 in the Calder Cup playoffs, including 11 goals, helping the Red Wings win the AHL championship.

He made his NHL debut with Detroit the next season, scoring 24 points in 57 games. After appearing in just seven NHL games in the 1990–91 season, though, and beginning the 1991–92 season back in Adirondack, Shank was traded to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for Chris Tancill. He appeared in 13 regular season and 5 playoff games for the Whalers that season.

Shank then began an extensive International Hockey League career, spending the next six seasons there exclusively. He had much scoring success in the IHL, scoring 39 goals with the San Diego Gulls in 1992–93, 48 with the Minnesota Moose and Detroit Vipers in 1994–95, 50 with the Detroit Vipers and Las Vegas Thunder in 1995–96, and 39 with the San Antonio Dragons in 1997–98.

During his IHL days, Shank also played in Roller Hockey International, scoring 325 points in five seasons.

After appearing in nine games with the Frankfurt Lions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in 1998–99, Shank returned to North America to play in lower minor leagues. He spent three seasons in the West Coast Hockey League, two in the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League, and, most recently, the 2005–06 season in the LNAH with the Verdun Dragons, where he played four games in his last professional action.

Shank also was the head coach of the Central Hockey League's Border City Bandits for part of the 2000-01 season, with his team winning just one of the 13 games for which he was behind the bench.

In his NHL career, Shank appeared in 77 games. He scored 13 goals and added 14 assists. He also played in five games for Hartford during the 1992 Stanley Cup Playoffs, recording no points.

In his IHL career, Shank appeared in 470 games. He scored 240 goals and added 282 assists.

Shank has 4 children, 3 daughters Jessica, Daniella and Kassandra Shank, and one son- Tyson Shank , born in 2010, is a right-handed defenseman.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1984–85 Longueuil Chevaliers QMJHL 55262854146
1985–86 Longueuil ChevaliersQMJHL734719
1985–86 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL42323365150
1985–86 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL926834
1986–87 Laval Titan QMJHL37233558269
1986–87 Hull Olympiques QMJHL9381156
1987–88 Hull OlympiquesQMJHL5231427334319101929106
1988–89 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 42520251131711819102
1989–90 Detroit Red Wings NHL 57111324143
1989–90 Adirondack Red WingsAHL14881636
1990–91 Detroit Red WingsNHL701114
1990–91 Adirondack Red WingsAHL60264975278
1991–92 Hartford Whalers NHL1320218500022
1991–92 Adirondack Red WingsAHL27132134112
1991–92 Springfield Indians AHL319192883880848
1992–93 San Diego Gulls IHL 773953924951451015131
1993–94 San Diego GullsIHL63273663273
1993–94 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL7461026
1994–95 Minnesota Moose IHL194111530
1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL5444277114252246
1995–96 Las Vegas Thunder IHL49362965191
1995–96 Detroit VipersIHL29141933961245938
1996–97 San Antonio Dragons IHL81335891293933632
1997–98 San Antonio DragonsIHL80394382141
1998–99 Phoenix Mustangs WCHL 1713162926
1998–99 Frankfurt Lions DEL 925712832533
1999–00 Phoenix MustangsWCHL4823406319812661238
2000–01 Border City Bandits CHL 927914
2000–01 Phoenix MustangsWCHL27141731145
2000–01 San Diego Gulls WCHL7246613641055
2002–03 Saint-Jean Mission QSPHL 20224
2002–03 Saguenay Paramedic QSPHL4619446311240228
2003–04 Thetford Mines Prolab QSPHL21012
2005–06 Verdun Dragons LNAH41012
NHL totals77131427175500022
AHL totals174611171786222519827150
IHL totals4592402825221,68740142034207