Jeff Shantz

Jeffrey Dale Shantz (born October 10, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played predominantly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames and the Colorado Avalanche.

Playing career Shantz was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks 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 at the conclusion of the 2011 season. After Shantz had formally announced retirement as a player it was expected that he would join the coaching ranks of KAC. The team however decided to not take Shantz up on his offer and he returned to Canada to pursue a career in the energy sector.

Personal Shantz's maternal uncle is Joseph B. Martin, former Dean of Harvard Medical School.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1989–90 Regina Pats WHL 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 IHL 19 5 9 14 20 — — — — — 1993–94 Chicago Blackhawks 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 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 78 6 14 20 24 10 2 3 5 6 1996–97 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 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 Saint John Flames AHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Calgary Flames NHL 40 3 3 6 23 — — — — — 2002–03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 74 3 6 9 35 6 0 0 0 4 2003–04 SCL Tigers NLA 48 18 27 45 40 — — — — — 2003–04 EHC Biel NLB — — — — — 4 1 0 1 4 2004–05 SCL Tigers NLA 43 9 19 28 98 — — — — — 2005–06 Adler Mannheim DEL 52 18 20 38 72 — — — — — 2006–07 Adler Mannheim DEL 36 7 19 26 64 11 7 0 7 14 2007–08 Adler Mannheim DEL 45 8 18 26 64 5 0 1 1 4 2008–09 EC KAC EBEL 53 17 31 48 78 13 2 2 4 8 2009–10 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 Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1993 Canada WJC 7 2 4 6 2 Junior totals 7 2 4 6 2 Awards WHL East First All-Star Team – 1993