Shannon Hope

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.

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 BHL Division 1 All-star in 1989. BHL Premier Division All-star in 1990 and 1991. Inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999. Jersey number 35 retired by Cardiff Devils.

Career statistics

Club Regular season Playoffs 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 Tournament 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

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