Shawn Cronin

Shawn P. Cronin (born August 20, 1963) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets, Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks. Cronin was born in Joliet, Illinois and grew up in Flushing, Michigan, graduating from Flushing Senior High School.

Playing career Cronin was originally signed as a free agent in 1986 by the Hartford Whalers, although he never played for the parent team. In 1988 he was signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals. After playing only one game for the Capitals he signed with the Winnipeg Jets. It was with Winnipeg where he played most of his NHL games, suiting up 193 times over three seasons. He scored one goal for the Jets during that time. Upon scoring his first goal (against the Quebec Nordiques in November 1990), McDonald's commemorated the feat by donating $4,400 to the Winnipeg Jets Goals for Kids Charity. (Cronin's number with Winnipeg was the number 44, hence the $4,400 donation).

He also played for the Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks. It was with Philadelphia that he scored two goals in one season (one of which was scored against his former team at the Winnipeg Arena). He recorded the 1st San Jose Shark playoff goal in team history. He retired from the NHL having scored three goals over seven seasons of play.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 University of Illinois-Chicago NCAA 36 1 5 6 52 — — — — — 1983–84 University of Illinois-Chicago NCAA 32 0 4 4 41 — — — — — 1984–85 University of Illinois-Chicago NCAA 31 2 6 8 52 — — — — — 1985–86 University of Illinois-Chicago NCAA 35 3 8 11 70 — — — — — 1986–87 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 53 8 16 24 118 — — — — — 1986–87 Binghamton Whalers AHL 12 1 0 1 60 10 0 0 0 41 1987–88 Binghamton Whalers AHL 66 3 8 11 212 4 0 0 0 15 1988–89 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1988–89 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 75 3 9 12 267 — — — — — 1989–90 Winnipeg Jets NHL 61 0 4 4 243 5 0 0 0 7 1990–91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 67 1 5 6 189 — — — — — 1991–92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 65 0 4 4 271 4 0 0 0 6 1992–93 Hershey Bears AHL 7 0 1 1 12 — — — — — 1992–93 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 35 2 1 3 37 — — — — — 1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL 34 0 2 2 76 14 1 0 1 20 1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 29 0 2 2 61 9 0 0 0 5 1995–96 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 48 0 1 1 120 5 0 0 0 8 1996–97 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 13 0 1 1 27 — — — — — NHL totals 292 3 18 21 887 32 1 0 1 38