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Daniel Shank
Born (1967-05-12) May 12, 1967 (age 58)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
PositionRight wing
ShotRight
Played forDetroit Red Wings
Hartford Whalers
NHL draftUndrafted
Playing career1988–2006

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 [1], born in 2010, is a right-handed defenseman.

Career statistics

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1984–85Longueuil ChevaliersQMJHL55262854146
1985–86Longueuil ChevaliersQMJHL734719
1985–86Chicoutimi SagueneensQMJHL42323365150
1985–86Shawinigan CataractesQMJHL926834
1986–87Laval TitanQMJHL37233558269
1986–87Hull OlympiquesQMJHL9381156
1987–88Hull OlympiquesQMJHL5231427334319101929106
1988–89Adirondack Red WingsAHL42520251131711819102
1989–90Detroit Red WingsNHL57111324143
1989–90Adirondack Red WingsAHL14881636
1990–91Detroit Red WingsNHL701114
1990–91Adirondack Red WingsAHL60264975278
1991–92Hartford WhalersNHL1320218500022
1991–92Adirondack Red WingsAHL27132134112
1991–92Springfield IndiansAHL319192883880848
1992–93San Diego GullsIHL773953924951451015131
1993–94San Diego GullsIHL63273663273
1993–94Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL7461026
1994–95Minnesota MooseIHL194111530
1994–95Detroit VipersIHL5444277114252246
1995–96Las Vegas ThunderIHL49362965191
1995–96Detroit VipersIHL29141933961245938
1996–97San Antonio DragonsIHL81335891293933632
1997–98San Antonio DragonsIHL80394382141
1998–99Phoenix MustangsWCHL1713162926
1998–99Frankfurt LionsDEL925712832533
1999–00Phoenix MustangsWCHL4823406319812661238
2000–01Border City BanditsCHL927914
2000–01Phoenix MustangsWCHL27141731145
2000–01San Diego GullsWCHL7246613641055
2002–03Saint-Jean MissionQSPHL20224
2002–03Saguenay ParamedicQSPHL4619446311240228
2003–04Thetford Mines ProlabQSPHL21012
2005–06Verdun DragonsLNAH41012
NHL totals77131427175500022
AHL totals174611171786222519827150
IHL totals4592402825221,68740142034207
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    Daniel Shank
    Born (1967-05-12) May 12, 1967 (age 58)
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
    Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
    PositionRight wing
    ShotRight
    Played forDetroit Red Wings
    Hartford Whalers
    NHL draftUndrafted
    Playing career1988–2006

    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 [1], born in 2010, is a right-handed defenseman.

    Career statistics

    Regular seasonPlayoffs
    SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
    1984–85Longueuil ChevaliersQMJHL55262854146
    1985–86Longueuil ChevaliersQMJHL734719
    1985–86Chicoutimi SagueneensQMJHL42323365150
    1985–86Shawinigan CataractesQMJHL926834
    1986–87Laval TitanQMJHL37233558269
    1986–87Hull OlympiquesQMJHL9381156
    1987–88Hull OlympiquesQMJHL5231427334319101929106
    1988–89Adirondack Red WingsAHL42520251131711819102
    1989–90Detroit Red WingsNHL57111324143
    1989–90Adirondack Red WingsAHL14881636
    1990–91Detroit Red WingsNHL701114
    1990–91Adirondack Red WingsAHL60264975278
    1991–92Hartford WhalersNHL1320218500022
    1991–92Adirondack Red WingsAHL27132134112
    1991–92Springfield IndiansAHL319192883880848
    1992–93San Diego GullsIHL773953924951451015131
    1993–94San Diego GullsIHL63273663273
    1993–94Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL7461026
    1994–95Minnesota MooseIHL194111530
    1994–95Detroit VipersIHL5444277114252246
    1995–96Las Vegas ThunderIHL49362965191
    1995–96Detroit VipersIHL29141933961245938
    1996–97San Antonio DragonsIHL81335891293933632
    1997–98San Antonio DragonsIHL80394382141
    1998–99Phoenix MustangsWCHL1713162926
    1998–99Frankfurt LionsDEL925712832533
    1999–00Phoenix MustangsWCHL4823406319812661238
    2000–01Border City BanditsCHL927914
    2000–01Phoenix MustangsWCHL27141731145
    2000–01San Diego GullsWCHL7246613641055
    2002–03Saint-Jean MissionQSPHL20224
    2002–03Saguenay ParamedicQSPHL4619446311240228
    2003–04Thetford Mines ProlabQSPHL21012
    2005–06Verdun DragonsLNAH41012
    NHL totals77131427175500022
    AHL totals174611171786222519827150
    IHL totals4592402825221,68740142034207
    • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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