Gary Shuchuk

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Gary Shuchuk
Born (1967-02-17) February 17, 1967 (age 54)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1990–2004

Gary Robert Shuchuk (born February 17, 1967) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Born in Edmonton, Alberta.

College career[]

Shuchuk committed to the University of Wisconsin during his second year playing for the St. Albert Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He played 4 years for the Badgers from 1986-1990. During that time he won a WCHA Championship, an NCAA Championship, and was named a First-Team All-American. During the 1989-1990 Season he accumulated 80 points (41 goals, 39 assists), which currently ranks 6th all time for total points in a season in Wisconsin Hockey history, his 41 goals that season also ranks 4th in the program's history. Other notable historic statistics include: 2nd all time in Wisconsin Hockey program history for number of games played (177 GP), 5th all time in career penalty minutes (314 PIMs), 7th all time in career goals (85 G), and 12th all time in career points (176 pts).

Professional career[]

Shuchuk started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings in 1990. Shuchuk then went to the Los Angeles Kings as part of the Paul Coffey-Jimmy Carson trade,[1] and is probably best known for scoring the game-winning goal for the Kings in double overtime of game 5 of the 1993 Smythe Division finals against the Vancouver Canucks.[2] During the 1993 season, Shuchuk and the Los Angeles Kings made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, before falling to the Montreal Canadiens in 5 games. In addition to his time in the NHL, Shuchuk played in the IHL, and the AHL, with the Adirondack Red Wings, Houston Aeros, Phoenix Roadrunners, and the Orlando Solar Bears. He went on to play in Europe, having played for SC Herisau in the Swiss 1. Liga, for EC KAC in the Austrian Hockey League, as well as Düsseldorfer EG and Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. During the 2002-03 DEL season, he captained the Krefeld Pinguine to their first league championship in over 50 years.

International career[]

Shuchuk played for Team Canada in the 1990 Goodwill Games winning a Bronze Medal in the process. He also captained Team Canada to a Gold Medal in the 2002 Deutschland Cup. He was once again elected to Team Canada for the 2003 Deutschland Cup.

Coaching career[]

Shuchuk was a Player Assistant Coach for the Springfield Falcons for the 2003-04 AHL season. In 2010 he was hired as an Assistant Coach for the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team. He helped the program reach two NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's, as well as winning the 2014 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. In 2015 he went on to become an Assistant Coach for the Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team, helping the program win the 2017 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and securing a spot in the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.[3] In 2017, he was named the head coach of the Janesville Jets of the North American Hockey League.

Awards and honors[]

Award Year
WCHA Champion 1989-90
NCAA Champion 1989–90
WCHA Player of the Year 1989–90
All-WCHA First Team 1989–90
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1989–90
Calder Cup Champion 1991-1992
Stanley Cup Runner-up 1992-1993
DEL Champion 2002-2003

References[]

  1. ^ Dillman, Lisa (30 January 1993). "Carson Returns; Coffey to Detroit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ^ Lisa Dillman (May 12, 1993). "Kings Are Big Winners on Their Longest Night : Game 5: Shuchuk's goal at 6:31 of second overtime gives them 4-3 victory over Canucks and a 3-2 lead in series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Janesville Jets announce new Head Coach". Junior Hockey.com. August 19, 2017.

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