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.

Shannon Hope
Born	(1962-11-25) November 25, 1962 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Played for	Peterborough Pirates Cardiff Devils
Playing career	1984–2000

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.[1]
• BHL Premier Division All-star in 1990 and 1991.[1]
• Awarded testimonial match by Cardiff Devils on 25 November 1997.[2]
• Inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.
• Jersey number 35 retired by Cardiff Devils.

Career statistics

Club

				Regular season[3]						Playoffs[4]
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[4]
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

Footnotes

1. "All Star Teams". Ice Hockey Journalists UK. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
2. Leach, Martin (23 November 1997). "Lamb to the slaughter". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
3. "Shannon Hope's profile at hockeydb.com". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
4. "Shannon Hope - player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. Retrieved 2007-11-15.

References

• A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey
• European Hockey.Net
• Ice Hockey Journalists UK
• The Internet Hockey Database

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from The Internet Hockey Database