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Brendan Shanahan

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Brendan Frederick Shanahan (born January 23, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player who was the outgoing president and alternate governor for the Toronto Maple Leafs, having previously served as the director of player safety for the National Hockey League (NHL). On May 22, 2025 the Maple Leafs announced that Shanahan's time as president and alternate governor for the team would end on the expiration of his contract at the end of June 2025. Originally drafted by the New Jersey Devils second overall in the 1987 NHL entry draft, Shanahan played in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils (two stints), St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings, and New York Rangers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Brendan Shanahan is the 253rd most popular hockey player (down from 227th in 2024), the 1,072nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,022nd in 2019) and the 54th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Brendan Shanahan ranks 253 out of 676. Before him are Joel Lundqvist, Jan Čaloun, Dmitri Khristich, Patrick Thoresen, Miikka Kiprusoff, and Anže Kopitar. After him are Mark Streit, Kenny Jönsson, Patrick Marleau, Pierre-Édouard Bellemare, Marcel Hossa, and Nikita Kucherov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Brendan Shanahan ranks 940. Before him are Ildikó Mádl, Koji Maeda, Tracey Gold, Sylke Otto, Dmitri Khristich, and Javier Margas. After him are Johnny Mølby, Nicodemo Gentile, Edwidge Danticat, Rob Dougan, Gosho Ginchev, and James Carter.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Brendan Shanahan ranks 1,073 out of 1,622. Before him are Anita Anand (null), Doug Ford (1964), Mike Dopud (1968), Erik Guay (1981), Gregory Smith (1983), and Grant Main (1960). After him are Évelyne Brochu (1983), Scott Moir (1987), Alan van Sprang (1971), Foluke Gunderson (1987), Bill Wennington (1963), and Tajon Buchanan (1999).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Brendan Shanahan ranks 54. Before him are Eric Brewer (1979), Luc Robitaille (1966), Paul Kariya (1974), Scott Niedermayer (1973), Grant Fuhr (1962), and Scott Stevens (1964). After him are Patrick Marleau (1979), Joe Thornton (1979), Steven Stamkos (1990), Cam Neely (1965), Rod Brind'Amour (1970), and Ron Francis (1963).

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