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Brendan Shanahan

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Brendan Frederick Shanahan (born January 23, 1969) is a Canadian American 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 different languages on Wikipedia. Brendan Shanahan is the 239th most popular hockey player (down from 224th in 2019), the 1,050th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,023rd in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Brendan Shanahan ranks 239 out of 676. Before him are Jarkko Ruutu, Joel Lundqvist, Jan Čaloun, 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 852. Before him are Jiří Dienstbier Jr., Marit van Eupen, Koji Maeda, Tracey Gold, Sylke Otto, and Javier Margas. After him are Edwidge Danticat, Rob Dougan, Gosho Ginchev, James Carter, Roberto Laiseka, and Rudi Vata.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Brendan Shanahan ranks 1,051 out of 1,622. Before him are André Boisclair (1966), Jessica Lowndes (1988), Anne Michaels (1958), 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 52. Before him are Glenn Anderson (1960), Eric Brewer (1979), 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 Mark Recchi (1968).

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