Bradley William Shaw (born April 28, 1964) is a Canadian professional
ice hockey
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coach and former player who is the assistant coach for the
New Jersey Devils
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of the
National Hockey League
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(NHL). He was selected by the
Detroit Red Wings
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of the
National Hockey League
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(NHL) in the fifth round, 86th overall, in the
1982 NHL entry draft. He has played for the
Hartford Whalers
The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its 25-year existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1 ...
,
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators (), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Di ...
,
Washington Capitals
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and
St. Louis Blues
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in the NHL. He was a member of the 1989–90
NHL All-Rookie Team and twice won the
Eddie Shore Award as the
American Hockey League
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's best defenceman. He won the
Turner Cup with the
Detroit Vipers
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of the
International Hockey League and the
J. Ross Robertson Cup and
Memorial Cup
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as a member of the
Ottawa 67's
The Ottawa 67's are a major junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, that plays in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Established during Canada's centennial year of 1967 and named in honour of this, the 67's currently play thei ...
of the
Ontario Hockey League
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(OHL).
Playing career
Junior
Shaw joined the
Ottawa 67's
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of the
Ontario Hockey League
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(OHL) at the age of 17 in
1981–82. In his rookie season, Shaw led all 67's defencemen with 72 points, scoring 13 goals and adding 59 assists in 68 games, helping Ottawa into the playoffs. In 17 playoff games, Shaw scored a goal and 14 points,
as the 67's were swept by the
Kitchener Rangers
The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. The Rangers have won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL ...
in the OHL finals.
In the
1982–83 season Shaw saw his offensive production improve in his second season with the 67's, scoring 12 goals and 78 points in 63 games. In nine playoff games, Shaw scored two goals and 11 points,
as the 67's lost to the
Oshawa Generals
The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor (commercial), sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. ...
in the Leyden Division finals.
In
1983–84, Shaw once again improved his offense, scoring 11 goals and 82 points in 68 games, helping the 67's to have the best record in the Leyden Division that season. In the playoffs, Shaw led the 67's in scoring, earning two goals and a team high 29 points in 13 games,
as Ottawa won the
J. Ross Robertson Cup over the Kitchener Rangers,
and earned a berth in the
1984 Memorial Cup. At the Memorial Cup, Shaw had a goal and five points in five games, as the 67's won the championship, defeating the host Kitchener Rangers 7–2 in the final game at the
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.
Shaw was named to the 1983–84 OHL first all-star team, and won the
Max Kaminsky Trophy, given to the most outstanding defenceman in the OHL.
Professional career
Hartford Whalers
Shaw was originally drafted by the
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...
in the fifth round, 86th overall, in the
1982 NHL entry draft.
However, in April 1984, Red Wings general manager
Jimmy Devellano told Shaw that the Red Wings would not sign him. His rights were traded to the
Hartford Whalers
The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its 25-year existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1 ...
for the Whalers' eighth round draft pick in the
1984 NHL entry draft on May 29, 1984.
Shaw joined the Whalers in for the
1984–85 season. He was assigned first to the
Binghamton Whalers of the
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...
(AHL). However, Binghamton cut Shaw too and he was reassigned to the
Salt Lake Golden Eagles
The Salt Lake Golden Eagles were a minor professional hockey team based in Salt Lake City from 1969 to 1994.
History
They played in the Western Hockey League from 1969 to 1974, the Central Hockey League from 1974 to 1984 and the International H ...
of the
International Hockey League (IHL). Shaw refused assignment and left the team, hoping to play at
Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University (commonly referred to as WLU or simply Laurier) is a Public university, public university in Ontario, Canada, with campuses in Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo, Brantford, Ontario, Brantford and Milton, Ontario, Milton. The ...
. Hartford threatened to sue Shaw, and forced him to join Salt Lake. In 44 games with the Golden Eagles, Shaw had three goals and 32 points. He finished the season with Binghamton, where in 24 games, Shaw had a goal and 11 points. In eight playoff games with Binghamton, Shaw finished with a goal and nine points.
He spent the majority of the
1985–86 in Binghamton, where in 64 games, Shaw scored 10 goals and 54 points. In five playoff games, Shaw earned two assists.
Shaw debuted with the Hartford Whalers in the
1985–86 NHL season
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. Shaw played in his first NHL game on February 18, 1986, a 5–4 victory over the
Vancouver Canucks
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. Shaw recorded his first NHL point with an assist on
Sylvain Turgeon
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's goal in an 8–2 loss to the
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...
on February 23. Overall, he appeared in eight games, where he recorded two assists.
In the
1986–87 season, Shaw struggled offensively compared to previous season, as in 77 games with Binghamton, he scored nine goals and 39 points, although, he found his offensive touch in the playoffs, finishing with a goal and nine points in 12 games.
Shaw won the
Eddie Shore Award as the AHL's best defenceman and was named to the AHL's First All-Star Team. Shaw was recalled by Hartford and made his
1986–87 NHL season
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League business Chicago renaming
The Chicago-based clu ...
debut on February 6, 1987, in a 5–2 win over the
Washington Capitals
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. He played in one more NHL game that season earning no points.
The following
season
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, Shaw returned to Binghamton. He had a solid offensive season, scoring 12 goals and 62 points in 73 games. In four playoff games, Shaw led Binghamton in scoring with five points, all assists.
He was named an AHL First Team All-Star again. Shaw again saw very limited action with Hartford in
1987–88, making his sole appearance in a 5–4 victory over the
Pittsburgh Penguins
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on January 9, 1988, going pointless.
Shaw began the 1988–89 season playing with
HC Varese in
Serie A
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in Italy, where in 35 games, he scored 10 goals and 40 points.
In 11 playoff games, Shaw had four goals and 12 points with Varese. HC Varese won its second championship that season on March 4, 1989. Shaw returned to the Whalers organization on March 7,
at the end of the
1988–89 NHL season
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, where he appeared in three games. On March 29, 1989, Shaw scored his first career NHL goal against
Vincent Riendeau of the St. Louis Blues in a 4–0 Whalers victory, his only point with the Whalers that season.
Shaw made his playoffs debut on April 6, 1989, against the
Montreal Canadiens
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and appeared in three
Stanley Cup playoff games for the Whalers.
On April 8, 1989, he scored his first career playoff goal and point, a game-tying goal to send the game to overtime against
Brian Hayward of the Montreal Canadiens in a 5–4 loss. Shaw signed a one-year contract extension with the Whalers in May 1989 with an additional one-year option.
Shaw saw regular ice time with Hartford beginning in the
1989–90 season. He appeared in 64 games, scoring three goals and 35 points.
On October 26, 1989, Shaw recorded four assists in a 7–3 victory against the
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The club w ...
. In the
1990 Stanley Cup playoffs, Shaw led the Whalers in scoring, earning two goals and seven points in seven games, as the Whalers lost a thrilling first round series against the
Boston Bruins
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.
In the third game of the series on April 9, 1990, Shaw scored a goal and added three assists for a four-point game in a 5–3 Hartford win. Shaw was named to the
NHL All-Rookie Team at the end of the season, and named the Whalers best defenceman.
In
1990–91, Shaw played in 72 games with Hartford, scoring four goals and 32 points to lead the Whalers defense in scoring. In six playoff games, Shaw recorded a goal and three points,
as Hartford lost to the Boston Bruins in the
Adams Division
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semi-finals. In 62 games with the Whalers in
1991–92, Shaw scored three goals and 25 points, hampered by a wrist injury that required surgery in the offseason and uncomfortable with the Whalers' new coach
Jimmy Roberts' strategy. Shaw saw action in only three of the Whalers' seven playoff games, earning an assist as the Whalers lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the opening playoff round.
On June 13, 1992, the Whalers new general manager,
Brian Burke, traded Shaw to the
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The club w ...
for future considerations,
as the Whalers did not want to lose the defenceman for nothing. Shaw's stay with the Devils was short-lived, as five days later he was left unprotected in
1992 NHL expansion draft and was chosen by the
Ottawa Senators
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.
Ottawa Senators
Shaw was selected by the Ottawa Senators as part of a secret deal whereby if Ottawa did not select
Viacheslav Fetisov
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of the New Jersey Devils, but another player, then New Jersey would send Ottawa a young player to complete the transaction. Shaw was named an
alternate captain
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for the Senators. Shaw was on the ice for the opening faceoff in Ottawa's first game in their inaugural season in
1992–93. Shaw played in 81 games with the Senators, scoring seven goals and 41 points.
On November 5, 1992, he had a multi-point game against the
Calgary Flames
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, then again against the
San Jose Sharks
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on January 10, 1993.
Shaw was named a
co-captain of the Senators with
Mark Lamb to begin
1993–94, a position they both held until March when Lamb was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Gord Dineen was named a captain as his replacement that season. In 66 games, Shaw had four goals and 23 points.
In the
lockout-shortened
1994–95 season, Shaw appeared in only two games with the Senators, getting no points. He finished the year with the
Atlanta Knights
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of the IHL, where in 26 games, he had a goal and 19 points. In five playoff games with Atlanta, Shaw had seven points.
Detroit Vipers
Shaw joined the
Detroit Vipers
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of the IHL as a player and an assistant coach to head coach
Rick Dudley. In his first season with the club in
1995–96, Shaw had seven goals and 61 points in 79 games. In eight playoff games, Shaw had two goals and five points,
as Detroit lost to the
Orlando Solar Bears
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. Shaw returned as a player-assistant coach with the Vipers in
1996–97, as
Steve Ludzik was named the new head coach of the team.
In 59 games, Shaw had six goals and 38 points. In 21 playoff games, Shaw had two goals and 11 points
as the Vipers defeated the
Long Beach Ice Dogs
The Long Beach Ice Dogs were an American professional ice hockey team based in Long Beach, California, at the Long Beach Sports Arena. They played until the end of the 2006–07 ECHL season.
History
The Ice Dogs trace their origins to the San ...
to win the
Turner Cup.
In
1997–98 he played in 64 games, scoring two goals and 35 points.
He was on the ice for
Gordie Howe
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's last shift in professional hockey on October 3, 1997. In the playoffs, Shaw had a goal and 12 points in 23 games,
as the Vipers lost to the
Chicago Wolves
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in seven games in the Turner Cup final.
In
1998–99, Shaw began the season with the Vipers, where he scored 10 goals and 45 points in 61 games.
On March 8, 1999, Shaw signed an NHL contract with the Ottawa Senators, as the Senators sought out defensive depth. Shaw was placed on
waivers in order to return to Detroit, and was claimed by the Washington Capitals on March 9, who were also dealing with defensive depth issues.
Washington Capitals
Shaw returned to the NHL with the Washington Capitals in
1998–99, appearing in four games with the club, recording no points.
He made his Capitals debut on March 10 versus the
Florida Panthers
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and was on the ice for the Panthers' opening goal of the game in a 2–1 loss. His stay with the Capitals was short, as on March 18, 1999, Shaw and the Capitals' eighth round draft pick in the
1999 NHL entry draft were traded to the St. Louis Blues for the Blues sixth round draft pick in the 1999 NHL entry draft.
St. Louis Blues
Shaw finished the 1998–99 season with the St. Louis Blues, earning no points in 12 games.
He made his Blues debut in a 3–2 loss to his former team, the Ottawa Senators, on March 20, 1999. Shaw saw action in four playoff games, going pointless,
as the Blues lost to the
Dallas Stars
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in the second round of the
1999 Stanley Cup playoffs
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. Shaw announced his retirement from playing hockey following the season.
International play
Shaw represented
Canada
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at the
1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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in
Leningrad
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,
Soviet Union
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. He played in 7 games, had one goal and two points as the team finished third in the tournament, winning the bronze medal. Shaw was one of only three players returning for Canada at the
1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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in Sweden. Shaw played in 7 games and had no goals and two points. Canada finished fourth in the tournament. He also played four games for
Team Canada at the 1988
Izvestia Cup, scoring one goal.
Coaching career
Tampa Bay Lightning
Shaw was named an assistant coach of the
Tampa Bay Lightning
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for the
1999–2000 season, working under head coach
Steve Ludzik. Shaw left after only one season.
Detroit Vipers
Shaw joined the Detroit Vipers of the IHL as head coach of the team for the
2000–01 season on a two-year contract.
In his only season with the team, Detroit struggled to a 23–53–6 record, missing the playoffs.
The league folded after the season.
Springfield Falcons
Shaw joined the
Springfield Falcons
The Springfield Falcons were a ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) and played in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center.
In 2016, the Falcons' franchise was purchased by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Arizona Co ...
of the AHL as an assistant coach,
working under head coach
Marc Potvin.
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Shaw was named head coach of the
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
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of the AHL for the
2002–03 season,
replacing
Mike Babcock
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, who was promoted to the
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
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. In his first season with the Mighty Ducks, the club struggled to a 26–35–13–6 record, failing to make the post-season.
Shaw returned to the team for the
2003–04 season, as Cincinnati struggled to a 29–37–13–1 record.
The Mighty Ducks defeated the
Houston Aeros in the qualifying round, defeating the Aeros two games to none, to earn a playoff berth. In the first round of the
Calder Cup
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The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany. In it ...
playoffs, the Mighty Ducks were defeated by the
Milwaukee Admirals
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four games to three. Cincinnati improved during the
2004–05 season, as the team finished the season with a 44–31–1-4 record, making the playoffs. In the post-season, the Mighty Ducks got their revenge against the Milwaukee Admirals, defeating them in the first round. The Mighty Ducks lost to the Chicago Wolves in the second round.
New York Islanders
Shaw joined the
New York Islanders
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of the NHL as an assistant coach under
Steve Stirling for the
2005–06 season. After the Islanders struggled to an 18–22–2 record to start the season, the club fired Stirling, and named Shaw his replacement for the remainder of the season on January 12, 2006. Shaw won his first career game as a head coach, as the Islanders defeated the
Calgary Flames
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3–2 that night with
Miroslav Šatan
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and
Trent Hunter both having multi-point games. Under Shaw, the Islanders posted an 18–18–4 record, and failed to qualify for the post-season.
Shaw was not retained by the Islanders' new head coach,
Ted Nolan
Theodore John Nolan (born April 7, 1958) is an Indigenous Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played as a left winger in the National Hockey League (NHL) and served as the head coach for the Buffalo Sabres and the Latvi ...
.
St. Louis Blues
Shaw joined the
St. Louis Blues
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in
2006–07 as an assistant coach under
Mike Kitchen
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. Kitchen was replaced shortly into the season by
Andy Murray
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, however, Shaw remained with the team. Shaw remained with St. Louis for 10 years, as an assistant coach and associated coach under Andy Murray,
Davis Payne and
Ken Hitchcock
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.
He was credited with developing defencemen
Alex Pietrangelo and
Kevin Shattenkirk.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Shaw joined
John Tortorella's staff with the
Columbus Blue Jackets
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in June 2016, replacing
Craig Hartsburg
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, who retired following the 2015–16 season.
Vancouver Canucks
Shaw was announced as an assistant coach of the
Vancouver Canucks
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in June 2021, replacing
Newell Brown.
Philadelphia Flyers
Shaw was named an associate coach of the
Philadelphia Flyers
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in July 2022, reuniting with John Tortorella.
On March 27, 2025, Shaw was named interim head coach of the Flyers following Tortorella's dismissal.
New Jersey Devils
After the
2024–25 season it was reported that Shaw would not return to the Flyers. On May 27, 2025, he was named assistant coach of the
New Jersey Devils
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under head coach
Sheldon Keefe.
Personal life
Shaw's wife, Mary, is an author, and writer of the popular children's book series ''Brady Brady'', named after their son, Brady, who also plays ice hockey.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Head coaching record
* – mid-season replacement
References
Sources
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External links
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Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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1964 births
Living people
20th-century Canadian sportsmen
Atlanta Knights players
Binghamton Whalers players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian ice hockey coaches
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks coaches
Columbus Blue Jackets coaches
Detroit Red Wings draft picks
Detroit Vipers players
Hartford Whalers players
HC Varese players
Ice hockey people from Cambridge, Ontario
Ice hockey player-coaches
New Jersey Devils coaches
New York Islanders coaches
Ottawa 67's players
Ottawa Senators players
Philadelphia Flyers coaches
Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players
St. Louis Blues coaches
St. Louis Blues players
Springfield Falcons coaches
Springfield Falcons players
Tampa Bay Lightning coaches
Vancouver Canucks coaches
Washington Capitals players