Darryl Jackson Shannon (born June 21, 1968) is a Canadian former professional

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player. He was drafted 36th overall by the

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in the

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and as well as the Leafs, he played for the

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Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conf ...

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, and the

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. Despite a serious illness, he played a total of 544 regular season games in the

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, scoring 28 goals and 111 assists for 139 points and collecting 523 penalty minutes. He also played 29 playoff games, all with the Buffalo Sabres, scoring 4 goals and 7 assists for 11 points, collecting 16 minutes. He moved to

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in 2001 to play in the

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for the

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and the

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. He is the older brother of fellow former NHLer

Darrin Shannon Darrin Arthur Shannon (born December 8, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Buffalo Sabres and the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes. He is the younger brother of Darryl Shannon and has 3 daughters with his wi ...

who played together while with the Winnipeg Jets. Following his retirement, he lives in

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where he is an active member of the Sabres Alumni Association.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1968 births Living people Atlanta Thrashers players Buffalo Sabres players Calgary Flames players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian ice hockey defencemen Eisbären Berlin players Ice hockey people from Ontario Krefeld Pinguine players Moncton Hawks players Montreal Canadiens players Newmarket Saints players Quebec Citadelles players Sportspeople from Barrie St. John's Maple Leafs players Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Toronto Maple Leafs players Windsor Spitfires players Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1960s-stub