Justin Shugg (born December 24, 1991) is a

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professional

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. Shugg was selected by the

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in the fourth round (105th overall) of the

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. Retired May 2021

Playing career

Shugg played four seasons (2007-2011) of major junior hockey in the

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(OHL) where he scored 101 goals and 115 assists for 216 points and registered 146 penalty minutes in 262 games played. On June 17, 2011, the

of the

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(NHL) signed Shugg to a three-year entry-level contract and sent him to the

Charlotte Checkers The Charlotte Checkers are a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the top minor league affi ...

of the

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(AHL). In 2014–15, he saw the ice in three NHL contests for the Hurricanes. At the conclusion of the 2015–16 season and not offered a new contract with the Hurricanes, Shugg as a free agent left North America and accepted an initial try-out contract with

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n club,

Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga ( lv, Rīgas Dinamo) is a professional ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. It is a member of the Latvian Hockey Higher League. The club is affiliated with HK Zemgale/LLU. The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 as a successor of ...

of the

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on July 27, 2016. After 33 KHL contests, including two goals and nine assists, he parted company with Dinamo on December 13, 2016. Some days later, he inked a deal with

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of the

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(DEL) in Germany for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. After playing out the season with Augsburger, Shugg opted to remain in Germany, signing a one-year deal with

Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie (English: ''Cologne Sharks'') are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the professional Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The team was one of the founding members of the DEL. The ''Kölner Haie'' play their hom ...

on June 8, 2017. In the following 2017–18 season, Shugg continued showing his offensive touch in the DEL, contributing with 16 goals and 37 points in 52 games with the Sharks. He joined his third German club, in his third season, agreeing to a one-year contract with reigning three-time champions

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on June 19, 2018.

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* 1991 births Living people Augsburger Panther players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Carolina Hurricanes draft picks Carolina Hurricanes players Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players Dinamo Riga players Florida Everblades players Frederikshavn White Hawks players Ice hockey people from Ontario Kölner Haie players Mississauga St. Michael's Majors players EHC München players Oshawa Generals players SaiPa players Sportspeople from Niagara Falls, Ontario Windsor Spitfires players {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1990s-stub