Shannon Hope (born November 25, 1962) is a

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retired professional

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defender who played for the

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and the

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as well as for the Great Britain national team, for whom he was the

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between 1995 and 1997. He was inducted into the

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in 1999. Hope was born in

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. After retiring from playing, Hope started his own ice hockey clothing business, Shinedog. Hope rejoined the Devils organisation as Director of Hockey in 2008 when the team was bought by Comms Direct owner Matt Burge and continues to work towards re-establishing the 'Next Generation Devils' brand within Wales and the UK.

Awards and honours

* BHL Division 1

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in 1989. * BHL Premier Division All-star in 1990 and 1991. *Awarded

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on 25 November 1997. *Inducted to the

in 1999. *Jersey number 35 retired by

Career statistics

Club

International

Footnotes

References

A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice HockeyEuropean Hockey.NetIce Hockey Journalists UKThe Internet Hockey Database

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hope, Shannon 1962 births British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian emigrants to Wales Cardiff Devils players Living people Ice hockey people from Peterborough, Ontario Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Wales Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom 20th-century Canadian sportsmen