Shawn Randall Chambers (born October 11, 1966) is an American former professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two o ...

player who played in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranke ...

(NHL).

Playing career

A defenseman, Chambers played college hockey at the

University of Alaska Fairbanks The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF or Alaska) is a public land-grant research university in College, Alaska, a suburb of Fairbanks. It is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska system. UAF was established in 1917 and opened for ...

from 1985-1987. The Shawn Chambers Top Defenseman Award is presented annually to the best defenseman on the Alaska Nanooks ice hockey team. Chambers was selected by the

Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the team's colors fo ...

in the

1987 NHL Supplemental Draft The 1987 NHL Supplemental Draft was the second NHL Supplemental Draft. It was held on June 13, 1987. Selections by round Round one The first round was limited to teams that missed the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs. Round two See also *1987 NHL E ...

. He played parts of four seasons with the North Stars, including the

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the ...

improbable run to the finals. Chambers was traded to the

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...

prior to the

1991–92 NHL season The 1991–92 NHL season was the 75th regular season of the National Hockey League. The league expanded to 22 teams with the addition of the expansion San Jose Sharks. For the first time, the Stanley Cup Finals extended into June, with the Pittsb ...

, however he only played two games with the Capitals due to injuries. Left exposed in the

1992 NHL Expansion Draft The 1992 NHL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the National Hockey League (NHL) to fill the rosters of the league's two expansion teams for the 1992–93 season, the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning. The draft was held on ...

, he was claimed by the

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

. After playing two and a half seasons with the Lightning, he was traded 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. The club was founded as the Kans ...

, and his strong defensive play helped guide the Devils to their first Stanley Cup in

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strike ...

. Chambers would join the

Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and were founde ...

prior to the

1997–98 NHL season The 1997–98 NHL season was the List of NHL seasons, 81st regular season of the National Hockey League. The List of Stanley Cup champions, Stanley Cup champions were the Detroit Red Wings, who swept the Washington Capitals in four games. League ...

, and a year later he would help guide the Stars to their first Stanley Cup Championship in

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school s ...

. He retired after only playing four games for the Stars the next season. Chambers has the distinction of being the only player to be selected in the Supplemental Draft to win the Stanley Cup in his playing career. Chambers also has the unfortunate distinction of having the lowest overall rating of any athlete in a sports video game, with an overall rating of 1 on the video game NHLPA Hockey '93.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards

* 1994–95: Stanley Cup champion (

) * 1998–99: Stanley Cup champion (

)

References

External links

*
Picture of Shawn Chambers' Name on the 1995 Stanley Cup Plaque
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chambers, Shawn 1966 births Living people Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey players American men's ice hockey defensemen Atlanta Knights players Baltimore Skipjacks players Dallas Stars players Fort Wayne Komets players Ice hockey players from Michigan Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Minnesota North Stars players Minnesota North Stars draft picks National Hockey League supplemental draft picks New Jersey Devils players Seattle Thunderbirds players Stanley Cup champions Tampa Bay Lightning players Washington Capitals players