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

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player who played in the

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(NHL).

Playing career

A defenseman, Chambers played college hockey at the

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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

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in the 1987 NHL Supplemental Draft. He played parts of four seasons with the North Stars, including the

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

improbable run to the finals. Chambers was traded to the

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prior to the

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, however he only played two games with the Capitals due to injuries. Left exposed in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft, he was claimed by the

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. After playing two and a half seasons with the Lightning, he was traded to the

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

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1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

. Chambers would join the

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prior to the

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, and a year later he would help guide the Stars to their first

Championship in

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. 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 NHL 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

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards

* 1994–95:

champion (

) * 1998–99:

champion (

)

References

External links

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Picture of Shawn Chambers' Name on the 1995 Stanley Cup Plaque
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