- Shane Churla
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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played_for =Hartford Whalers Calgary Flames Minnesota North Stars Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers
league = NHL
position = Right Wing
shot = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 200
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1965|6|24|mf=y
birth_place = Fernie, BC, CAN
draft = 110th overall
draft_year = 1985
draft_team =Hartford Whalers
career_start = 1985
career_end = 1997Shane Churla (born
June 24 , 1965, in Fernie,British Columbia ,Canada ) is a formerNational Hockey League right wing. He was drafted in the sixth round, 110th overall, by theHartford Whalers in the1985 NHL Entry Draft .After playing two seasons in the
Western Hockey League with theMedicine Hat Tigers , Churla made his professional debut with the AHL'sBinghamton Whalers in the 1985–86 season. He made his NHL debut with Hartford in the 1986–87 season, appearing in 20 games. After dressing for two more games with Hartford in the 1987–88 season, he was traded to theCalgary Flames in a multi-player deal.During the 1988–89 season, the Flames traded Churla to the
Minnesota North Stars . He was one of the players selected from the North Stars by theSan Jose Sharks in the1991 NHL Dispersal Draft ; however, he was traded back to the North Stars only days later forKelly Kisio .Churla remained with the Stars franchise as it moved south to become the
Dallas Stars . In the 1995–96 season, Churla moved from Dallas to theLos Angeles Kings , and then again to theNew York Rangers . He retired as a Ranger after the 1996–97 season.In his NHL career, Churla appeared in 488 games. He scored 26 goals and added 45 assists. He also appeared in 78
Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring five goals and tallying seven assists. Churla was considered a top enforcer in the NHL. He and Basil McRae were a formidable duo on the Minnesota North Stars at the end of the 1980s. He tallied 2,301 penalty minutes in his NHL career.Churla is the cousin of former
National Football League quarterbackMark Rypien .Shane's younger brother Russ 6' 185 lbs also played Hockey in the WHL with Shane for 1 season, but has since retired.
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