Shannon Hope

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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position = Defence
played_for = Peterborough Pirates Cardiff Devils
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weight_lb = 189
nickname = Shinedog
nationality = Canada
nationality_2 = United Kingdom
birth_date = birth date and age|1962|11|25
birth_place = Peterborough, ON, Canada
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career_start = 1984
career_end = 2000
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Shannon Hope (born birth date|1962|11|25 in Peterborough, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defender who played for the Peterborough Pirates and the Cardiff Devils as well as for the Great Britain national team, for whom he was the captain between 1995 and 1997. He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.

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 All-star in 1989.cite web| author = | title = All Star Teams | url = http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/allstarteams.htm | year = | accessdate = 2007-11-15 | publisher = Ice Hockey Journalists UK ]
*BHL Premier Division All-star in 1990 and 1991.
*Awarded testimonial match by Cardiff Devils on 25 November 1997.Citation | last = Leach | first = Martin | title = Lamb to the slaughter | newspaper = Sunday Mirror | pages = | year = | date = 23 November 1997 | url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19971123/ai_n14470082 | accessdate = 2007-11-16. ]
*Inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.
*Jersey number 35 retired by Cardiff Devils.

Career statistics

Club

International

Footnotes

References

* [http://www.azhockey.com/ A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey]
* [http://www.eurohockey.net/ European Hockey.Net]
* [http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/ Ice Hockey Journalists UK]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ The Internet Hockey Database]

External links

* [http://www.azhockey.com/Ha.htm#Roy%20Andrew%20Halpin A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey entry]
* [http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/hall_of_fame/halpin.htm British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry]
*Eurohockey|11969
*hockeydb|33079

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NAME= Hope, Shannon
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH= 1962-11-25
PLACE OF BIRTH= Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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