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Gary Shuchuk

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Gary Shuchuk
Born (1967-02-17) February 17, 1967 (age 57)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
SC Herisau
EC KAC
Düsseldorfer EG
Krefeld Pinguin
NHL draft 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1990–2004

Gary Robert Shuchuk (born February 17, 1967) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former forward who is currently an assistant coach with Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1991 and 1996. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1990 to 2004, was spent in the minor leagues and later in Europe. After his playing career Shuchuk turned to coaching and spent several years at the American collegiate level.

College career

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Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Shuchuk committed to the University of Wisconsin during his second year playing for the St. Albert Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He played 4 years for the Badgers from 1986-1990. During that time he won a WCHA Championship, an NCAA Championship, and was named a First-Team All-American. During the 1989-1990 Season he accumulated 80 points (41 goals, 39 assists), which currently ranks 6th all time for total points in a season in Wisconsin Hockey history, his 41 goals that season also ranks 4th in the program's history. Other notable historic statistics include: 2nd all time in Wisconsin Hockey program history for number of games played (177 GP), 5th all time in career penalty minutes (314 PIMs), 7th all time in career goals (85 G), and 12th all time in career points (176 pts).

Professional career

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Shuchuk started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings in 1990. Shuchuk then went to the Los Angeles Kings as part of the Paul Coffey-Jimmy Carson trade,[1] and is probably best known for scoring the game-winning goal for the Kings in double overtime of game 5 of the 1993 Smythe Division finals against the Vancouver Canucks.[2] During the 1993 season, Shuchuk and the Los Angeles Kings made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, before falling to the Montreal Canadiens in 5 games. In addition to his time in the NHL, Shuchuk played in the IHL, and the AHL, with the Adirondack Red Wings, Houston Aeros, Phoenix Roadrunners, and the Orlando Solar Bears. He went on to play in Europe, having played for SC Herisau in the Swiss 1. Liga, for EC KAC in the Austrian Hockey League, as well as Düsseldorfer EG and Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. During the 2002-03 DEL season, he captained the Krefeld Pinguine to their first league championship in over 50 years.

International career

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Shuchuk played for Team Canada in the 1990 Goodwill Games winning a Bronze Medal in the process. He also captained Team Canada to a Gold Medal in the 2002 Deutschland Cup. He was once again elected to Team Canada for the 2003 Deutschland Cup.

Coaching career

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Shuchuk was a player assistant coach for the Springfield Falcons for the 2003-04 AHL season. In 2010 he was hired as an Assistant Coach for the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team. He helped the program reach two NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's, as well as winning the 2014 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. In 2015 he went on to become an Assistant Coach for the Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team, helping the program win the 2017 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and securing a spot in the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.[3] In 2017, he was named the head coach of the Janesville Jets of the North American Hockey League.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1984–85 St. Albert Saints AJHL 56 30 31 61 88
1985–86 St. Albert Saints AJHL 49 42 46 88 103
1986–87 University of Wisconsin WCHA 42 19 11 30 72
1987–88 University of Wisconsin WCHA 44 7 22 29 70
1988–89 University of Wisconsin WCHA 46 18 19 37 102
1989–90 University of Wisconsin WCHA 45 41 39 80 70
1990–91 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6 1 2 3 6 3 0 0 0 0
1990–91 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 59 23 24 47 32
1991–92 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 79 32 48 80 48 19 4 9 13 18
1992–93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 25 2 4 6 16 17 2 2 4 12
1992–93 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 47 24 53 77 66
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 56 3 4 7 30
1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 22 3 6 9 6
1994–95 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 13 8 7 15 12
1995–96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 33 4 10 14 12
1995–96 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 33 8 21 29 76 4 1 0 1 4
1996–97 Houston Aeros IHL 55 18 23 41 48 13 5 2 7 18
1997–98 SC Herisau NLA 40 15 33 48 60
1998–99 EC KAC AUT 52 20 36 56 119
1999–00 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 71 16 33 49 94 6 1 1 2 12
2000–01 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 56 17 30 47 62
2001–02 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 60 18 32 50 70 3 0 2 2 8
2002–03 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 51 7 13 20 62 14 1 3 4 34
2003–04 Springfield Falcons AHL 67 8 21 29 45
NHL totals 142 13 26 39 70 20 2 2 4 12

Awards and honors

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Award Year
WCHA Champion 1989-90
NCAA Champion 1989–90
WCHA Player of the Year 1989–90
All-WCHA First Team 1989–90
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1989–90
Calder Cup Champion 1991-1992
Stanley Cup Runner-up 1992-1993
DEL Champion 2002-2003

References

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  1. ^ Dillman, Lisa (January 30, 1993). "Carson Returns; Coffey to Detroit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  2. ^ Lisa Dillman (May 12, 1993). "Kings Are Big Winners on Their Longest Night : Game 5: Shuchuk's goal at 6:31 of second overtime gives them 4-3 victory over Canucks and a 3-2 lead in series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Janesville Jets announce new Head Coach". Junior Hockey.com. August 19, 2017.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Most Valuable Player
1989–90
Succeeded by