David Shand

David Alistair Shand (born August 11, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Drafted in 1976 by both the Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, Shand also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals.

David Shand
Born (1956-08-11) August 11, 1956
Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Atlanta Flames
Toronto Maple Leafs
Washington Capitals
NHL Draft 8th overall, 1976
Atlanta Flames
WHA Draft 18th overall, 1976
Calgary Cowboys
Playing career 19761989
Tom Lysiak celebrates with Dave Shand (center) and Harold Phillipoff after a goal against the Colorado Rockies in 1978

Hockey career

Shand was born in Cold Lake, Alberta and raised in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. As a youth, he played in the 1967 and 1968 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Borden, Saskatchewan.[1] He was selected in the first round of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Flames, as the eighth overall pick.

On April 1, 1978, he tied the Flames franchise single-game record (since broken) for assists in one game with four, versus the New York Rangers. He had previously tied the Flames franchise single-game record (since broken) with three assists in a period, versus the Rangers on January 20, 1978. Shand missed the start of 1984-85 season with a cracked sinus bone and facial laceration, suffered when he was hit below his left eye by a Scott Stevens shot during Washington's 1984 training camp. He retired from hockey in 1989.

Post-playing career

Dave Shand was an assistant coach for the University of Michigan men's hockey team under head coach Red Berenson from 1989 to 1993. During his tenure as assistant coach, the team went to three straight Frozen Four college hockey tournaments.

Shand holds several degrees, including a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan. Shand has also taught sports law at the university's division of Kinesiology.

Shand hosted In The Locker Room, a morning drive radio show on WTKA out of Ann Arbor, Michigan until April 23, 2007. Shand's commentaries and his life's stories were featured regularly during the radio show.

According to Michigan football blog MVictors.com, Shand was fired from WTKA because he criticized the University of Michigan, and the athletic director of the university threatened to pull coverage of Michigan football from the radio station unless he was fired.[2]

Following his departure from WTKA, Shand began practicing law. He is well known in Michigan as a prominent attorney in private practice.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1972–73 Toronto Nationals MetJHL
1973–74 University of Michigan WCHA 34281050
1974–75 University of Michigan WCHA 1004420
1974–75 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 334111530 1114517
1975–76 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 6293746169
1976–77 Atlanta Flames NHL 555111662 300033
1976–77 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 905521
1977–78 Atlanta Flames NHL 802232594 20004
1978–79 Atlanta Flames NHL 794222664 200020
1979–80 Atlanta Flames NHL 743710104 40110
1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4704460 30000
1980–81 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 20002
1981–82 Cincinnati Tigers CHL 7683745206 40449
1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 10112 410113
1982–83 St. Catharines Saints AHL 6993241154
1983–84 Washington Capitals NHL 7241519124 801113
1983–84 Hershey Bears AHL 20112
1984–85 Washington Capitals NHL 1311234
1984–85 Binghamton Whalers AHL 801110
1985–86 EC KAC AUT 44112132110
1986–87 EC KAC AUT 264212595
1987–88 EC KAC AUT 211181973
1988–89 EC KAC AUT 395253098
NHL totals 4211984103544 2612383

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1978 Canada WC 10 0 3 3 6
1979 Canada WC 7 0 0 0 8
Senior totals 17 0 3 3 14

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  2. "Bill Martin Had Me Fired". MVictors.com. April 27, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  3. "David A. Shand: Shand Law PLLC". Washtenaw County Bar Association. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
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