REPORT: Former Stanley Cup Champion wants to return to Professional Hockey after retirement

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Ryan
November 15, 2022 (3:22 PM)

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We see all the time that players unfortunately have to retire early in their prime due to injuries, and that was the case for Andrew Shaw.

Shaw played a big part in the Chicago Blackhawks winning the Stanley Cup in 2013 and 2015. He was later traded from the Chicago Blackhawks to the Montreal Canadiens for two 2016 second round picks, which one of the turned out to be the two-time 40 goal scorer Alex Debrincat.

After spending a few season in Montreal in which he put up a career high in points in the 2018-19 season when he scored 47 points in 63 games. His entire time in Montreal though he was plagued with Injuries. Infact his entire career he has only played a full season once, and that was the 2012 lockout 48 game shortened season.

After being traded back to the Blackhawks, he managed to play parts of two seasons before announcing his retirement.

After one year off, it looks like Andrew Shaw wants to get back into professional hockey, but not in a players role:

It appears as though NHL alumnus Andrew Shaw (@shawz65) would like to get behind the bench for a team 👀

After the Niagara Ice Dogs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) announced that they were parting ways with their coach, Shaw commented on their Instagram post saying "give me a call."

Shaw, 31, played 544 games in the NHL with Chicago and Montreal from 2011-2021, winning two Stanley Cups along the way before retiring due to a concussion history.

Shaw played with Niagara from 2008-2010 during his junior career.

- PuckEmpire