Shjon Podein
Shjon Podein | |
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Born | Rochester, MN, USA | March 5, 1968
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
Position | Left Wing |
Shot | Left |
Played for | Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers Colorado Avalanche St. Louis Blues |
National team | United States |
NHL Draft | 166th overall, 1988 Edmonton Oilers |
Playing career | 1990β2006 |
Shjon Podein (born March 5, 1968) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues.
He was named the Head High School Hockey Coach at St. Louis Park (MN) High School on March 16, 2011. He has been active in the youth program for three years before being named coach.
Playing career
Podein graduated from John Marshall High School in 1986. He then made the leap collegiate hockey playing with the University of Minnesota-Duluth in the WCHA. Podein was drafted after his freshman year in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, 166th overall by the Edmonton Oilers.
Podein made his professional debut in the 1990β91 season with the Cape Breton Oilers of the AHL. Shjon made his NHL debut in the 1992β93 season with the Oilers but was returned to Cape Breton, going on to win the Calder Cup. Over the next season Podein saw limited time with the big club and was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers on July 27, 1994.
With the Flyers, Podein flourished into a first rate penalty-killer and checking forward. Podein played 5 seasons and over 300 games with Philadelphia, culminating in a Stanley Cup finals defeat against the Detroit Red Wings in 1997.
On November 12, 1998, Podein was traded by the Flyers to the Colorado Avalanche for Keith Jones.[1] Podein assumed his role as top penalty-killer on the Avalanche. While helping Colorado capture the Stanley Cup in the 2000β01 season, Shjon also had career high in goals (15) and tied a career high 32 points. After winning game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, Shjon is often remembered for wearing his uniform for a full 25 hours after the game.[2]
In the following 2001β02 season, Podein was traded by the Avalanche to the St. Louis Blues for Mike Keane on February 11, 2002.[3] Shjon played his last NHL season in 2002β03 before finishing his career in Europe with VΓ€xjΓΆ Lakers Hockey and Asian team HC Nikko Icebucks.
Away from the ice, Shjon set up the "Shjon Podein Children's Foundation". Podein was noted for his immense dedication to charity work and youth hockey programs. As a result Podein was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2001.[4]
Podein did the traditional "Let's play hockey" cheer for the Minnesota Wild game on Feb. 19, 2008.[5]
Awards and achievements
- 1992β93 -AHL Calder Cup (Cape Breton Oilers)
- 2000β01 -NHL Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche)
- 2000β01 - NHL King Clancy Memorial Trophy
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1987β88 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 30 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 48 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1988β89 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 36 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 46 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1989β90 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 35 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 36 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1990β91 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 63 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
1991β92 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 80 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
1992β93 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 38 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | ||
1992β93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 40 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 25 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1993β94 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1993β94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 28 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1994β95 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
1995β96 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 79 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 89 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50 | ||
1996β97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | ||
1997β98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
1998β99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1998β99 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 41 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
1999β00 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 75 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||
2000β01 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 68 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||
2001β02 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 41 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 39 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2001β02 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2002β03 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 68 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2003β04 | VΓ€xjΓΆ Lakers | Swe-1 | 33 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2004β05 | VΓ€xjΓΆ Lakers | Swe-1 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
2005β06 | HC Nikko Icebucks | ALH | 26 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 55 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
NHL totals | 699 | 100 | 106 | 206 | 439 | 127 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 132 |
International play
Played for United States in:
International statistics
Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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1993 | United States | WC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
1994 | United States | WC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
1998 | United States | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Senior int'l totals | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 |
References
- β "Avalanche trade Jones for Flyer's Podein". Associated Press. 1998-11-12. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- β "Blue, Blackhawks and more Podes then you can handle". ESPN.com. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- β "Blues peddle Keane for Podein". cbc.ca. 2002-02-12. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- β "King Clancy Memorial Trophy winners". ESPN.com. 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- β Let's Play Hockey - AOL Video
External links
- Shjon Podein's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Shjon Podein at Hockey-Reference.com
- Shjon Podein's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Shjon Podein's player profile at NHL.com
- Team25: The Shjon Podein Children's Foundation
Preceded by Curtis Joseph |
Winner of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy 2001 |
Succeeded by Ron Francis |