Brendan Shanahan News

While the rookie Senators defenceman has suited up for 21 games this season, he didn't have a lot to show for it - - until the shot he fired from the point Saturday went through the pads of Minnesota Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom for his first NHL goal.

Brett Hull has always been full of ideas, but a couple of months ago, he came up with one of his best.

To suggest that Martin Brodeur's place in hockey history might be overrated because of the great teams that have played in front of him is simply ridiculous.

Brendan Shanahan has joined the NHL front office less than a month after ending a 21-year career as one of the league's most prolific scorers.

Brendan Shanahan will be a success in his new job with the NHL - he's basically in charge of quality control - but the National Hockey League Players Association missed an opportunity in letting the bright and articulate former player rep go to the other side.

Their 35 points constitutes the best 25-game start in the Devils' impressive history.

Having been let go by the Devils before the start of the season, Brendan Shanahan has accpeted a position with the league.

Devils assistant coach Tommy Albelin and head coach Jacques Lemaire look up at the scoreboard late in the 5-2 loss to the Canucks Wednesday night.

Former Detroit Red Wing Brendan Shanahan has joined the NHL front office less than a month after ending a 21-year career as one of the league's most prolific scorers.

Luongo vs. Brodeur. Enough said. But heading into tonight's Canucks-Devils clash, both goalies have one thing on their minds: 2010.

Brendan Shanahan started his career in New Jersey and also played with the St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Detroit Redwings and the NY Rangers before returning to Jersey yet again announced his retirement on Nov.

When the TD Garden sellout crowd of 17,565 began cheering several minutes into the second period for no apparent reason, it caught Devils goalie Martin Brodeur by surprise.

Brent Sutter played against Brendan Shanahan. And he played with him. And, last season with the New Jersey Devils, Sutter got to coach Shanahan.

Brent Sutter was an on-ice opponent of Brendan Shanahan for 10 seasons. They were teammates for Team Canada's championship squad at Canada Cup 1991.

The Devils have overcome personnel changes and losses more comfortably than the Bruins have thus far.

From Sporting News archives: Brendan Shanahan's touching story of taking the Stanley Cup to his father's grave.

Boredom, the No. 1 obstacle for newly retired folks, isn't going to be much of a bother for Brendan Shanahan.

"We used to laugh at the fact that he didn't shoot the puck very well. But he stayed out every day after practice and put in extra time on his shooting.

Brendan Shanahan is retiring from the NHL. After 21 seasons and an almost certain Hall of Fame career, the 40-year-old forward announced Wednesday that he wouldn't play again.

There's no place like the road for the New Jersey Devils these days. The team will try to tie the NHL record for consecutive road wins to start the season when they play Philadelphia on Monday night.