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Andrewshaw

Andrew Shaw (born July 20, 1991 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL.

Junior Playing Career[]

Shaw made his OHL debut with the Niagara IceDogs in a game on September 20, 2008 against the Ottawa 67's. He scored his first OHL goal in a game against the Plymouth Whalers.

On November 14, 2008, he had his first assist in a game against the Kitchener Rangers at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex. Shaw had 17 points (eight goals and nine assists) overall in his OHL rookie season and ranked second on his team with 97 PIM in 56 regular-season tilts.

On October 17, 2009, Shaw gained a goal and two assists making it his first career multi-point game in a game against the Sudbury Wolves.

In a January 2, 2010 game at Sudbury, Shaw had his first career multi-goal game.

He had 11 goals and 25 assists in 68 regular-season tilts. He ranked fifth on the team with 36 points and paced the team with 129 PIM, recording 4 PIM in five postseason appearances.

Shaw had a season-best four assists in a September 15, 2010 game against the Guelph Storm.

From October 14 to October 23, he had a point in six straight games with two goals and six assists and he also had points (four goals and two assists) in four straight games during the OHL playoffs. He also had three multi-goal games in 20 OHL postseason games in 2011.

After the end of the season, he was honored as the OHL’s Hardest Working Player of the Year.

During the season, Shaw led Owen Sound with 135 penalty minutes and ranked fifth on the team with a junior career-high 54 points. This season gave him junior career highs, with 54 points, 22 goals, 32 assists, 135 penalty minutes in 66 regular-season games.

Shaw registered a junior-career best +17 plus/minus rating, led his team with 135 PIM, ranked third on his team with 10 goals and fourth with 17 points (10 goals and 7 assitsts) in 20 postseason appearances.

He paced the attack with 53 PIM on the way to the OHL Championship, paced all skaters at the 2011 Memorial Cup with seven points (2 goals and 5 assist) in four games.

Professional Playing Career[]

Despite missing two consecutive drafts, Andrew was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 5th round (139th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He split time between the Chicago Blackhawks and their AHL associate the Rockford IceHogs in the 2011–2012 season.

Andrew made his professional debut in an October 8, 2011 game against the Grand Rapids Griffins. In Rockford's 5–3 win against the Peoria Rivermen on October 9, 2011 at Carver Arena Shaw made an assist on the game-winning goal, his first professional career point.

In Rockford's 6–4 win against the Peoria Rivermen on October 28, 2011 at Carver Arena, Andrew scored the first goal of his professional career. He had both the first multi-point game (one goal and two assists) and first shorthanded goal of his professional career in Rockford's 7–3 win over the Peoria Rivermen on November 25, 2011.

In Rockford's 6–3 at-home victory over the Chicago Wolves on December 9, 2011, he had the first multi-goal game of his professional career and he was named the #1 Star of the game.

Andrew scored two goals in Rockford's 5–4 shootout loss to Grand Rapids Griffins on December 14 at Van Andel Arena. For the month of December, he totaled 8 goals-one assist-nine points.

On January 3, 2012, Andrew signed a three-year entry level contract and he was recalled January 4, 2012 by Chicago to replace injured agitator Daniel Carcillo, his first career NHL recall.

On January 5, 2012, he made his NHL debut in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, getting into a fight, with Zac Rinaldo, on the second shift, the first fight of his NHL career. He needed stitches, but later returned to score the first goal of his NHL career on his first shot of his first game against Ilya Bryzgalov.

Andrew led the Blackhawks rookies with seven hits. He missed three postseason tilts (from April 17th to April 21st) due to suspension. From January 12th through January 18th, Shaw had goals in four straight games. During the lockout, he played for the IceHogs. He served a six-game suspension after leaving the bench to join a fight on November 3, 2012.

Four games after serving that suspension, Andrew received a one-game suspension for a boarding incident in a game against the Chicago Wolves. He scored a goal in each of the four games between these two suspensions. He had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 shootout win over the Lake Erie Monsters.

Andrew returned to the Blackhawks when the NHL season resumed. He played in all 48 regular season games as the Blackhawks won the Presidents' Trophy and advanced to the Stanley Cup playoffs and, eventually, the Stanley Cup Finals.

On June 12, 2013, Andrew had the game-winning tip-in of the opening game of the Finals to give the Blackhawks a 4–3 triple-overtime victory over the Boston Bruins.

Minutes into the first period of the sixth (and final) game of the Finals, he took a puck off Shawn Thornton's stick to his face. He fell to the ice and lay in a small pool of blood. Officials stopped the play and Andrew was helped to his feet and repaired in the dressing room. He returned in the second period and hoisted the Stanley Cup with his wounds still partially bleeding.

After the season was over, it was revealed that Andrew had a broken rib while playing in the Stanley Cup Finals. He scored nine points and had 35 penalty minutes in the playoffs and helped Chicago win the Stanley Cup.

On May 19, 2015, in the second overtime of game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, Andrew deliberately headbutted the puck into the Anaheim Ducks' net. The goal was waved off by the game's referees, but the Blackhawks eventually won the game after a goal was scored with 3:48 remaining in the third overtime period.

On April 19, 2016, he recorded one goal and two assists in a playoff game against the St. Louis Blues.

Later in the same game, Andrew shouted a homophobic slur towards a referee who had penalized him for interference. He later apologized for the remarks. He also instigated a brawl after the final horn. The NHL suspended him for one game and fined him $5,000.

On June 24, 2016, Andrew was traded to the Montreal Canadiens during the 2016 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for two 2016 second-round picks. Three days later on June 27, 2016, he signed a six-year, $23.4 million contract with the team.

On September 26, 2016, the NHL suspended Shaw for three games for boarding Connor Hobbs during a preseason game played on September 26. He scored his first goal with the Canadiens on October 13, 2016.

Controversy ensued Andrew again when he slew footed Johan Larsson of the Buffalo Sabres at the end of the same game. The incident occurred towards the end of the game while the Canadiens had a 4–1 lead over the Sabres. He was assessed a match-penalty, but did not receive any supplemental discipline after meeting with the Department of Player Safety.

On March 13, 2018, Andrew checked Dallas Stars defenseman Greg Pateryn but was injured on the play. He injured his knee and suffered a concussion. As a result, he underwent knee surgery and was expected to miss around six months to recover.

Although Andrew missed the Canadiens training camp, he suited up during their 2018–19 regular season games; however, he suffered from a neck injury on December 31 in a game against the New York Islanders which kept him out of the lineup for 15 games. He returned to the Montreal bench on February 9, 2019, against the Toronto Maple Leafs

On February 26, 2019, he scored his first career hat trick in an 8-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

On June 30, 2019, the Canadiens traded Andrew (alongside a 2021 seventh-round pick) back to the Blackhawks in exchange for 2020 second and seventh-round picks and a 2021 third-round pick.

On November 30, 2019, he suffered a concussion during a game against the Colorado Avalanche and was placed on injured reserve; the injury effectively ended his season after 26 games when the team announced he would not return on February 29, 2020.

On July 14, 2020, Andrew opted out of playing the remainder of the season (which had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic), citing a preference to continue healing from the concussion.

Career Statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Niagara IceDogs OHL 56 8 9 17 97 12 2 1 3 22
2009–10 Niagara IceDogs OHL 68 11 25 36 129 5 0 0 0 4
2010–11 Owen Sound Attack OHL 66 22 32 54 135 20 10 7 17 53
2011–12 Rockford IceHogs AHL 38 12 11 23 99
2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 37 12 11 23 50 3 0 0 0 15
2012–13 Rockford IceHogs AHL 28 8 6 14 84
2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 48 9 6 15 38 23 5 4 9 35
2013–14 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80 20 19 39 76 12 2 6 8 12
2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 79 15 11 26 67 23 5 7 12 36
2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 78 14 20 34 69 6 4 2 6 18
2016–17 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 12 17 29 110 5 0 0 0 7
2017–18 Montreal Canadiens NHL 51 10 10 20 53
2018–19 Montreal Canadiens NHL 63 19 28 47 71
2019–20 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 26 3 7 10 33
NHL totals 530 114 129 243 567 72 16 19 35 123

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