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After playing four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Shank made his professional debut with the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League in the 1988-89 season. After scoring just 25 points in the AHL regular season, he tallied 19 in the Calder Cup playoffs, including 11 goals, helping the Red Wings win the AHL championship. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French: la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English, LHJMQ in French) is one of the three Major Junior A Tier I hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. ... The Adirondack Red Wings were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... The 1988-89 AHL season was the 53rd season of the American Hockey League. ... The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. ...

He made his NHL debut with Detroit the next season, scoring 24 points in 57 games. After appearing in just seven NHL games in the 1990-91 season, though, and beginning the 1991-92 season back in Adirondack, Shank was traded to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for Chris Tancill. He appeared in 13 regular season and 5 playoff games for the Whalers that season. The 1989-90 NHL season was the 73rd regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The 1990-91 NHL season was the 74th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The 1991-92 NHL season was the 75th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The Hartford Whalers (known as the New England Whalers as a World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise from 1972-79), was a National Hockey League (NHL) team that played from 1979-97. ... Chris Tancill (born February 7, 1968, in Livonia, Michigan, USA) is a former National Hockey League right wing. ...

Shank then began an extensive International Hockey League career, spending the next six seasons there exclusively. He had much scoring success in the IHL, scoring 39 goals with the San Diego Gulls in 1992-93, 48 with the Minnesota Moose and Detroit Vipers in 1994-95, 50 with the Detroit Vipers and Las Vegas Thunder in 1995-96, and 39 with the San Antonio Dragons in 1997-98. The International Hockey League (IHL) was a professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001. ... WHL San Diego Gulls logo IHL San Diego Gulls logo WCHL/ECHL San Diego Gulls logo The San Diego Gulls were a minor league ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Division of the ECHL, and played its home games at the IPayOne Center (aka San Diego Sports Arena). ... The new Manitoba Moose logo The Manitoba Moose are an American Hockey League ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ... The Detroit Vipers were an International Hockey League team. ... The Las Vegas Thunder were an independent professional ice hockey team competing in the International Hockey League. ... The San Antonio Dragons were an International Hockey League franchise during the 1990s. ...

During his IHL days, Shank also played in Roller Hockey International, scoring 325 points in five seasons. Roller Hockey International or RHI was an inline hockey league in North America between 1993-97 and 1999. ...

After appearing in nine games with the Frankfurt Lions of the Deutsche Eishockey League in 1998-99, Shank returned to North America to play in lower minor leagues. He spent three seasons in the West Coast Hockey League, two in the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League, and, most recently, the 2005-06 season in the LNAH with the Verdun Dragons. The Frankfurt Lions are a member of the German hockey league (DEL). ... Deutsche Eishockey-Liga (German Hockey League, shortname DEL) is a German high-calibre ice hockey league, and has the highest number of American and Canadian players overseas. ... West Coast Hockey League was a minor league in ice hockey in United States from 1995 to 2003. ... The Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH) was founded in 2004 and is a low-level professional league based in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... The Verdun Dragons is a hockey team based in Verdun, Quebec. ...

Shank also was the head coach of the Central Hockey League's Border City Bandits for part of the 2000-01 season, with his team winning just one of the 13 games for which he was behind the bench. For other leagues with the same name, see Central Hockey League (disambiguation). ...

In his NHL career, Shank appeared in 77 games. He scored 13 goals and added 14 assists. He also played in five games for Hartford during the 1992 Stanley Cup Playoffs, recording no points. The 1991-92 NHL season was the 75th regular season of the National Hockey League. ...

In his IHL career, Shank appeared in 470 games. He scored 240 goals and added 282 assists.

Shank's personality was memorable as he was known to kiss both sides of his stick after scoring a goal.

External links

• Daniel Shank @ hockeydb.com