Playing Career

A defenceman, Chambers played college hockey at the University of Alaska Fairbanks from 1985-1987. The Shawn Chambers Top Defenseman Award is presented annually to the best defenseman on the Alaska Nanooks ice hockey team.

Chambers was selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1987 NHL Supplemental Draft. He played parts of four seasons with the North Stars, including the 1991 improbable run to the finals. He is well known for a play in which he was beaten one-on-one by Mario Lemieux for one of the most memorable goals in Stanley Cup Finals history when the Penguins captain sifted the puck through Chambers' skates, went around him, and scored on North Stars goaltender Jon Casey.

Chambers was traded to the Washington Capitals prior to the 1991-92 NHL season, however he only played two games with the Capitals due to injuries. Left exposed in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft, he was claimed by the Tampa Bay Lightning. After playing two and a half seasons with the Lightning, he was traded to the New Jersey Devils, and his strong defensive play helped guide the Devils to their first Stanley Cup in 1995.

Chambers would join the Dallas Stars prior to the 1997-98 NHL season, and a year later he would help guide the Stars to their first Stanley Cup Championship in 1999. He retired after only playing four games for the Stars the next season.

Personal Life

Chambers holds the record as the athlete with the lowest rating in video game history. In EA's NHLPA Hockey '93 Chambers, then a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning, had an overall rating of 1 (out of a possible 100).

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985-86	U. of Alaska-Fairbanks	NCAA		25	15	21	36	34		—	—	—	—	—
1986-87	U. of Alaska-Fairbanks	NCAA		28	11	19	30	0		—	—	—	—	—
1986-87	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		28	8	25	33	58		—	—	—	—	—
1986-87	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		12	2	6	8	0		10	1	4	5	5
1987-88	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		19	1	6	7	22		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		19	1	7	8	21		—	—	—	—	—
1988-89	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		72	5	19	24	80		3	0	2	2	0
1989-90	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		78	8	18	26	81		7	2	1	3	10
1990-91	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		3	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		29	1	3	4	24		23	0	7	7	16
1991-92	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		5	2	3	5	9		—	—	—	—	—
1991-92	Washington Capitals	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		55	10	29	39	36		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Atlanta Knights	IHL		6	0	2	2	18		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		66	11	23	34	23		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		24	2	12	14	6		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	New Jersey Devils	NHL		21	2	5	7	6		20	4	5	9	2
1995-96	New Jersey Devils	NHL		64	2	21	23	18		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	New Jersey Devils	NHL		73	4	17	21	19		10	1	6	7	6
1997-98	Dallas Stars	NHL		57	2	22	24	26		14	0	3	3	20
1998-99	Dallas Stars	NHL		61	2	9	11	18		17	0	2	2	18
1999-00	Dallas Stars	NHL		4	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				625	50	185	235	364		94	7	26	33	72

Awards

• 1994-95: NHL Stanley Cup (New Jersey Devils)
• 1998-99: NHL Stanley Cup (Dallas Stars)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]