Shane Peacock (born July 7, 1973) is a Canadian professional

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. He was drafted in the third round, 60th overall, by the

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in the

1991 NHL Entry Draft The 1991 NHL Entry Draft was the 29th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 22 at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. A total of 264 players were drafted. The worst team in the previous 1990–91 season, the Quebec Nordiques, was give ...

Career

Peacock started his career with the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the

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. After two seasons with the Hurricanes, the Penguins chose to draft Peacock in the 3rd round of the

, 60th overall. Peacock would remain with the Hurricanes for three more seasons, leading all WHL defensemen in scoring during the 1992–93 and 1993-94 WHL seasons. Peacock would start his professional career with the Kalamazoo Wings (later Michigan K-Wings) of the International Hockey League. He would leave the K-Wings after the 1996-97 IHL season and continue his career in Germany. Peacock was a member of the München Barons, who won the DEL championship in 1999-2000, and has captained the

Nürnberg Ice Tigers The Nürnberg Ice Tigers are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. History The roots of the team can be traced back to SG Nürnberg, an ice hockey cl ...

since 2009.

Career statistics

Awards

*1999-00 DEL Champion,

München Barons The Munich Barons were a professional ice hockey team between 1999 and 2002 run by the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) in the German Ice Hockey League (''German: Deutsche Eishockey Liga - DEL''). The best year the team had was in 2000 when the ...

*2000-01 DEL All-Star *2000-01 DEL Best Defenseman, The Hockey News

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* 1973 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Düsseldorfer EG players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Frankfurt Lions players Hamburg Freezers players Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Kassel Huskies players Kölner Haie players Lethbridge Hurricanes players München Barons players Nürnberg Ice Tigers players Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1970s-stub