Shane Willis

Shane Willis (born June 13, 1977) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger.
== Career ==
Willis was originally drafted by Tampa Bay 56th overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but unable to come to terms, he re-entered the draft and was selected 88th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. Willis was drafted from the Western Hockey League where he played for the Prince Albert Raiders and Lethbridge Hurricanes. 
In 1999, his first full professional season, Willis won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the top rookie of the American Hockey League, while playing for the Beast of New Haven. Shane made his NHL debut for the Hurricanes in the 1998–99 before breaking out in the 2000–01 season, enjoying career highs of 20 goals and 24 assists. 
Carolina qualified for the postseason in 2001 and faced the New Jersey Devils in the conference quarterfinals. Late in game 2, Willis was leveled by a Scott Stevens hit. He sat out the rest of the series and for the most part, his career was never the same..
In 2005–06, he played in Europe for Davos in Switzerland and for Linköpings HC in Sweden. He returned to North America for the 2006–07 season, signing with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 18, 2006. However, Willis spent the year playing with the Hurricanes affiliate, the Albany River Rats.
On July 5, 2007, Willis signed a one-year contract with the Nashville Predators but after his first game with affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, he was ruled out for the season. 
In the 2008–09 season Willis had signed a tryout contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2008–09 season but was subsequently released on September 25, 2008. On January 13, 2009, Shane was signed by the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL to a player/coach role. After one game Willis was then signed by former team the Springfield Falcons of the AHL to a professional try-out contract on January 16, 2009. 
Willis has played 174 career NHL games, scoring 31 goals and 43 assists for 74 points.
==Awards and achievements==
*1997–98 WHL East First All-Star Team
*1998–99 AHL All-Rookie Team
*1998–99 AHL First All-Star Team
*1998–99 AHL Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
*2000–01 NHL All-Rookie Team
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1994–95 	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL 		65 	24 	19 	43 	38 		13 	3 	4 	7 	6
1995–96 	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL 		69 	41 	40 	81 	47 		18 	11 	10 	21 	18
1996–97 	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL 		41 	34 	22 	56 	63 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL 		26 	22 	17 	39 	24 		19 	13 	11 	24 	20
1997–98 	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL 		64 	58 	54 	112 	73 		4 	2 	3 	5 	6
1997–98 	Beast of New Haven 	AHL 		1 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		7 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Beast of New Haven 	AHL 		73 	31 	50 	81 	49 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	IHL 		80 	35 	25 	60 	64 		11 	5 	3 	8 	8
1999–00 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		73 	20 	24 	44 	45 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2001–02 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		59 	7 	10 	17 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		21 	4 	3 	7 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		56 	16 	16 	32 	26 		6 	4 	2 	6 	4
2003–04 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		55 	27 	21 	48 	71 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		12 	0 	6 	6 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		58 	18 	16 	34 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	HC Davos 	NLA 		32 	5 	15 	20 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Linköpings HC 	SEL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	4 		13 	6 	5 	11 	10
2006–07 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		43 	20 	23 	43 	23 		5 	3 	1 	4 	0
2007–08 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		32 	5 	10 	15 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		174 	31 	43 	74 	77 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1977
Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:Beast of New Haven players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes draft picks
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Cincinnati Cyclones players
Category:HC Davos players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Lethbridge Hurricanes alumni
Category:Linköpings HC players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) players
Category:Prince Albert Raiders alumni
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
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