Shjon Podein

Shjon Podein (born March 5, 1968 in Rochester, Minnesota) is a former professional ice hockey player who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues and over the course of a 699-game NHL career. 
==Playing career==
He played with the University of Minnesota-Duluth in the WCHA. Podein was drafted after his freshman year in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, 166th overall by the Edmonton Oilers. 
Podein made his professional debut in the 1990–91 season with the Cape Breton Oilers of the AHL. Shjon made his NHL debut in the 1992–93 season with the Oilers but was returned to Cape Breton, going on to win the Calder Cup. Over the next season Podein saw limited time with the big club and was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers on July 27, 1994.
With the Flyers, Podein flourished into first rate penalty-killer and checking forward. Podein played 5 seasons and over 300 games with Philadelphia, culminating in a Stanley Cup final defeat against the Detroit Red Wings in 1997. 
On November 12, 1998, Podein was traded by the Flyers to the Colorado Avalanche for Keith Jones. Podein assumed his role as top penalty-killer on the Avalanche. Whilst helping Colorado capture the Stanley Cup in the 2000–01 season, Shjon also had career high in goals (15) and tied a career high 32 points. After winning game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, Shjon is often remembered for wearing his uniform for a full 25 hours after the game. 
In the following 2001–02 season, Podein was traded by the Avalanche to the St. Louis Blues for Mike Keane on February 11, 2002. Shjon played his last NHL season in 2002–03 before finishing his career in Europe with Växjö Lakers Hockey and Asian team HC Nikko Icebucks.
Away from the ice, Shjon set up the "Shjon Podein Children's Foundation". Podein was noted for his immense dedication to charity work and youth hockey programs. As a result Podein was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2001. 
==Awards and achievements==
*1992–93 -AHL Calder Cup (Cape Breton Oilers)
*2000–01 -NHL Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche)
*2000–01 - NHL King Clancy Memorial Trophy
==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
1987–88 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA 		30 	4 	4 	8 	48 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1988–89 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA 		36 	7 	5 	12 	46 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1989–90 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA 		35 	21 	18 	39 	36 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990–91 	Cape Breton Oilers 	AHL 		63 	14 	15 	29 	65 		4 	0 	0 	0 	5
1991–92 	Cape Breton Oilers 	AHL 		80 	30 	24 	54 	46 		5 	3 	1 	4 	2
1992–93 	Cape Breton Oilers 	AHL 		38 	18 	21 	39 	32 		9 	2 	2 	4 	29
1992–93 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		40 	13 	6 	19 	25 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1993–94 	Cape Breton Oilers 	AHL 		5 	4 	4 	8 	4 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1993–94 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		28 	3 	5 	8 	8 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1994–95 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		44 	3 	7 	10 	33 		15 	1 	3 	4 	10
1995–96 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		79 	15 	10 	25 	89 		12 	1 	2 	3 	50
1996–97 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		82 	14 	18 	32 	41 		19 	4 	3 	7 	16
1997–98 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		82 	11 	13 	24 	53 		5 	0 	0 	0 	10
1998–99 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		14 	1 	0 	1 	0 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1998–99 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		41 	2 	6 	8 	24 		19 	1 	1 	2 	12
1999–00 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		75 	11 	8 	19 	29 		17 	5 	0 	5 	8
2000–01 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		82 	15 	17 	32 	68 		23 	2 	3 	5 	14
2001–02 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		41 	6 	6 	12 	39 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2001–02 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		23 	2 	4 	6 	2 		10 	0 	0 	0 	6
2002–03 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		68 	4 	6 	10 	28 		7 	0 	1 	1 	6
2003–04 	Växjö Lakers 	Swe-1 		33 	11 	16 	27 	52 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2
2004–05 	Växjö Lakers 	Swe-1 		29 	9 	12 	21 	38 		1 	0 	0 	0 	25
2005–06 	HC Nikko Icebucks 	ALH 		26 	7 	7 	14 	55 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		699 	100 	106 	206 	439 		127 	14 	13 	27 	132
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==International play==
Played for United States in:
*1993 World Championships 
*1994 World Championships 
*1998 World Championships 
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993 	United States 	WC 	6 	1	3	4 	8
1994 	United States 	WC 	8 	3	1	4 	14
1998 	United States 	WC 	4 	0	0	0 	4
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	18	4	4	8 	26
==External links==
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*Team25: The Shjon Podein Children's Foundation
Category:Born in 1968
Category:Calder Cup champions
Category:Cape Breton Oilers players
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
Category:Edmonton Oilers draft picks
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:King Clancy Memorial Trophy winners
Category:Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs players
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Växjö Lakers players
Category:HC Nikko Icebucks players
Category:Retired in 2005
Category:American ice hockey players