Shannon McGregor
| Shannon McGregor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 25 May 1991 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| AIHL team Former teams |
Sydney Ice Dogs Bobcaygeon Bucks | ||
| National team |
 Australia | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Shannon McGregor (born 25 May 1991) is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Sydney Ice Dogs in the Australian Ice Hockey League and is a member of the Australian national team.
Playing career
McGregor first played for the West Sydney Ice Dogs (now known as the Sydney Ice Dogs) of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) in the 2008 AIHL season.[1] In his debut season McGregor recorded only a single assist in 22 games during the year.[1] The following season McGregor scored his first goal in the AIHL for the Ice Dogs and finished the 2009 season with two goals in 19 games.[1] After finishing his third season with the Ice Dogs in 2010 McGregor relocated to Canada to play for the Bobcaygeon Bucks in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. In his first season with the Bucks McGregor finished with two assists and 51 penalties in minutes in 20 games.[1] McGregor returned to Australia during the Canadian off-season and rejoined the Ice Dogs for the 2011 AIHL season where he was named as one of the teams alternate captains.[1] McGregor travelled back to Canada for his second season with the Bucks where he recorded 18 points in 35 games and finished with a total of 156 penalties in minutes.[1] Following the end of the 2011–12 season with the Bucks McGregor left the club and returned to Australia for the start of the 2012 AIHL season.[1] McGregor increased his scoring rate with the Ice Dogs in the 2012 season finishing with six points and in 2013 finished the season with eleven points in 29 games and won the Goodall Cup playoffs with the Ice Dogs.[1]
McGregor was first selected to represent Australia in 2009 where he joined the national under-18 team to compete in the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A tournament being held in Taipei, Chinese Taipei.[2] Australia won the tournament and gained promotion to Division II for the next year, while McGregor earned his first gold medal in international competition and finished the tournament with four points in four games.[2][3] The following year he joined the national under-20 team to compete in the 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III tournament.[4] Australia won the tournament and gained promotion to Division II and McGregor won his second gold medal in as many years.[4][1] In December 2010 McGregor again joined the national under-20 team to play in the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B tournament being held in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania.[5] Australia finished in fifth place while McGregor finished with a single assist and a plus-minus of –3 for the tournament.[5][6] In 2014 McGregor joined the national senior team to compete in the 2014 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7] Australia finished in fourth place while McGregor recorded only a single assist in five games and finished with a plus-minus of +1.[8]
Personal life
McGregor was born on 25 May 1991 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1] He started playing ice hockey at the age of ten.[9]
Career statistics
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Australia
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 Taipei | Division III Group A |
| IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
| | 2010 Istanbul | Division III |
- Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008 | West Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Bobcaygeon Bucks | GMHL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Bobcaygeon Bucks | GMHL | 33 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | Sydney Ice Dogs | AIHL | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
- International
| Year | Team | Competition | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Australia U18 | 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +12 | |
| 2010 | Australia U20 | 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +2 | |
| 2010 | Australia U20 | 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | –3 | |
| 2014 | Australia | 2014 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Shannon McGregor". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- 1 2 "2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "Player Statistics by Team" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2009-03-05. Archived from the original on 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- 1 2 "2010 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- 1 2 "2011 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "Player Statistics by Team" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2010-12-19. Archived from the original on 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "2014 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ↑ "Player Statistics by Team" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-04-15. Archived from the original on 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ↑ "Fundraising for Shannon to Represent Ice Hockey Australia". Crossfit Norwest. 2014-01-06. Archived from the original on 2014-06-08. Retrieved 2014-06-08.