• Shaw led the Screaming Eagles in goals (26) and points (46) in 2010-11, a tough task on a team that only had 18 wins this season.

• He got his start in hockey at the age of three when his mother and grandfather took him to the rink – “my grandfather was my goalie until my shot got too hard.”

• A product of Glace Bay Minor Hockey Association, he credits his father for having the most influence on his career – “he pushes me, motivates me and gave me the chance to better myself. He also coached me eight years in minor hockey”.

• His most memorable hockey moment was being drafted into the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League by Cape Breton in the first round with the draft held in Cape Breton.

FAVORITES

NHL team: Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL player: Sidney Crosby
Goal celebration: “Classic two arms straight up, maybe a little fist pump”
Video game: Golden Eye 007 for Nintendo 64
Movie: The Hangover
TV show: Family Guy
Actor: Zach Galifianakis
Cartoon: Scooby-Doo
Restaurant: Mike’s Lunch
Sport (other than hockey): Golf
Breakfast food: Pancakes
Superhero: Spiderman