Brendan Shanahan reaches a milestone !

3-11-2005 Brendan Shanahan reaches a milestone !

Brendan Shanahan() notched the 600th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks on a goal by Nicklas Lidström. We were playing our game tonight and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, he said at the post-game press conference..

A native of Canada, Brendan Shanahan was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1987 entry draft. He has appeared in 1277 NHL games during his career, notching 562 goals and adding 600 assists along with 2294 penalty minutes. The 36 year old left wing has played 9 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 4+7=11 with 21 PIM.