Shane Churla (born June 24, 1965, in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada) is a former National Hockey League right wing. He was drafted in the sixth round, 110th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.
After playing two seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Churla made his professional debut with the AHL's Binghamton Whalers in the 1985–86 season. He made his NHL debut with Hartford in the 1986–87 s...
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Shane Churla (born June 24, 1965, in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada) is a former National Hockey League right wing. He was drafted in the sixth round, 110th overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.
After playing two seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Churla made his professional debut with the AHL's Binghamton Whalers in the 1985–86 season. He made his NHL debut with Hartford in the 1986–87 season, appearing in 20 games. After dressing for two more games with Hartford in the 1987–88 season, he was traded to the Calgary Flames in a multi-player deal.
During the 1988–89 season, the Flames traded Churla to the Minnesota North Stars. He was one of the players selected from the North Stars by the San Jose Sharks in the 1991 NHL Dispersal Draft; however, he was traded back to the North Stars only days later for Kelly Kisio.
Churla remained with the Stars franchise as it moved south to become the Dallas Stars. In the 1995–96 season,...
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