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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{for|the mathematician|Allen Lowell Shields}}
{{refimprove|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =Allan_Shields_hockey.png
| image_size = 
| position = [[Defenceman|Defence]]
| played_for = [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Senators]]<br/>[[Philadelphia Quakers (NHL)|Philadelphia Quakers]]<br/>[[New York Americans]]<br/>[[Montreal Maroons]]<br/>[[Boston Bruins]]
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 196
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1907|5|10}}
| birth_place = [[Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1975|9|24|1907|5|10}}
| death_place = 
| career_start = 1927
| career_end = 1942
}}

'''John Allan Shields''' (May 10, 1907 - September 24, 1975) was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] who played eleven seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] for the [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Senators]], [[Philadelphia Quakers (NHL)|Philadelphia Quakers]], [[New York Americans]], [[Montreal Maroons]] and [[Boston Bruins]] between 1927 and 1938.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=All-time roster for the New York Americans |url=http://www.bov.ch/hockey/allrosternyamericans.html |accessdate=January 15, 2020 |publisher=Bov.ch}}</ref>

==Playing career==
During the [[1934–35 NHL season]] Shields won the [[Stanley Cup]] Championship with the [[Montreal Maroons]].

==Awards and achievements==
Shields played in the longest game in NHL history: Montreal Maroons vs. Detroit Red Wings, March 1936.

In 1934 he was selected to the first NHL All-Star team ever assembled.

In 1930/31 he along with [[Syd Howe]] and [[Wally Kilrea]] were loaned from Ottawa to the [[Philadelphia Quakers (NHL)|Philadelphia Quakers]] to help liven up the team and attract more Quaker fans. Philly was in bad financial shape at the time and needed greater attendance to survive.  With the assistance of Shields and company their games became "quite exciting", culminating with a Christmas Day game when the entire Philadelphia police force were called to quell a near riot. With the onset of the Depression, the team folded the following year. The Quakers set another near NHL record for games lost, however they were one of the more "lively" teams of the time.

On a couple of occasions during his career, he had to fill in as a goalie. In those days no spare goalie was available and if the one and only was injured during a game one of the players had to fill-in.

He played in the American Hockey League (the primary farm teams of the NHL) for the Washington Lions, Buffalo Bisons and the New Haven Eagles from 1938 to 1942. He served as playing coach for Washington and then enlisted in the RCAF. Shields was selected to All-Star teams twice during his AHL career

During his service in the airforce he was playing coach for the RCAF Sabres stationed in [[Arnprior|Arnprior, Ontario]].

After the war, "Big Pete" went on to Referee in the AHL from 1946 to 1948 and then hung up his skates permanently.

He played a total of 457 game in professional hockey in the days when bus and train were the only means of transport.

Shields was reported in the media at the time, as "a clean, rugged player" and "one of the most valuable defensemen in the entire league". [[King Clancy]] who was best man at Shields' wedding, had nothing but praise for his ability as a defenseman.

==Career statistics==

===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1927–28
| Ottawa Montagnards
| [[Ottawa City Hockey League|OCHL]]
| 15 || 6 || 0 || 6 || —
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1927–28 CAHL season|1927–28]]
| [[New Haven Eagles]]
| [[Canadian–American Hockey League|Can-Am]]
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1927–28 NHL season|1927–28]]
| [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Senators]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1928 Allan Cup|1927–28]]
| Ottawa Montagnards
| [[Allan Cup|Al-Cup]]
| — || — || — || — || —
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[1928–29 NHL season|1928–29]]
| Ottawa Senators
| NHL
| 42 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 10
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1928–29
| [[St. Louis Flyers]]
| [[American Hockey Association (1926–1942)|AHA]]
| 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1929–30 NHL season|1929–30]]
| Ottawa Senators
| NHL
| 44 || 6 || 3 || 9 || 32
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1930–31 NHL season|1930–31]]
| [[Philadelphia Quakers (NHL)|Philadelphia Quakers]]
| NHL
| 43 || 7 || 3 || 10 || 98
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1931–32 NHL season|1931–32]]
| [[New York Americans]]
| NHL
| 48 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 45
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1932–33 NHL season|1932–33]]
| Ottawa Senators
| NHL
| 48 || 7 || 4 || 11 || 119
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1933–34 NHL season|1933–34]]
| Ottawa Senators
| NHL
| 47 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 44
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1934–35 NHL season|1934–35]]
| [[Montreal Maroons]]
| NHL
| 42 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 45
| 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6
|-
| [[1935–36 NHL season|1935–36]]
| Montreal Maroons
| NHL
| 45 || 2 || 7 || 9 || 81
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1936–37 NHL season|1936–37]]
| New York Americans
| NHL
| 27 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 79
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1936–37
| [[Boston Bruins]]
| NHL
| 18 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 15
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1937–38 NHL season|1937–38]]
| Montreal Maroons
| NHL
| 48 || 5 || 7 || 12 || 67
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1938–39 AHL season|1938–39]]
| New Haven Eagles
| [[American Hockey League|IAHL]]
| 25 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 17
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1939–40 AHL season|1939–40]]
| New Haven Eagles
| IAHL
| 45 || 5 || 9 || 14 || 26
| 3 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
| [[1940–41 AHL season|1940–41]]
| New Haven Eagles
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 48 || 9 || 16 || 25 || 59
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1940–41
| [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]]
| AHL
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1941–42 AHL season|1941–42]]
| [[Washington Lions (AHL)|Washington Lions]]
| AHL
| 51 || 3 || 10 || 13 || 24
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1942–43
| Arnprior RCAF
| OVHL
| 8 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 16
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-
| 1943–44
| Arnprior RCAF
| OVHL
| 5 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 6
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"| NHL totals
! 459 !! 42 !! 46 !! 88 !! 637
! 17 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 14
|}

==References==
<references />

==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
* {{icehockeystats|legends=14304}}
* {{Find a Grave|8465535|accessdate=September 14, 2010}}

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