Many Carolina Hurricanes’ fans know Shane Willis more from his role as the partner to Mike Maniscalco in the Hurricanes LIVE pregame show. But long ago, Shane Willis was actually an up and coming player who was part of the Hurricanes cup run in 2002. Unfortunately, a cheap shot from Scott Stevens gave Willis a concussion in the quarter-finals of that year’s playoffs. After that, Willis was never the same but he still had an interesting career in hockey.
Before the NHL
In 1995, the Tampa Bay Lightning drafted Shane Willis 56th overall in the NHL draft.