Career
He was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the 10th round (190th overall) of the 1982 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Shaw played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Seattle Breakers before turning professional to spend the 1982-1983 season with the Wichita Wind of the Central Hockey League. The following season he played with the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League and the Muskegon Mohawks of the International Hockey League before hanging up his skates.