Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waMay 29, Whalers yakawana mutsigiri Brad Shaw kubva kuDetroit Red Wings nokuda kwekusarudzwa kwechisere mumutambo we 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Shaw akatamba neOttawa 67's mumwaka wa1983-84, achihwina zvibodzwa gumi nezviviri nemapoinzi makumi manomwe nemasere mumitambo makumi matanhatu nematatu. Shaw akapindawo neCanada pa
1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, apo akanga ane maassist maviri mumitambo minomwe. Shaw akanga ari wechishanu wechishanu weDetroit pa 1982 NHL Entry Draft.