Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi waMay 29, maWhalers akawana mudziviriri Brad Shaw kubva kuDetroit Red Wings nokuda kwekusarudzwa kwechisere kwekusarudza mu 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 pa1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
, apo akanga ane betsero mbiri mumitambo minomwe. Shaw akanga ari wechishanu wechishanu weDetroit pa 1982 NHL Entry Draft.