▁Europe ▁playing ▁two ▁seasons ▁for ▁Lang n au ▁in ▁the ▁Swiss ▁N LA ▁and ▁three ▁seasons ▁for ▁Ad ler ▁Mann heim ▁of ▁the ▁DE L ▁in ▁Germany . ▁Sh ant z ▁then ▁joined ▁E B EL ▁team ▁EC ▁K AC ▁on ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season . ▁In ▁ 5 3 ▁games ▁with ▁K lagen furt , ▁Jeff ▁finished ▁fourth ▁on ▁the ▁team ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁goals ▁and ▁ 4 8 ▁points ▁to ▁help ▁K AC ▁win ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Championship ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁signed ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract ▁extension ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Sh ant z ▁and ▁K AC ▁part ed ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season . ▁After ▁Sh ant z ▁had ▁formally ▁announced ▁ret irement ▁as ▁a ▁player ▁it ▁was ▁expected ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁co aching ▁ranks ▁of ▁K AC . ▁The ▁team ▁however ▁decided ▁to ▁not ▁take ▁Sh ant z ▁up ▁on ▁his ▁offer ▁and ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Canada ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁energy ▁sector . ▁ ▁Personal ▁Sh ant z ' s ▁mat ernal ▁uncle ▁is ▁Joseph ▁B . ▁Martin , ▁M . D ., ▁Ph . D ., ▁former ▁Dean ▁of ▁Harvard ▁Medical ▁School . ▁ ▁Career ▁statistics ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁and ▁play offs ▁ ▁International ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving