| Position: | Left wing |
| Played For: | Cincinnati Stingers |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | 155th overall |
| Draft Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Draft Year: | 1975 |
| Wha Draft: | 97th overall |
| Wha Draft Team: | Toronto Toros |
| Wha Draft Year: | 1975 |
| Career Start: | 1978 |
| Career End: | 1983 |
Byron Shutt (born October 26, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA).[1] Drafted in the ninth round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Shutt opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Toronto Toros in the seventh round of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.[1] He played for the Cincinnati Stingers during the 1978–79 WHA season.[2] He is the younger brother of Hockey Hall of Famer Steve Shutt.[1]
As a youth, he played in the 1968 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team.[3] Shutt played junior ice hockey with the North York Rangers, before attending Bowling Green State University for four years. Drafted in 1975 by teams in the NHL and WHA, Shutt decided instead to remain at Bowling Green. In 1978, Shutt signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Stingers, playing one season with the team and its affiliate Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League. The following season, the WHA folded and his rights were claimed by the Hartford Whalers in the WHA dispersal draft. The Whalers took over the affiliation with the Indians and formed a Cincinnati Stingers team in the Central Hockey League, and Shutt played for both teams in the 1979–80 season. In 1980, Shutt joined the Flint Generals of the International Hockey League (IHL), where he racked up 235 penalty minutes. Shutt played one more season of professional hockey in 1982–83 with the Saginaw Gears of the IHL before retiring.
After retiring from hockey, Shutt operated a landscaping firm and coached hockey for Bay High School in Ohio.[4]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–74 | North York Rangers | OPJAHL | 43 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Bowling Green University | NCAA | 27 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Bowling Green University | NCAA | 32 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Bowling Green University | NCAA | 38 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Bowling Green University | NCAA | 39 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 65 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1979–80 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 58 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Cincinnati Stingers | CHL | 23 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Flint Generals | IHL | 63 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 235 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1982–83 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 73 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 65 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||||