| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Birth Date: | January 30, 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1992 |
| Career End: | 1998 |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Played For: | Tampa Bay Lightning |
Shawn Hamilton Rivers (born January 30, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played four games in the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 1992–93 season, scoring two assists. Prior to his professional career, he played for the St. Lawrence University Skating Saints, where he was named the ECAC All Rookie Team for the 1988–89 season.[1] Shawn is the brother of Jamie Rivers.[2]
Rivers was born in Ottawa, Ontario.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 36 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 26 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 66 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 64 | 26 | 54 | 80 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | IHL | 78 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 101 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 1992–93 | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1993–94 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 76 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 88 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | ||
| 1994–95 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 68 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 45 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 1996–97 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 48 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Lake Charles Ice Pirates | WPHL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||