David Shoalts was born on 7 February 1955 and was a Canadian sports reporter and columnist for The Globe and Mail.
14 Facts About David Shoalts
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David Shoalts was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario and grew up in nearby Wainfleet.
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David Shoalts stated that while his father, uncle, and brother were in the construction business, he took after his mother, who wrote a gardening column for many years in a local newspaper.
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David Shoalts graduated from Pelham District High School in 1973 and attended the University of Waterloo before transferring to the journalism department at Conestoga College.
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David Shoalts stated he did not take his education seriously until after his fourth year at the University of Waterloo, when he decided he wanted to pursue journalism as a career.
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David Shoalts covered high-school and university sports as well as golf.
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In 1983, David Shoalts was hired by the Toronto Sun as a copy editor.
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In 1984, David Shoalts left the Sun for The Globe and Mail to work on page layout and design, although he eventually earned a writing position.
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In 1986, David Shoalts covered the CFL, moving to the NHL in 1989.
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David Shoalts worked in the Globes news department in 1991 before returning to sports and hockey.
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David Shoalts became a hockey columnist for the Globe in 2003.
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In 2007, David Shoalts wrote a book titled Tales From The Toronto Maple Leafs, a series of anecdotes from various Toronto Maple Leafs personnel about the history of the hockey team.
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In 2018, David Shoalts published a book titled Hockey Fight in Canada: The Big Media Faceoff Over the NHL which described the NHL ending their deal with CBC and signing with Rogers.
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David Shoalts retired in the summer of 2019 after more than 35 years at the newspaper.