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Canada Ray Sheppard

SC Langnau / NLA - 00/01
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
May 27, 1966
Position
RW
Age
56
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Petawawa, ON, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
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Status
Retired
Drafted
1984 round 3 #60 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy) 1
1-time OHL Most Points (Eddie Powers Trophy) 1

Brother-in-law: Gilles Lascelle
Nephew: Liam Lascelle
Nieces: Jenna Lascelle & Kayla Lascelle

Ray Sheppard scored 20 goals in a season with all 6 teams he played for. He was selected 60th overall in 1984 after scoring 80 points with the Cornwall Royals. He debuted for the Sabres in 1988 and scored 65 points in 74 games. Sheppard reached the 60-point mark 6 times and set career highs with 52 goals and 93 points in 1994. He retired from the NHL in 2000 with 357 goals and 300 assists.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1982-83 Brockville Braves CJHL 48 27 36 63 81 - |
1983-84 Cornwall Royals OHL 68 44 36 80 69 - |
1984-85 Cornwall Royals OHL 49 25 33 58 51 - | Playoffs 9 2 12 14 4 -
1985-86 Cornwall Royals OHL 63 81 61 142 25 - | Playoffs 6 7 4 11 0 -
1986-87 Rochester Americans AHL 55 18 13 31 11 -5 | Playoffs 15 12 3 15 2 -
1987-88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 74 38 27 65 14 -6 | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 -7
1988-89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67 22 21 43 15 -7 | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 1
1989-90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 18 4 2 6 0 3 |
Rochester Americans AHL 5 3 5 8 2 6 | Playoffs 17 8 7 15 9 1
1990-91 New York Rangers NHL 59 24 23 47 21 8 |
1991-92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 74 36 26 62 27 7 | Playoffs 11 6 2 8 4 1
1992-93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 32 34 66 29 7 | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 0 2
1993-94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 52 41 93 26 13 | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 4 0
1994-95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 43 30 10 40 17 11 | Playoffs 17 4 3 7 5 -6
1995-96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 2 2 4 2 0 |
San Jose Sharks NHL 51 27 19 46 10 -19 |
Florida Panthers NHL 14 8 2 10 4 0 | Playoffs 21 8 8 16 0 4
1996-97 Florida Panthers NHL 68 29 31 60 4 4 | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 0 -4
1997-98 Florida Panthers NHL 61 14 17 31 21 -13 |
Carolina Hurricanes NHL 10 4 2 6 2 2 |
1998-99 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 74 25 33 58 16 4 | Playoffs 6 5 1 6 2 -2
1999-00 Florida Panthers NHL 47 10 10 20 4 -4 |
2000-01 SC Langnau NLA 13 13 4 17 0 - | Relegation 4 3 3 6 2 -
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Team Canada Spengler Cup 5 2 0 2 2 2 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 60 21 18 39 0.65 13 1 | 2 32 20 10 30 0.94 11 1
CJHL (CCHL) 1 48 27 36 63 1.31 81 - | 0
NHL 13 817 357 300 657 0.80 212 10 | 9 81 30 20 50 0.62 17 -11
NLA (NL) 1 13 13 4 17 1.31 0 - | 1 4 3 3 6 1.50 2 -
OHL 3 180 150 130 280 1.56 145 - | 2 15 9 16 25 1.67 4 -
Spengler Cup 1 5 2 0 2 0.40 2 2 | 0
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Keith Primeau (F) 1991-1999 7 Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings
Bob Halkidis (D) 1986-1995 6 Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Rochester Americans
Terry Carkner (D) 1982-1998 6 Brockville Braves, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers
Steve Yzerman (F) 1991-1996 5 Detroit Red Wings
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1983, 3 #38 overall by Cornwall Royals in the OHL Priority Selection

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Career Transactions

1999-11-15 • Signed as a free agent by Florida
1998-03-24 • Traded to Carolina by Florida for Kirk McLean
1996-03-16 • Traded to Florida by San Jose with San Jose's 4th round choice (Joey Tetarenko) in 1996 Entry Draft for Florida's 2nd (later traded to Chicago - Chicago selected Geoff Peters) and 4th (Matt Bradley) round choices in 1996 Entry Draft
1995-10-24 • Traded to San Jose by Detroit for Igor Larionov
1991-08-05 • Signed a three-year contract as an unrestricted free agent by Detroit
1990-07-09 • Traded to NY Rangers by Buffalo for cash and future considerations

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