Ray Sheppard

Date of Birth: May 27, 1966
Age: 60
Place of Birth: Petawawa, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: RW
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Ray Sheppard Facts

Drafted: 1984 round 3 #60 overall by Buffalo Sabres

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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Ray Sheppard Statistics

									Post
1982-1983	Brockville Braves	CJHL	48	27	36	63	81	-
1983-1984	Cornwall Royals	OHL	68	44	36	80	69	-
1984-1985	Cornwall Royals	OHL	49	25	33	58	51	-	Playoffs	9	2	12	14	4	-
1985-1986	Cornwall Royals	OHL	63	81	61	142	25	-	Playoffs	6	7	4	11	0	-
1986-1987	Rochester Americans	AHL	55	18	13	31	11	-5	Playoffs	15	12	3	15	2	-
1987-1988	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	74	38	27	65	14	-6	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	2	-7
1988-1989	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	67	22	21	43	15	-7	Playoffs	1	0	1	1	0	1
1989-1990	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	18	4	2	6	0	3
1989-1990	Rochester Americans	AHL	5	3	5	8	2	6	Playoffs	17	8	7	15	9	1
1990-1991	New York Rangers	NHL	59	24	23	47	21	8
1991-1992	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	74	36	26	62	27	7	Playoffs	11	6	2	8	4	1
1992-1993	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	70	32	34	66	29	7	Playoffs	7	2	3	5	0	2
1993-1994	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	82	52	41	93	26	13	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	4	0
1994-1995	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	43	30	10	40	17	11	Playoffs	17	4	3	7	5	-6
1995-1996	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	5	2	2	4	2	0
1995-1996	San Jose Sharks	NHL	51	27	19	46	10	-19
1995-1996	Florida Panthers	NHL	14	8	2	10	4	0	Playoffs	21	8	8	16	0	4
1996-1997	Florida Panthers	NHL	68	29	31	60	4	4	Playoffs	5	2	0	2	0	-4
1997-1998	Florida Panthers	NHL	61	14	17	31	21	-13
1997-1998	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	10	4	2	6	2	2
1998-1999	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	74	25	33	58	16	4	Playoffs	6	5	1	6	2	-2
1999-2000	Florida Panthers	NHL	47	10	10	20	4	-4
2000-2001	SC Langnau	NLA	13	13	4	17	0	-	Relegation	4	3	3	6	2	-

Ray Sheppard Tournament Statistics

									Post
2000-2001	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	5	2	1	3	2	2

Ray Sheppard Career Totals by League


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	1	3	0.60	2	2	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ray Sheppard Career Totals by Team


Brockville Braves	1	48	27	36	63	1.31	81	-	0
Buffalo Sabres	3	159	64	50	114	0.72	29	-10	2	7	1	2	3	0.43	2	-6
Carolina Hurricanes	2	84	29	35	64	0.76	18	6	1	6	5	1	6	1.00	2	-2
Cornwall Royals	3	180	150	130	280	1.56	145	-	2	15	9	16	25	1.67	4	-
Detroit Red Wings	5	274	152	113	265	0.97	101	38	4	42	14	9	23	0.55	13	-3
Florida Panthers	4	190	61	60	121	0.64	33	-13	2	26	10	8	18	0.69	0	0
New York Rangers	1	59	24	23	47	0.80	21	8	0
Rochester Americans	2	60	21	18	39	0.65	13	1	2	32	20	10	30	0.94	11	1*
San Jose Sharks	1	51	27	19	46	0.90	10	-19	0
SC Langnau	1	13	13	4	17	1.31	0	-	1	4	3	3	6	1.50	2	-
Team Canada (Spengler Cup)	1	5	2	1	3	0.60	2	2	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ray Sheppard Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1985-1986	OHL First All-Star Team OHL Most Goals (81) OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy) OHL Most Points (Eddie Powers Trophy) (142) OHL Top Scoring Right Winger (Jim Mahon Trophy)
1986-1987	AHL Calder Cup Champion
1987-1988	NHL All-Rookie Team NHL Rookie of the Month (February) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist

Ray Sheppard Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1983, 3 #38 by Cornwall Royals in the OHL Priority Selection
Cult/Star player for SCL Tigers

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