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USA Hunter Shepard
1-time AHL Best Goaltender (Baz Bastien Memorial Award) 1
2-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 2
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time AHL Playoffs MVP (Jack A Butterfield Trophy) 1
2-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 2
2-time NCAA (NCHC) Champion 2
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 1
Date of Birth
Position
G
Age
30
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
218 lbs / 99 kg
Nation
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by

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Hunter Shepard Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2011-12 Grand Rapids High USHS-MN 10* 24* 2.20* .908* 22* 216* 1* 8-2-0 * 509* |
2012-13 Grand Rapids High USHS-MN 24* 24* 1.95* .926* 48* 605* 5* 17-4-3 * 1 258* | Playoffs 3 3 2.20 .911 7 72 0 2-1-0 162
Team The Base UMHSEHL 11* -* 3.11* .919* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 2 - 3.20 .906 - - - - -
2013-14 Grand Rapids High USHS-MN 25* 25* 2.64* .918* 65* 732* 1* 17-8-0 * 1 256* | Playoffs 2 2 2.71 .914 6 64 0 1-1-0 113
Team The Base UMHSEHL 12* -* 2.57* .926* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 1 - 6.53 .792 - - 0 - -
2014-15 Bismarck Bobcats NAHL 31* -* 3.28* .878* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 2 - 2.55 .911 - - - - -
2015-16 Bismarck Bobcats NAHL 50* -* 1.90* .926* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 11 - 2.28 .926 - - - - -
2016-17 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 2* -* 2.58* .922* 4* 47* 0* 0-2-0 * 93* |
2017-18 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 41* -* 1.91* .925* 76* 936* 8* 25-14-1 * 2 393* |
2018-19 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 42* -* 1.76* .923* 75* 899* 7* 29-11-2 * 2 556* |
2019-20 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth “C” NCAA 34* -* 2.18* .918* 74* 826* 2* 22-10-2 * 2 033* |
2020-21 Hershey Bears AHL 3* -* 1.00* .969* 3* 93* 1* 3-0-0 * 180* |
South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 21* -* 2.55* .922* 52* 612* 1* 12-6-2 * 1 222* | Playoffs 13 - 3.38 .883 42 317 0 7-6-0 745
2021-22 Hershey Bears AHL 9* -* 2.06* .922* 17* 200* 1* 5-3-0 * 494* |
South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 23* -* 2.88* .917* 67* 745* 2* 12-9-2 * 1 397* |
2022-23 Washington Capitals NHL 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Hershey Bears AHL 33* -* 2.18* .916* 70* 765* 1* 20-8-5 * 1 930* | Playoffs 20 - 2.27 .914 45 478 3 14-6-0 1 188
2023-24 Washington Capitals NHL 4* -* 3.19* .894* 13* 110* 0* 2-1-1 * 245* |
Hershey Bears AHL 34* -* 1.76* .929* 61* 799* 5* 27-4-3 * 2 076* | Playoffs 20 - 2.49 .910 50 503 0 14-6-0 1 205
2024-25 Washington Capitals NHL 1* -* 7.00* .731* 7* 19* 0* 0-1-0 * 60* |
Hershey Bears AHL 39* -* 2.80* .891* 105* 854* 3* 23-11-4 * 2 253* | Playoffs 7 - 2.77 .893 19 159 1 2-5-0 412
2025-26 Ottawa Senators NHL 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Belleville Senators AHL 10* -* 3.17* .905* 32* 305* 0* 5-4-1 * 606* |
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Hunter Shepard Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2012-13 B17 - Blue (Final 54) MNHP-17 3* 3* 4.40* .891* 7* 57* 0* 0-0-0 * 76* |

Hunter Shepard Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 6 128* -* 2.29* .913* 288* 3 016* 11* 83-30-13* 7 539 | 3 47 - 2.44* .909* 114* 1 140* 4* 30-17-0* 2 805*
ECHL 2 44* -* 2.73* .919* 119* 1 357* 3* 24-15-4* 2 619 | 1 13 - 3.38* .883* 42* 317* 0* 7-6-0* 745*
MNHP-17 1 3* 3* 4.40* .891* 7* 57* 0* 0-0-0* 76 | 0 * * * * * * *
NAHL 2 81* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 2 13 - -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
NCAA 4 119* -* 1.94* .922* 229* 2 708* 17* 76-37-5* 7 075 | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 4 5* -* 3.93* .866* 20* 129* 0* 2-2-1* 305 | 0 * * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 2 23* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 2 3 - -* -* -* -* 0* -* -*
USHS-MN 3 59* 73* -* .920* 135* 1 553* 7* 42-14-3* 3 023 | 2 5 5 -* .913* 13* 136* 0* 3-2-0* 275*
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Hunter Shepard Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/03/2025
11/03/2025 Up/Down Ottawa Senators Belleville Senators
11/01/2025
11/01/2025 Up/Down Belleville Senators Ottawa Senators
10/28/2025
10/28/2025 Up/Down Ottawa Senators Belleville Senators
10/27/2025
10/27/2025 Up/Down Belleville Senators Ottawa Senators
09/25/2025
09/25/2025 Up/Down Ottawa Senators Belleville Senators
07/02/2025
07/02/2025 Confirmed Washington Capitals Ottawa Senators
07/02/2023
07/02/2023 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed Hershey Bears Washington Capitals
06/25/2020
06/25/2020 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth Hershey Bears
04/21/2016
04/21/2016 Confirmed Bismarck Bobcats Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 3 #42 overall by Lincoln Stars in the USHL Entry Draft