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USA Sheldon Dries
#15 Grand Rapids Griffins / AHL - 25/26
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Apr 23, 1994
Position
C/W
Age
31
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Macomb Township, MI, USA
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Todd Dries
Uncle: Ray Dries, Jr.
Cousins: Danny Dries & Nick Dries

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Sheldon Dries Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Honeybaked 13U AAA T1EHL 13U 30* 25* 20* 45* 45* -* |
2008-09 Honeybaked 14U AAA T1EHL 14U 31* 20* 18* 38* 28* -* |
2009-10 Honeybaked 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 36* 28* 12* 40* 50* -* |
2010-11 Belle Tire 18U AAA T1EHL 18U 36* 23* 15* 38* 92* -* |
Green Bay Gamblers USHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
USA U17 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 2* 2* 4* 2* |
2011-12 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 59* 19* 19* 38* 126* 20* | Playoffs 12 1 6 7 8 4
2012-13 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 54* 22* 27* 49* 105* 14* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 6 -1
2013-14 Western Michigan Univ. NCAA 39* 3* 4* 7* 43* -6* |
2014-15 Western Michigan Univ. “C” NCAA 37* 14* 15* 29* 37* 1* |
2015-16 Western Michigan Univ. “C” NCAA 36* 11* 7* 18* 22* -23* |
2016-17 Western Michigan Univ. “C” NCAA 36* 16* 14* 30* 34* 14* |
2017-18 Texas Stars AHL 70* 19* 11* 30* 53* 13* | Playoffs 22 10 0 10 30 3
2018-19 Colorado Avalanche NHL 40* 3* 3* 6* 26* -7* |
Colorado Eagles AHL 25* 3* 8* 11* 19* 1* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -1
2019-20 Colorado Avalanche NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Colorado Eagles “A” AHL 50* 21* 14* 35* 69* -5* |
2020-21 Colorado Avalanche NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* 1* |
Colorado Eagles AHL 18* 5* 5* 10* 14* -2* |
2021-22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 11* 2* 1* 3* 0* -3* |
Abbotsford Canucks “A” AHL 54* 35* 27* 62* 20* 14* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -2
2022-23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 63* 11* 6* 17* 29* -9* |
Abbotsford Canucks AHL 2* 1* 3* 4* 2* -1* |
2023-24 Abbotsford Canucks “A” AHL 55* 29* 23* 52* 45* 6* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 4 -4
2024-25 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 65* 25* 15* 40* 35* 1* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 0
2025-26 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 22* 9* 13* 22* 0* 15* |
Projected AHL 67* 27* 40* 67* 0* 46* |

Sheldon Dries Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Detroit Honeybaked QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2009-10 Team Kelly USA-S15 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2011-12 Team White USA-S17 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2012-13 USA U19 WJAC-19 4* 1* 6* 7* 4* -* |

Sheldon Dries Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 9 361* 147* 119* 266* 0.74* 257* 42* | 5 37 14 * 3 * 17 * 0.46 * 36 * -4 *
International-Jr 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 148* 44* 40* 84* 0.57* 136* -14* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 122* 16* 10* 26* 0.21* 59* -20* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 13U 1 30* 25* 20* 45* 1.50* 45* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 14U 1 31* 20* 18* 38* 1.23* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 1 36* 28* 12* 40* 1.11* 50* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 18U 1 36* 23* 15* 38* 1.06* 92* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S15 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 3 116* 41* 46* 87* 0.75* 235* 34* | 2 16 2 * 7 * 9 * 0.56 * 14 * 3 *
WJAC-19 1 4* 1* 6* 7* 1.75* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Sheldon Dries Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/01/2025
10/01/2025 Up/Down Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Detroit Red Wings
06/27/2022
06/27/2022 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Vancouver Canucks
10/09/2020
10/09/2020 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
07/25/2019
07/25/2019 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
07/02/2018
07/02/2018 Confirmed Texas Stars Colorado Avalanche
05/10/2017
05/10/2017 Confirmed Western Michigan Univ. Texas Stars
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2010, 2 #22 overall by Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL Futures Draft

Drafted 2010, 14 #275 overall by Plymouth Whalers in the OHL Priority Selection