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Canada James Sheppard
#15 Vienna Capitals / ICEHL - 22/23
1-time QMJHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Apr 25, 1988
Position
C/LW
Age
36
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Lower Sackville, NS, CAN
Weight
223 lbs / 101 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Sackville MHA
Status
Retired
Drafted
2006 round 1 #9 overall by Minnesota Wild

Sheppard is a forward with good size and a pretty well-rounded game. Sometimes displays both scoring and playmaking ability, as well as two-way instincts. Gets involved physically in an energy role. A natural center, he can also play the wing effectively.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2014)

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James Sheppard Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Dartmouth Subways NSMMHL 61* 38* 54* 92* 46* -* |
2004-05 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 65* 14* 31* 45* 40* 13* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 2 -2
Canada Atlantic U17 “C” WHC-17 6* 6* 4* 10* 6* -* |
2005-06 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 66* 30* 54* 84* 78* 3* | Playoffs 9 2 5 7 12 1
2006-07 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles “C” QMJHL 56* 33* 63* 96* 62* 39* | Playoffs 16 8 12 20 14 9
2007-08 Minnesota Wild NHL 78* 4* 15* 19* 29* 0* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 -1
2008-09 Minnesota Wild NHL 82* 5* 19* 24* 41* -14* |
2009-10 Minnesota Wild NHL 64* 2* 4* 6* 38* -14* |
2010-11 Minnesota Wild NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2011-12 Worcester Sharks AHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2012-13 Worcester Sharks AHL 34* 8* 15* 23* 52* 0* |
San Jose Sharks NHL 32* 1* 3* 4* 12* -9* | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 4 -1
2013-14 San Jose Sharks NHL 67* 4* 16* 20* 35* 3* | Playoffs 7 2 4 6 6 3
2014-15 San Jose Sharks NHL 57* 5* 11* 16* 28* -3* |
Worcester Sharks AHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
New York Rangers NHL 14* 2* 0* 2* 9* -1* | Playoffs 13 1 1 2 8 2
2015-16 Kloten Flyers NLA 37* 11* 14* 25* 67* -5* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 6 -3
2016-17 EHC Kloten NLA 34* 5* 11* 16* 30* -13* | Relegation 5 2 2 4 2 4
2017-18 Eisbären Berlin DEL 52* 11* 22* 33* 50* 21* | Playoffs 18 6 8 14 20 3
2018-19 Eisbären Berlin “A” DEL 45* 12* 22* 34* 68* 0* | Playoffs 8 3 3 6 12 2
2019-20 Eisbären Berlin DEL 52* 13* 22* 35* 93* 7* |
2020-21 Kölner Haie “A” DEL 36* 16* 16* 32* 24* 5* |
2021-22 Vienna Capitals ICEHL 35* 11* 25* 36* 26* 16* | Playoffs 11 4 3 7 18 2
2022-23 Vienna Capitals ICEHL 35* 10* 21* 31* 34* 3* | Playoffs 11 3 0 3 6 -2

James Sheppard Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 QMJHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
Canada U18 U18 JWC 5* 1* 3* 4* 18* 4* |
2006-07 QMJHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2015-16 Kloten Flyers Swiss Cup 3* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
Team Canada Spengler Cup 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* 4* |
2016-17 EHC Kloten Swiss Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
Team Canada Spengler Cup 5* 0* 1* 1* 8* 2* |
2018-19 Eisbären Berlin Champions HL 6* 2* 1* 3* 10* 2* |

James Sheppard Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 40* 8* 16* 24* 0.60* 54* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 1 6* 2* 1* 3* 0.50* 10* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
CHL Challenge 2 4* 0* 4* 4* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 4 185* 52* 82* 134* 0.72* 235* 33* | 2 26 9 * 11 * 20 * 0.77 * 32 * 5 *
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 18* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
ICEHL 2 70* 21* 46* 67* 0.96* 60* 19* | 2 22 7 * 3 * 10 * 0.45 * 24 * 0 *
NHL 7 394* 23* 68* 91* 0.23* 192* -38* | 4 37 3 * 6 * 9 * 0.24 * 22 * 3 *
NLA (NL) 2 71* 16* 25* 41* 0.58* 97* -18* | 2 9 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.56 * 8 * 1 *
NSMMHL (NSU18MHL) 1 61* 38* 54* 92* 1.51* 46* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 3 187* 77* 148* 225* 1.20* 180* 55* | 3 30 11 * 20 * 31 * 1.03 * 28 * 8 *
Spengler Cup 2 9* 1* 3* 4* 0.44* 8* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 2 6* 3* 0* 3* 0.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 6* 4* 10* 1.67* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *

James Sheppard Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/20/2023
04/20/2023 Confirmed Vienna Capitals Retired
06/28/2022
06/28/2022 Extension Vienna Capitals Vienna Capitals
10/08/2021
10/08/2021 Confirmed Kölner Haie Vienna Capitals
03/27/2020
03/27/2020 Confirmed Eisbären Berlin Kölner Haie
05/03/2018
05/03/2018 Extension Eisbären Berlin Eisbären Berlin
07/14/2017
07/14/2017 Confirmed EHC Kloten Eisbären Berlin
10/12/2016
10/12/2016 Extension EHC Kloten EHC Kloten
10/09/2015
10/09/2015 Confirmed New York Rangers Kloten Flyers
03/02/2015
03/02/2015 Confirmed San Jose Sharks New York Rangers
07/08/2014
07/08/2014 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
06/26/2013
06/26/2013 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
01/18/2013
01/18/2013 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
09/28/2012
09/28/2012 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Worcester Sharks
08/07/2011
08/07/2011 Confirmed Minnesota Wild San Jose Sharks
06/16/2010
06/16/2010 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2004, 1 #1 overall by Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Cape Breton Eagles

Career transactions
- 2015-03-01 • Traded to the New York Rangers for a 2016 4th round pick
- 2011-02-28 • Traded to the San Jose Sharks for a 2013 3rd round pick (Kurtis Gabriel)
- 2007-09-29 • Signed by the Minnesota Wild