Frank Sheppard (ice hockey)

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Frank Sheppard
Frank Shepard.jpg
Sheppard c. 1927 with the Detroit Cougars
Born(1905-10-05)October 5, 1905
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died February 20, 1996(1996-02-20) (aged 90)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb)
Position Centre/Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Cougars
Playing career 1925–1937

Joseph Francis Xavier Sheppard (October 5, 1905 — February 20, 1996) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Cougars during the 1927–28 season. Born in Montreal, Quebec, but grew up in Selkirk, Manitoba. He was the younger brother of Johnny Sheppard. [1] The obituary in the Vancouver Sun issue date February 22, 1996 states he was born on October 5, 1905, not October 19, 1905.

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Playing career

Sheppard mainly played in the American Hockey Association (AHA), spending six seasons there between 1926 and 1932. He signed with the Detroit Cougars on September 9, 1927. [2] His NHL debut came on November 15 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he scored his first goal in that game. [3] Sheppard played eight games with Detroit before being traded to the St. Paul Saints of the AHA on December 19, 1927. After his time in the AHA Sheppard would play five seasons split between the Western Canada Hockey League, North West Hockey League, and Pacific Coast Hockey League, retiring in 1937. [2]

Post-playing career

After his hockey career, Sheppard worked as a real estate agent, however soon after the death of his wife in 1953, he quit his job and became homeless and addicted to alcohol, "bounc[ing] in and out of beer parlours and construction camps". [4] In 1966, he was arrested and given a suspended sentence for begging on the streets of Vancouver. [5]

One Sheppard's sons, James Frank (Jim) Sheppard (born 1939) was the former chief executive officer of machinery company Finning, and forestry product company Canfor. He was also an economic advisor to British Columbia Premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark. [6] [7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1925–26 Winnipeg Maroons CHL 2933616—————
1926–27Detroit MillionairesMOHL——————————
1926–27 Detroit Greyhounds AHA 20000—————
1927–28 Detroit Cougars NHL 81120—————
1927–28 St. Paul Saints AHA331241632—————
1928–29St. Paul SaintsAHA20000—————
1928–29 Tulsa Oilers AHA402110313142022
1929–30Tulsa OilersAHA43116174171122
1930–31Tulsa OilersAHA482111325441128
1931–32Tulsa OilersAHA41841250—————
1932–33 Regina Capitals/Vancouver Maroons WCHL 271913322321012
1933–34 Edmonton Eskimos NWHL 71232—————
1934–35 Calgary Tigers/Edmonton EskimosNWHL1414514—————
1935–36 Vancouver Lions NWHL39107175073365
1936–37Vancouver Lions PCHL 72134—————
AHA totals20973351082081542612
NHL totals81120—————

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References

Citations

  1. ↑ "The Leader-Post - Google News Archive Search".
  2. 1 2 Diamond 2002 , p. 804
  3. ↑ Frank Sheppard Game Logs 1927–28 2020.
  4. ↑ Concerned Citizens of BC CEO Jim Shepard Speech to the Delta Chamber of Commerce, November 29, 2012
  5. ↑ "Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Archives, Feb 15, 1966, p. 6". 15 February 1966.
  6. ↑ "Christy Clark's $1-a-year economic adviser quits to rally support for Premier".
  7. ↑ "Out of retirement, into the fray".

Bibliography

  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2002) [2000], Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League (Second ed.), New York: Total Sports Publishing, ISBN   1-892129-85-X
  • Frank Sheppard Game Logs 1927–28, National Hockey League, 2020, retrieved July 5, 2020
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