Ray Sheppard

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Ray Sheppard
Born (1966-05-27) May 27, 1966 (age 56)
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Buffalo Sabres
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
San Jose Sharks
Florida Panthers
Carolina Hurricanes
SC Langnau
NHL Draft 60th overall, 1984
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 19862001

Raymond Garfield Sheppard (born May 27, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1987 to 2000. Sheppard was born in Pembroke, Ontario, but grew up in Petawawa, Ontario.

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Playing career

Sheppard was selected 60th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He played 817 career NHL games, scoring 357 goals and 300 assists for 657 points. His best season statistically was the 1993–94 season when he scored 52 goals and 93 points for the Detroit Red Wings. He also played for the New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, Florida Panthers, and the Carolina Hurricanes. On March 21, 1996, Sheppard scored the first home ice hat trick in Panthers franchise history. [1]

He achieved a rare feat during his career, scoring at least twenty goals in a season for six different NHL teams (accomplishing it in 1999). This was a record of until Bill Guerin passed him by scoring twenty goals with seven teams.

Sheppard has been named the second-best golfer amongst athletes (of sports other than golf) by Golf Digest. [2] He currently serves on the board of directors for the Panthers Alumni Association.

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83 Brockville Braves CJHL 4827366381
1983–84 Cornwall Royals OHL 684436806932460
1984–85 Cornwall RoyalsOHL49253358519212144
1985–86 Cornwall RoyalsOHL63816114225674110
1986–87 Rochester Americans AHL 551813311115123152
1987–88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 743827651461122
1988–89 Buffalo SabresNHL672221431510110
1989–90 Rochester AmericansAHL535821787159
1989–90 Buffalo SabresNHL184260
1990–91 New York Rangers NHL5924234721
1991–92 Detroit Red Wings NHL7436266227116284
1992–93 Detroit Red WingsNHL703234662972350
1993–94 Detroit Red WingsNHL825241932672134
1994–95 Detroit Red WingsNHL4330104017174375
1995–96 Detroit Red WingsNHL52242
1995–96 San Jose Sharks NHL5127194610
1995–96 Florida Panthers NHL14821042188160
1996–97 Florida PanthersNHL68293160452020
1997–98 Florida PanthersNHL6114173121
1997–98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL104262
1998–99 Carolina HurricanesNHL742533581665162
1999–2000 Florida PanthersNHL471010204
2000–01 SC Langnau NLA 13134170
NHL totals8173573006572128130205017

Awards and honours

AwardYear
OHL
First All-Star Team 1986
Red Tilson Trophy 1986
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy 1986
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy 1986
AHL
Calder Cup (Rochester Americans) 1987
NHL
All-Rookie Team 1988

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References

  1. "PANTHERS SIGN SHEPPARD TO THREE-YEAR CONTRACT". The Buffalo News. August 8, 1996. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  2. Golf Digest Ranks the Best Golfers from the World of Sports
  3. Ray Sheppard at www.hockeydb.com
  4. Tim Crothers (1994-03-21). "Ray Sheppard". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2009-01-23. Ray Sheppard was once bought for a buck. As in four quarters. A crummy eight bits. In 1990 New York Ranger general manager Neil Smith actually paid that paltry sum for Sheppard. ... But two seasons later, after having scored just four goals in 18 games, he was sent to the minors and then jettisoned by the Sabres in that $1 transaction with the Rangers.