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James Sheppard
James Sheppard
Center
Number: 51
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 205
Shoots: Left
Born: Apr 25, 1988  (Age 25)
Birthplace: Halifax, NS, Canada
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Drafted: MIN / 2006 NHL Entry Draft
Round: 1st (9th overall)

Stanley Cup Playoff Notes:

- Was a +2 in Game 2 of the WCSF vs. Los Angeles on May 16

- 2nd career postseason appearance (2008)

 

2012-13 Game Notes

- Selected as the Sharks 2013 nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

- 5th on the team in hits (63)

- His game-winning goal on March 25 at Anaheim was his first as a Shark and first since scoring on Dec. 11, 2009 at Calgary with Minnesota

- Registered his first point since March 26, 2010 against Detroit with Minnesota with an assist on Tommy Wingels’ goal on Feb. 5 vs. Chicago

- Played in his first NHL game since April 8, 2010 at Calgary with Minnesota on Jan. 22

- During the work stoppage, he played in Worcester (AHL) and was second on the team in points (8-15=23), including 12 points (5-7=12) in his last ten games

 

FIN FACTS

- Pavel Bure was his hockey idol growing up



2008-09 GAME HIGHS:
Goals - 1, 5x (3/28 at CGY)br /> Assists - 2, 2x (4/10 vs. NSH)br /> Points - 2, 3x (4/10 vs. NSH) tied career-high)br /> Shots - 3, 7x (1/30 at EDM)br /> Plus/Minus - +3 (3/8 at ANA - career-high)br /> Ice Time - 20:07 (12/20 at STL - career-high)br />
2008-09
* Notched two goals vs. NSH (4/10)br /> * Registered three-game point streak (1-2=3, 3/26-3/29) to tie career-high
* Tallied goal and +2 rating at CGY (3/28)br /> * Registered assist and career-high plus-3 rating at ANA (3/8)br /> * Tied career-high with two assists and points vs. OTT (2/14)br /> * Scored fourth goal of season at EDM (1/30)br /> * Notched 3 shots, 5 hits in 19:16 of ice time at PHX (12/11)br /> * Tallied goal and assist vs. TB (11/28)br /> * Snapped 47-game drought with GWG vs. WSH (11/24)br /> * Collected first point of season (assist) vs. MTL (10/30)

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