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Canada Ray Sheppard
SC Langnau / NLA - 00/01
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy) 1
1-time OHL Most Points (Eddie Powers Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
May 27, 1966
Position
RW
Age
58
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Petawawa, ON, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1984 round 3 #60 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Brother-in-law: Gilles Lascelle
Nephew: Liam Lascelle
Nieces: Jenna Lascelle & Kayla Lascelle

Ray Sheppard scored 20 goals in a season with all 6 teams he played for. He was selected 60th overall in 1984 after scoring 80 points with the Cornwall Royals. He debuted for the Sabres in 1988 and scored 65 points in 74 games. Sheppard reached the 60-point mark 6 times and set career highs with 52 goals and 93 points in 1994. He retired from the NHL in 2000 with 357 goals and 300 assists.

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Ray Sheppard Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1982-83 Brockville Braves CJHL 48* 27* 36* 63* 81* -* |
1983-84 Cornwall Royals OHL 68* 44* 36* 80* 69* -* |
1984-85 Cornwall Royals OHL 49* 25* 33* 58* 51* -* | Playoffs 9 2 12 14 4 -
1985-86 Cornwall Royals OHL 63* 81* 61* 142* 25* -* | Playoffs 6 7 4 11 0 -
1986-87 Rochester Americans AHL 55* 18* 13* 31* 11* -5* | Playoffs 15 12 3 15 2 -
1987-88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 74* 38* 27* 65* 14* -6* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 -7
1988-89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67* 22* 21* 43* 15* -7* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 1
1989-90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 18* 4* 2* 6* 0* 3* |
Rochester Americans AHL 5* 3* 5* 8* 2* 6* | Playoffs 17 8 7 15 9 1
1990-91 New York Rangers NHL 59* 24* 23* 47* 21* 8* |
1991-92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 74* 36* 26* 62* 27* 7* | Playoffs 11 6 2 8 4 1
1992-93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70* 32* 34* 66* 29* 7* | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 0 2
1993-94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82* 52* 41* 93* 26* 13* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 4 0
1994-95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 43* 30* 10* 40* 17* 11* | Playoffs 17 4 3 7 5 -6
1995-96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5* 2* 2* 4* 2* 0* |
San Jose Sharks NHL 51* 27* 19* 46* 10* -19* |
Florida Panthers NHL 14* 8* 2* 10* 4* 0* | Playoffs 21 8 8 16 0 4
1996-97 Florida Panthers NHL 68* 29* 31* 60* 4* 4* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 0 -4
1997-98 Florida Panthers NHL 61* 14* 17* 31* 21* -13* |
Carolina Hurricanes NHL 10* 4* 2* 6* 2* 2* |
1998-99 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 74* 25* 33* 58* 16* 4* | Playoffs 6 5 1 6 2 -2
1999-00 Florida Panthers NHL 47* 10* 10* 20* 4* -4* |
2000-01 SC Langnau NLA 13* 13* 4* 17* 0* -* | Relegation 4 3 3 6 2 -

Ray Sheppard Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Team Canada Spengler Cup 5* 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* |

Ray Sheppard Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 60* 21* 18* 39* 0.65* 13* 1* | 2 32 20 * 10 * 30 * 0.94 * 11 * 1 *
CJHL (CCHL) 1 48* 27* 36* 63* 1.31* 81* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 13 817* 357* 300* 657* 0.80* 212* 10* | 9 81 30 * 20 * 50 * 0.62 * 17 * -11 *
NLA (NL) 1 13* 13* 4* 17* 1.31* 0* -* | 1 4 3 * 3 * 6 * 1.50 * 2 * - *
OHL 3 180* 150* 130* 280* 1.56* 145* -* | 2 15 9 * 16 * 25 * 1.67 * 4 * - *
Spengler Cup 1 5* 2* 0* 2* 0.40* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ray Sheppard Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1983, 3 #38 overall by Cornwall Royals in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for SCL Tigers

Career Transactions

1999-11-15 • Signed as a free agent by Florida
1998-03-24 • Traded to Carolina by Florida for Kirk McLean
1996-03-16 • Traded to Florida by San Jose with San Jose's 4th round choice (Joey Tetarenko) in 1996 Entry Draft for Florida's 2nd (later traded to Chicago - Chicago selected Geoff Peters) and 4th (Matt Bradley) round choices in 1996 Entry Draft
1995-10-24 • Traded to San Jose by Detroit for Igor Larionov
1991-08-05 • Signed a three-year contract as an unrestricted free agent by Detroit
1990-07-09 • Traded to NY Rangers by Buffalo for cash and future considerations