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HOCKEY STATS
NHL

JAMES SHEPPARD

April 25, 1988  
Lower Sackville, NS, CA

Center  
6'1"  
Entry drafts
CAPE BRETON SCREAMING EAGLES
MINNESOTA WILD
NHL earnings$ 7 033 250
STATS
JAMES SHEPPARD
PER SEASONSEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
2004-05LHJMQ - SCR6514314540-51342-
2005-06LHJMQ - SCR6630548478-925712-
2006-07LHJMQ - SCR5633639662-168122014-
2007-08NHL - MIN784151929-6-114-1
2008-09NHL - MIN825192441-14------
2009-10NHL - MIN6424638-14------
2011-12AHL - SHA4---2+1------
2012-13NHL - SJS3213412-911---4-1
AHL - SHA348152352-------
2013-14NHL - SJS674162035+372466+3
2014-15NHL - NYR142-29-1131128+2
NHL - SJS575111628-3------
AHL - SHA2-11-+1------
PER LEAGUESEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
NHL394236891192-383736922+3
AHL5810223276+1------
LHJMQ18777148225180-3011203128-
NHL SALARIES
JAMES SHEPPARD
NHLAGESALAIRECAP HITTOTAL
3 years  ·  $ 2 550 000
2007-0819850 000850 000850 000
2008-0920850 000850 0001 700 000
2009-1021850 000850 0002 550 000
1 year  ·  $ 803 250
2010-1122803 250803 2503 353 250
1 year  ·  $ 725 000
2011-1223725 000725 0004 078 250
1 year  ·  $ 825 000
2012-1324825 000825 0004 903 250
1 year  ·  $ 830 000
2013-1425830 000830 0005 733 250
1 year  ·  $ 1 300 000
2014-15261 300 0001 300 0007 033 250
TOTAL7 033 2507 033 250
TRANSACTIONS
JAMES SHEPPARD
August 7, 2011

James Sheppard is traded to the San Jose Sharks. In return, the Minnesota Wild acquired 2nd round draft pick in 2013 (#81: Kurtis Gabriel).

March 1, 2015

James Sheppard is traded to the New York Rangers. In return, the San Jose Sharks acquired 4th round draft pick in 2016 (#111: Noah Gregor).

NHL trades