Shane Sims
| Shane Sims | |||
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| Born |
April 30, 1988 East Amherst, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
New York Islanders Aalborg Pirates HC TWK Innsbruck HC Gherdëina | ||
| NHL draft |
126th overall, 2006 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 2011–2016 | ||
Shane Sims (born April 30, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Sims attended Ohio State University.[2] Sims was drafted 126th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2006 NHL entry draft. On April 9, 2011 he signed a one-day NHL regular season amateur tryout agreement.[3] On April 9, 2011, Sims made his NHL debut as he appeared in the final game of the 2010–2011 season against the Philadelphia Flyers.[4]
After two seasons abroad in Denmark and Austria, with Aalborg Pirates and HC TWK Innsbruck respectively, Sims returned to North America as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL on September 22, 2014.[5]
On August 4, 2015, Sims returned to Europe in agreeing to a one-year contract to end his career with Italian club, HC Gherdëina of the Serie A.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Buffalo Lightning | OPJHL | 43 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 59 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 80 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 59 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 137 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 39 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 42 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 37 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 47 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Aalborg Pirates | DEN | 39 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC TWK Innsbruck | AUT | 47 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 65 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Gherdëina | ITA | 40 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| ECHL totals | 112 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 78 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| Clark Cup (Des Moines Buccaneers) | 2006 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Shane Sims". Hockey'sfuture. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ↑ "OSU PLAYER PROFILE:SHANE SIMS". Ohio State Profile. Retrieved April 10, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Islanders Press Release: 9 April 2011". islanders.nhl.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Flyers 7 (EN), Islanders 4: Wild finish to a wild season". Lighthousehockey.com. April 10, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Walleye ink defenseman". oursportscentral.com. September 22, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ↑ "HCG sign American defenseman" (in Italian). HC Gherdëina. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Aalborg Pirates players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Des Moines Buccaneers players
- Gwinnett Gladiators players
- HC TWK Innsbruck players
- New York Islanders draft picks
- New York Islanders players
- Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey players
- People from East Amherst, New York
- Ice hockey people from Erie County, New York
- Toledo Walleye players
- American ice hockey defenseman stubs