32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyJamesSheppard51CENTERShoots: LeftHt: 6-2 • Wt: 216Born: 4/25/88Halifax, Nova ScotiaVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 4 1 0 1 1 2ATL 1 0 0 0 0 2BOS – – – – – –BUF – – – – – –CGY 8 0 2 2 -1 4CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0CHI 3 0 1 1 0 0COL 7 0 3 3 2 2CBJ 3 0 0 0 0 0DAL 4 0 0 0 -3 2DET 4 0 2 2 2 0EDM 8 1 2 3 0 6FLA 1 0 0 0 -1 0LA 4 0 0 0 -1 2MIN – – – – – –MTL – – – – – –NSH 4 0 2 2 0 0NJ 1 0 0 0 0 0NYI 1 0 1 1 2 0NYR 1 0 0 0 0 0OTT – – – – – –PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0PHX 4 2 1 3 3 0PIT 1 0 0 0 0 5SJ 4 0 0 0 0 2STL 4 0 0 0 -1 0TB 1 0 0 0 -1 2TOR – – – – – –VAN 7 0 1 1 -1 0WSH 1 0 0 0 -1 0Career HIGHLIGHTSHas recorded 19 points (4-15=19) in 78 career NHL gamesfor <strong>Minnesota</strong>...Holds the <strong>Wild</strong> single-season record for gamesplayed by a rookie with 78 in 2007-08.2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSCompiled 19 points (5-14=19) while skating in <strong>Wild</strong> rookie record78 games...<strong>Wild</strong> went 3-0-1 when Sheppard scored a goal...MadeNHL debut vs. EDM (10/10)...Collected first NHL point (assist)at CGY (10/24)...Tallied first NHL goal at EDM (10/25)...Skated15:28 at COL (11/11)...Notched first career two-point game (twoassists) vs. COL (11/18)...Scored first goal in 14 games – andadded assist – vs. PHX (11/28)...Tied career-high with two assistsat DET (1/10)...Scored first career GWG vs. PHX (1/13)...Collected four points (1-3=4) during three-game point streak(1/10-1/13)...Recorded season-high five shots on goal in 11:32of ice-time at CHI (2/20)...Played season-high 17:28 at ATL(3/7)...Skated in 76 straight games (10/10-3/26)…Appearedin 77th game vs. COL (3/30) <strong>to</strong> establish franchise record forgames played by rookie (76, Dupuis 2001-02)...Was even or plusin season’s final 13 games...Appeared in all six games againstColorado in his first trip <strong>to</strong> the NHL playoffs collecting an assistand four PIM...Made NHL playoff debut in Game 1 vs. COL (4/9)...Collected first point, an assist, and was plus-1 in Game 5 vs.COL (4/17).2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSGenerated 96 points (33-63=96) in 56 games for Cape Bre<strong>to</strong>n(QMJHL), despite being sidelined for first 12 games of seasonwith an injury...Racked up 27 points (9-18=27) in final 15 regularseason games...Registered 20 points (8-12=20) in 16 playoffcontests...Named a 2007 QMJHL Second Team All-Star.2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSTallied 84 points (30-54=84) and 78 PIM for Cape Bre<strong>to</strong>n...Ranked second on the team in points (84) and first in assists(54)...Was selected <strong>to</strong> the QMJHL All-Star Team for the 2005-06Canadian/Russian Challenge.2004-05 HIGHLIGHTSRecorded 45 points (14-31=45) and 40 PIM as a Cape Bre<strong>to</strong>nrookie in 2004-05...No. 9 among North American skaters in NHLCentral Scouting Service final rankings.INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTSPlayed for Team Canada at the 2005 Under 18 Junior World Cup.Career TransactionsSelected by <strong>Minnesota</strong> in the first round (ninth overall) of the2006 NHL Entry Draft.SHEPPARD’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%2003-04 Dartmouth NSMHL 61 38 54 92 – 46 – – – – –2004-05 Cape Bre<strong>to</strong>n QMJHL 65 14 31 45 13 40 1 1 – – –2005-06 Cape Bre<strong>to</strong>n QMJHL 66 30 54 84 3 78 14 1 5 – –2006-07 Cape Bre<strong>to</strong>n QMJHL 56 33 63 96 39 62 12 2 7 – –2007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 78 4 15 19 0 29 0 0 1 57 7.0NHL/WILD TOTALS 78 4 15 19 0 29 0 0 1 57 7.0SHEPPARD’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%2004-05 Cape Bre<strong>to</strong>n QMJHL 5 1 3 4 – 2 0 0 0 – –2005-06 Cape Bre<strong>to</strong>n QMJHL 9 2 5 7 1 12 0 0 0 – –2006-07 Cape Bre<strong>to</strong>n QMJHL 16 8 12 20 9 14 2 1 3 – –2007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 6 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 4 0.0NHL/WILD TOTALS 6 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 4 0.0PERSONALNHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:James Roscoe Sheppard is single and resides in Lower Sackville, 1 – four timesNova Scotia during the offseason...Nicknames are “Shep”, “Roscoe” Most Assists, Game:2 – two timesand “Jimmy”...Favorite hobbies including playing the guitar and Most Points, Game:eating...Lists winning bronze medal with Team Atlantic U17 and 2 – three timesMost PIM, Game:first fight as favorite hockey moments...Favorite television show is5 – vs. PIT, 10/30/07“En<strong>to</strong>urage” and favorite movies are Wedding Crashers and 300... Goal Streak:1g – four timesLists Usain Bolt as his favorite athlete and Chris Farley as the oneAssist Streak:person he would like <strong>to</strong> meet...Says the fans are the best part of <strong>Minnesota</strong>and lists Pazzaluna as his favorite Twin Cities restaurant... Point Streak:2g – three times3g – 1/10-1/13/08Lists badmin<strong>to</strong>n as his favorite sport and cheese as his favorite Career Hat Tricks:food...Starting skating at the age of three at Sackville Arena...Lists Nonehis family as the people who most inspired his hockey career...Favoriteband is Third Eye Blind and Hockey News as his favorite magazine...Lists cereal ashis favorite breakfast food and eats pasta with alfredo sauce for his pre-game meal.James SheppardTable of contents Hockey Operations <strong>Wild</strong> THings The Players Team His<strong>to</strong>ry Team Records Playoff His<strong>to</strong>ry The NHL
32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyMartinSkoula(SKOO-la)41DEFENSEMANShoots: LeftHt: 6-3 • Wt: 223Born: 10/28/79Li<strong>to</strong>merice, Czech RepublicVS. NHLTEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIMANA 32 1 4 5 0 10ATL 11 0 2 2 1 12BOS 10 2 2 4 4 6BUF 9 0 2 2 0 2CGY 47 3 7 10 -4 22CAR 10 0 4 4 2 8CHI 30 1 2 3 7 14COL 21 0 4 4 0 10CBJ 24 0 9 9 14 18DAL 31 1 5 6 -6 18DET 32 2 6 8 -5 10EDM 51 4 10 14 -8 20FLA 10 1 3 4 2 4LA 35 3 8 11 -2 10MIN 22 2 4 6 5 16MTL 7 1 1 2 0 4NSH 32 5 11 16 -2 16NJ 10 1 1 2 -1 8NYI 9 1 3 4 -1 2NYR 10 1 5 6 -3 6OTT 9 0 3 3 2 10PHI 9 0 2 2 -3 6PHX 35 1 8 9 4 26PIT 10 1 1 2 2 0SJ 34 1 6 7 -9 12STL 33 2 10 12 17 14TB 9 1 1 2 2 6TOR 6 0 2 2 0 2VAN 45 2 4 6 6 14WSH 10 0 2 2 1 2CareerHas played in 643 games since joining the NHL in 1999-00, the most of any bluelinerduring that time...Has missed five <strong>to</strong>tal games over the course of his career due <strong>to</strong> injury...Lone player on <strong>Minnesota</strong>’s roster <strong>to</strong> have won a Stanley Cup...His 643 NHL games playedlead team defensemen.2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSRanked third on team with 101 blocked shots...<strong>Wild</strong> went 9-1-1 when Skoula notched apoint....Snapped 113-game streak without a goal at EDM (11/14, first goal since 3/12/06vs. EDM)...Tallied game-winning goal and season-high five shots in 2-1 OT win vs. LA(3/2)...Logged season-high 25:56 at COL (4/6).2006-07 HIGHLIGHTSRanked fifth on the team with a +9...Played in his 500th career NHL game vs. COL(11/18)...Logged team-high 28:55 in ice time and +3 at CHI (1/19).2005-06 HIGHLIGHTSPosted 100th career NHL assist vs. STL (12/29)...Blocked a team-high six shots and wasa +1 in his <strong>Wild</strong> debut at STL (3/10)...Picked up a goal and an assist in second game withthe <strong>Wild</strong> vs. EDM (3/12).2004-05 HIGHLIGHTSFinished second on HC Chemopetrol Litvinov with 101 PIM.2003-04 HIGHLIGHTSLed Anaheim defensemen with 21 assists, matching his career high, and was secondamong defensemen on the team with 25 points...Appeared in his 400th career NHL gameat STL (3/25).2002-03 HIGHLIGHTSSkated in 81 games for Colorado while compiling a career-high 68 PIM...Netted a careerhigh+11...Matched a career-high with 21 assists...Had his consecutive games playedstreak (285) end on the final game of the season after suffering a bruised shoulder.2001-02 HIGHLIGHTSPlayed in all 82 games with Colorado and set career highs in goals (10) and points(10-21=31)...Tallied a career-high two goals and three points at NSH (3/17).2000-01 HIGHLIGHTSAppeared in all 82 games with Colorado, tallying eight goals and 17 assists for 25points...Appeared in all 23 playoff games as Colorado won the Stanley Cup...Recorded hisfirst career playoff goal in Game Three of the Stanley Cup Final at NJ (5/31).1999-00 HIGHLIGHTSFinished tied for seventh among rookie defensemen in scoring (3-3=16)...Tallied his firstNHL point (assist) at OTT (10/21)...Made his NHL debut at NSH (10/5)...Scored his firstplayoff point (assist) vs. DAL (5/19) and finished with two assists in the game...Made hisStanley Cup Playoff debut against PHX (4/13).1998-99 HIGHLIGHTSHis +58 rating with Barrie was a franchise record and <strong>to</strong>ps in the OHL...Finished third invoting for the 1998-99 “Max Kaminsky Trophy” as the OHL’s outstanding defenseman.1997-98 HIGHLIGHTSLed Barrie (OHL) in scoring with 44 points (8-36=44)...Skated for Team Cherry at the 1998Chrysler Cup Prospects Game.INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTSPlayed one game for Czech Republic in the 2002 Olympics.Career TransactionsAcquired by <strong>Minnesota</strong> with Shawn Belle from Dallas in exchange for Willie Mitchell anda 2007 second round pick (Nico Sacchetti), March 9, 2006; Acquired by Anaheim fromColorado for Kurt Sauer and a 2005 fourth round choice (Raymond Macias), February21, 2004; Originally selected by Colorado in the first round (17th overall) of the 1998NHL Entry Draft.PERSONALMartin Skoula and his girlfriend, Pavlina, have a son, Mates, reside in Li<strong>to</strong>merice, CzechRepublic with their German Sheppard, Ixor...Lists mountain biking, playing soccer andtennis and reading as his favorite hobbies...Lists winning the Stanley Cup in 2001 withColorado as his most memorable hockey moment...Started playing hockey at age five...Favoritefood is filet mignon and likes <strong>to</strong> eat <strong>to</strong>ast with honey for breakfast...Lists Metallica,Audioslave and Green Day as his favorite bands...His favorite parts of <strong>Minnesota</strong> are thelakes and snow...Says his mom is the person that most inspired his hockey career...ListsFogo de Chao as his favorite Twin Cities restaurant...Enjoys eating salmon and pasta forhis pre-game meal...Lists Roger Federer and Michael Phelps as his favorite athletes.SKOULA’S PLAYING CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1995-96 Litvinov Jr. CzRep 38 0 4 4 – – – – – – –1996-97 Litvinov Jr. CzRep 38 2 9 11 – – – – – – –Litvinov CzRep 1 0 0 0 – 0 – – – – –1997-98 Barrie OHL 66 8 36 44 – 36 – – – – –1998-99 Barrie OHL 67 13 46 59 58 46 4 0 3 – –1999-00 COLORADO NHL 80 3 13 16 5 20 2 0 0 66 4.52000-01 COLORADO NHL 82 8 17 25 8 38 3 0 2 108 7.42001-02 COLORADO NHL 82 10 21 31 -3 42 5 0 1 100 10.02002-03 COLORADO NHL 81 4 21 25 11 68 2 0 0 93 4.32003-04 COLORADO NHL 58 2 14 16 2 30 0 0 0 54 3.7ANAHEIM NHL 21 2 7 9 3 2 1 0 0 30 6.72004-05 Litvinov CzRep 47 4 15 19 – 101 – – – – –2005-06 DALLAS NHL 61 4 11 15 6 36 3 0 1 78 5.1MINNESOTA NHL 17 1 5 6 0 10 0 0 0 14 7.12006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 81 0 15 15 9 36 0 0 0 91 0.02007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 80 3 8 11 -16 26 0 0 1 63 4.8WILD TOTALS 178 4 28 32 -7 72 0 0 1 168 2.4NHL TOTALS 643 37 132 169 25 308 16 0 5 697 5.3SKOULA’S POSTSEASON CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%1995-96 Litvinov CzRep 1 0 0 0 – 0 – – – – –1997-98 Barrie OHL 6 1 3 4 – 4 – – – – –1998-99 Barrie OHL 12 3 10 13 – 13 – – – – –Hershey AHL 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 – –1999-00 COLORADO NHL 17 0 2 2 -3 4 0 0 0 14 0.02000-01 COLORADO NHL 23 1 4 5 1 8 0 0 0 14 7.12001-02 COLORADO NHL 21 0 6 6 -5 2 0 0 0 13 0.02002-03 COLORADO NHL 7 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 4 0.02004-05 Litvinov CzRep 6 0 0 0 – 6 – – – – –2006-07 MINNESOTA NHL 5 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 5 0.02007-08 MINNESOTA NHL 6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0WILD TOTALS 11 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 8 0.0NHL TOTALS 79 1 13 14 -7 22 0 0 0 53 1.9SKOULA’S INTERNATIONAL CAREERSEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM1996-97 Czech Republic EJC 6 0 2 2 – 42001-02 Czech Republic Olympics 4 0 0 0 – 02003-04 Czech Republic Worlds 7 1 0 1 – 42004-05 Czech Republic WorldCup 2 0 0 0 -2 22005-06 Czech Republic Worlds 9 0 2 2 – 6INTERNATIONAL TOTALS 28 1 4 5 – 16NHL HIGHLIGHTSMost Goals, Game:2 – at NSH, 3/17/02Most Assists, Game:2 – eight timesMost Points, Game:3 – two timesMost PIM, Game:6 – vs. OTT, 11/6/02Goal Streak:1g – 37 timesAssist Streak:3g – two timesPoint Streak:4g – 1/1-1/9/02Career Hat Tricks:NoneMartin SkoulaTable of contents Hockey Operations <strong>Wild</strong> THings The Players Team His<strong>to</strong>ry Team Records Playoff His<strong>to</strong>ry The NHL
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