2012-13 Media Guide - NHL.com

15JAMESSHEPPARDSHOOTS: Left HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-foot-1, 205 poundsBORN: 4/25/88 in Halifax, Nova Scotia HOMETOWN: Halifax, Nova ScotiaAcquired by San Jose from Minnesota in exchange for a third round selection inthe 2013 NHL Entry Draft on Aug. 7, 2011.CENTER2012-13 SAN JOSE SHARKS2011-12: Missed entire NHL season due to injury...Appeared in four games in Worcester on a conditioningassignment from Feb. 28 - March 6...Did not record apoint and had a +1 plus/minus rating.CAREER 2010-11: Missed entire season due toinjury...2009-10: Posted six points (2-4=6) and 38 PIMin 64 games in his third season with Wild…Notched fivepoints (2-3=5) in 12-game span from Nov. 12 – Dec.11…Had an assist in back-to-back games (Nov. 20 –Nov. 25)…Registered five hits and fighting major vs.Vancouver on Feb. 14…Skated in 200th NHL game onJan. 21 vs. Detroit…Scored a goal at Nashville on Dec.5…Logged season-high 18:48 in ice time at Vancouveron Oct. 17…2008-09: One of two players to appear inall 82 games (Miettinen), totaling 24 points (5-19=24)and 41 PIM…Posted eight points (1-7=8) in season’sfinal 11 games…Tied career high with two assists vs.Nashville on April 10…Registered a three-game pointstreak (1-2=3) from March 26 – March 29 to tie careerhigh…Tallied a goal and +2 at Calgary on March 28…Registered an assist and career-high +3 at Anaheim onMarch 8…Tied career-high with two assists and pointsvs. Ottawa on Feb. 14…Logged career-high 20:07 ofice time on Dec. 20 at St. Louis…Notched three shotsand five hits in 19:16 of ice time at Phoenix on Dec.11…Scored the game-winning goal on Nov. 24 vs.Washington…2007-08: Compiled 19 points (4-15=19)while skating in Wild rookie record 78 games…MadeNHL debut on Oct. 10 vs. Edmonton...Collected first NHLpoint (assist) at Calgary on Oct. 24...Tallied first NHL goalat Edmonton on Oct. 25 off Dwayne Roloson...Skated15:28 at Colorado on Nov. 11...Notched first careertwo-point game (two assists) vs. Colorado on Nov. 18...Registered a goal and an assist on Nov. 28 vs. Phoenix...Tied career-high with two assists at Detroit on Jan. 10...Scored first career game-winning goal on Jan. 13 vs.Phoenix...Collected four points (1-3=4) during threegamepoint streak from Jan. 10 - 13...Recorded seasonhighfive shots on goal in 11:32 of ice-time at Chicagoon Feb. 20...Played season-high 17:28 at Atlanta onMarch 7...Skated in 76 straight games (Oct. 10 –March26)…Was even or plus in season’s final 13 games...Appeared in all six games against Colorado in his firsttrip to the NHL playoffs collecting an assist and fourPIM...Made NHL playoff debut in Game 1 vs. Coloradoon April 9...Collected first point, an assist, and was +1 inGame 5 vs. Colorado on April 17…2006-07: GeneratedNHL CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFirst NHL game — Oct. 10, 2007 vs. Edmonton (withMinnesota)First NHL goal — Oct. 25, 2007 at Edmonton (DwayneRoloson, with Minnesota)First NHL assist — Oct. 24, 2007 at Calgary (withMinnesota)Most points, game — 2, 6 times, most recent, April 10,2009 vs. Nashville (with Minnesota)Most goals, game — 1, 11 times, most recent, Dec. 11,2009 at Calgary (with Minnesota)Most assists, game — 2, 6 times, most recent, April 10,2009 vs. Nashville (with Minnesota)Most consecutive games, point — 3, 2 times, most recent,March 25, 2009 at NY Islanders through March 29, 2009at Edmonton (with Minnesota)Most consecutive games, goal — 1, 11 times, mostrecent, Dec. 11, 2009 at Calgary (with Minnesota)Most consecutive games, assist — 2, 6 times, mostrecent, Nov. 20, 2009 vs. NY Islanders through Nov. 25,2009 vs. Boston (with Minnesota)Most consecutive games played — 91, Oct. 11, 2008vs. Boston through Oct. 23, 2009 at St. Louis (withMinnesota)Best plus/minus — +3, March 8, 2009 at Anaheim (withMinnesota)96 points (33-63=96) in 56 games for Cape Breton(QMJHL), despite being sidelined for first 12 games ofseason with an injury...Racked up 27 points (9-18=27)in final 15 regular season games...Registered 20 points(8-12=20) in 16 playoff contests...Named a 2007QMJHL Second Team All-Star…2005-06: Tallied 84points (30-54=84) and 78 PIM for Cape Breton...Rankedsecond on the team in points (84) and first in assists(54)...Was selected to the QMJHL All-Star Team forthe 2005-06 Canadian/Russian Challenge…2004-05:Recorded 45 points (14-31=45) and 40 PIM as a CapeBreton rookie...Ranked No. 9 among North Americanskaters in NHL Central Scouting Service final rankings.PERSONAL: “Shep” lists these as his favorites…PavelBure (hockey idol); sense of humor (personal quality);cheese (favorite food); Badminton (hidden talent);Golf (favorite non-hockey sport); Slap Shot (hockeymovie); Black Keys (musician); The Matrix (movie);Ron MacLean (TV personality)…Refuses to eat red andgreen bell peppers…would be a scientist if he wasn’t80 2012-13 SAN JOSE SHARKS ORGANIZATION GUIDESAN JOSE SHARKS