Shane Sims

Shane Sims (born April 30, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Islanders.[1]

Shane Sims
Born (1988-04-30) 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 20112016

Playing career

Sims attended The 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

Regular season Playoffs
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 EBEL 47 1 9 10 28
2014–15 Toledo Walleye ECHL 65 7 24 31 43 21 0 6 6 10
2015–16 HC Gherdëina ITL 40 6 15 21 50 5 0 5 5 4
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours

Award Year
USHL
Clark Cup (Des Moines Buccaneers) 2006
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References

  1. "Shane Sims". Hockey'sfuture. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  2. "OSU PLAYER PROFILE:SHANE SIMS". Ohio State Profile. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  3. "Islanders Press Release: 9 April 2011". islanders.nhl.com. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  4. "Flyers 7 (EN), Islanders 4: Wild finish to a wild season". Lighthousehockey.com. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  5. "Walleye ink defenseman". oursportscentral.com. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  6. "HCG sign American defenseman" (in Italian). HC Gherdëina. 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
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