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Shane Sims

Shane Sims is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders.

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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 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

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

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 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

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

References

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