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 | |||
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Born |
(1988-04-30) April 30, 1988 (age 34) 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 |
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]
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 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
Award | Year | |
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USHL | ||
Clark Cup (Des Moines Buccaneers) | 2006 |
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