- Jody Shelley
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lb = 235
team =San Jose Sharks
league = NHL
nationality = Canada
birth_date = Birth date and age|1976|2|7|mf=y
birth_place = Thompson, MB, CAN
draft =
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 1998
former_teams =Columbus Blue Jackets
image_size = 180pxJody Shelley (born
February 7 ,1976 inThompson, Manitoba ,Canada ) is anice hockey player in theNational Hockey League for theSan Jose Sharks .Playing career
Shelley started playing hockey when he was young in the Yarmouth County Minor Hockey Association until his midget year. He moved away from
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia when he was 18 to play for theHalifax Mooseheads of theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League . Jody Shelley was originally signed as afree agent by theCalgary Flames onSeptember 1 ,1998 , but never played for them. Almost 2 years later, onAugust 17 ,2000 , he was signed as a free agent by theColumbus Blue Jackets and played one game for them in the 2000–01 season. During that one game, he had ten minutes in penalties. After that, he played fairly regularly as the Blue Jackets' enforcer averaging over 200 minutes in penalties a season. OnJanuary 29 ,2008 , he was traded to the San Jose Sharks for a 6th round draft pick in 2009. He re-signed with San Jose in the off-season.International Play
During the
2004–2005 NHL Lockout , Shelley played for theJYP in the FinnishSM-Liiga . He played 11 games in theregular season with no goals, one assist and 20 penalty minutes. During theplayoffs he played 3 games with no points and 25 penalty minutes.Records
*Currently holds the all time record in penalty minutes (420) for the
Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL.
*Also, he currently holds the single season record for penalty minutes (357) for theSyracuse Crunch of the AHL
*Holds single-game penalty minutes record for theSan Jose Sharks . (41)Career statistics
Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM 2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 1 0 0 0 0 10 - - - - - - 2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 52 3 3 6 1 206 - - - - - - 2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 68 1 4 5 -5 249 - - - - - - 2003–04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 76 3 3 6 -10 228 - - - - - - 2004–05 JYP SM-liiga 11 0 1 1 - 20 3 0 0 0 - 25 2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 80 3 7 10 -4 163 - - - - - - 2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 72 1 1 2 -6 125 - - - - - - 6th Season Career NHL 349 11 18 29 -24 981 - - - - - - References
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*hockeydb|26815
* [http://www.hockeyfights.com/players/362 Hockey Fights - Jody Shelley]
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