Sheldon Souray

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team = Edmonton Oilers
former_teams = Montreal Canadiens New Jersey Devils

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image_size = 250px
league = NHL
position = Defence
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lb =230
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1976|7|13
birth_place = Elk Point, AB, Canada
draft = 71st overall
draft_year = 1994
draft_team = New Jersey Devils
career_start = 1995

Sheldon Souray (born July 13, 1976 in Elk Point, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers. Is one of the few Métis players in the NHL.

He is married to former Baywatch actress Angelica Bridges and has two daughters, Valentina Raine and Scarlett Skye Souray.

Playing career

Before playing in the NHL, Sheldon was a member of the Fort Saskatchewan Traders in the AJHL. He was drafted in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in the third round (71st overall) by the New Jersey Devils where he played from 1997 to 1999 before being traded to the Montreal Canadiens on March 1, 2000 for Vladimir Malakhov.

After suffering a serious wrist injury which kept him out of the entire 2002-03 season, Souray returned to play for the Canadiens and had a milestone season, amassing the largest goal total of his career and participating in the 2004 NHL All-Star Game. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, he played for Färjestads BK of the Swedish Elitserien.

At the international level, Souray represented Canada at the 2005 World Championships in Austria. He was also on the Canadian Olympic men's hockey team's shortlist for the 2006 Winter Olympics but did not make the cut, partly due to his slow start at the beginning of the 2005-06 NHL season.

On April 5, 2007, Souray broke the NHL single-season record for most powerplay goals scored by a defenseman, notching 19 in total. The record was previously shared by Denis Potvin (New York Islanders 1974-75) and Adrian Aucoin (Vancouver Canucks 1998-99). He amassed an overall of 26 goals, 38 assists for a total of 64 points for the season; placing him second among leading Canadiens players in both goals and points.

On July 12, 2007, Souray signed a contract with the Edmonton Oilers for 5 years worth $27-million.

Dated model actress Kylie Bax before meeting Bridges.

Souray is co-owner, along with New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur and Montreal restaurateur Andrea Dell'Orefice of a Rivière des Prairies pizzeriacite web| url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AmVnUsh1VD4fTJKwNSiJ8SBivLYF?slug=rotowire-heldonourayevilsnlis&prov=rotowire&type=fantasy| title = Sheldon Souray: Devils Enlist Brodeur as Recruiter|publisher = Yahoo|accessdate = 2007-07-09]

Awards & Achievements

*Voted onto the starting lineup for the 2007 NHL All-Star Game.
*Posted 2nd hardest slapshot at 2007 NHL All-Star game with 100.4 MPH
*Hardest Slap Shot was recorded in the 2004 skills competition with 102.2 MPH

References

External links

*nhlprofile|8460561
*hockeydb|14090
* [http://www.souchkin.blogspot.com fanblog]