| Position | Defense |
|---|---|
| Played for | New York Islanders Aalborg Pirates HC TWK Innsbruck HC Gherdëina |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lb | 196 |
| Birth date | April 30, 1988 (age 38) |
| Birth place | East Amherst, New York, U.S. |
| Draft (2006) | 126th overall |
| Draft team | New York Islanders |
| Career start | 2011 |
| Career end | 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
- ^ "Shane Sims". Hockey'sfuture. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ "OSU PLAYER PROFILE:SHANE SIMS". Ohio State Profile. Retrieved 10 April 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Islanders Press Release: 9 April 2011". islanders.nhl.com. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ "Flyers 7 (EN), Islanders 4: Wild finish to a wild season". Lighthousehockey.com. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ "Walleye ink defenseman". oursportscentral.com. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
- ^ "HCG sign American defenseman" (in Italian). HC Gherdëina. 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2015-08-04.[dead link]