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Sheldon Souray

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-4    Weight: 233 lbs.
Born: July 13, 1976 in Elk Point, Alberta

Drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 3rd round (71st overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 9:54AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #505. Jeff O'Neill… #505. Derek King… #507. SHELDON SOURAY… #508. Patrice Brisebois… #508. Mike Murphy… #508. Ken Mosdell… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1997-98 21 NJD NHL 60 3 7 10 4 18 85 3 0 0 1 74 4.1
1998-99 22 NJD NHL 70 1 7 8 2 5 110 1 0 0 0 101 1.0 1045 14:56
1999-00 23 TOT NHL 71 3 8 11 4 1 114 3 0 0 0 113 2.7 1261 17:45
1999-00 23 NJD NHL 52 0 8 8 2 -6 70 0 0 0 0 74 0.0 894 17:12
1999-00 23 MTL NHL 19 3 0 3 2 7 44 3 0 0 0 39 7.7 367 19:18
2000-01 24 MTL NHL 52 3 8 11 4 -11 95 3 0 0 2 103 2.9 1072 20:36
2001-02 25 MTL NHL 34 3 5 8 3 -5 62 2 1 0 0 56 5.4 618 18:11
2003-04 27 MTL NHL 63 15 20 35 14 4 104 8 6 1 3 186 8.1 1476 23:26
2005-06 29 MTL NHL 75 12 27 39 14 -11 116 4 7 1 0 202 5.9 1669 22:15
2006-07 30 MTL NHL 81 26 38 64 25 -28 135 6 19 1 6 224 11.6 1878 23:11
2007-08 31 EDM NHL 26 3 7 10 3 -7 36 1 2 0 1 71 4.2 633 24:21
2008-09 32 EDM NHL 81 23 30 53 20 1 98 10 12 1 5 268 8.6 2012 24:51
2009-10 33 EDM NHL 37 4 9 13 5 -19 65 4 0 0 0 113 3.5 837 22:37
2011-12 35 DAL NHL 47 5 13 18 6 11 59 2 2 1 1 132 3.8 955 20:19
Career NHL 697 101 179 280 102 -41 1079 47 49 5 19 1643 6.1 13456 21:07

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1997-98 21 NJD NHL 60 0.05 0.12 0.17 0.06 1.42 1.23 3 8 11 4 39 4 20 3 18 0.1 5.0 5.1
1998-99 22 NJD NHL 70 0.01 0.10 0.11 0.03 1.57 1.44 1 8 9 3 44 6 37 4 5 -0.1 2.2 2.1
1999-00 23 TOT NHL 71 0.04 0.11 0.15 0.05 1.61 1.59 3 9 12 4 46 3 49 7 1 0.1 2.9 3.0
1999-00 23 NJD NHL 52 0.00 0.15 0.15 0.04 1.35 1.42 0 9 9 2 29 3 36 4 -6 -0.1 1.3 1.2
1999-00 23 MTL NHL 19 0.16 0.00 0.16 0.09 2.32 2.05 3 0 3 2 17 0 13 3 7 0.2 1.6 1.8
2000-01 24 MTL NHL 52 0.06 0.15 0.21 0.07 1.83 1.98 3 9 12 4 34 2 63 20 -11 0.3 1.9 2.2
2001-02 25 MTL NHL 34 0.09 0.15 0.24 0.09 1.82 1.65 3 6 9 3 19 2 27 5 -5 0.5 1.0 1.5
2003-04 27 MTL NHL 63 0.24 0.32 0.56 0.21 1.65 2.95 18 23 41 16 72 30 57 19 4 3.9 3.5 7.4
2005-06 29 MTL NHL 75 0.16 0.36 0.52 0.18 1.55 2.69 12 26 38 14 89 43 93 36 -11 3.1 3.1 6.1
2006-07 30 MTL NHL 81 0.32 0.47 0.79 0.30 1.67 2.77 27 38 65 25 118 72 97 23 -28 7.3 2.2 9.5
2007-08 31 EDM NHL 26 0.12 0.27 0.38 0.13 1.38 2.73 3 7 10 4 25 14 26 8 -7 0.7 0.8 1.5
2008-09 32 EDM NHL 81 0.28 0.37 0.65 0.25 1.21 3.31 24 30 54 21 106 48 91 34 1 5.5 3.9 9.4
2009-10 33 EDM NHL 37 0.11 0.24 0.35 0.12 1.76 3.05 4 9 13 5 34 12 57 16 -19 0.9 0.2 1.1
2011-12 35 DAL NHL 47 0.11 0.28 0.38 0.13 1.26 2.81 9 21 30 11 11 1.4 2.7 4.1
Career NHL 697 0.14 0.26 0.40 0.15 1.55 2.36 110 194 304 113 626 236 617 175 -41 23.6 29.5 53.0

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1997-98 21 NJD NHL 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
1998-99 22 NJD NHL 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 12:57
2001-02 25 MTL NHL 12 0 1 1 -4 16 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 228 19:01
2003-04 27 MTL NHL 11 0 2 2 -2 39 0 0 0 0 31 0.0 263 23:55
2005-06 29 MTL NHL 6 3 2 5 -1 8 1 2 0 0 16 18.8 113 18:47
Career NHL 34 3 7 10 -6 65 1 2 0 0 58 5.2 630 20:19

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1990-91 14 Bonnyville Sabres AAHA 30 15 20 35 100
1991-92 15 Quesnel Midget Millionaires Minor-BC 20 5 15 20 200
1991-92 15 Alberta Cycle AMHL 11 0 5 5 67
1992-93 16 Fort Saskatchewan Traders AJHL 35 0 12 12 125
1992-93 16 Tri-City Americans WHL 2 0 0 0 0
1993-94 17 Tri-City Americans WHL 42 3 6 9 122
1994-95 18 Albany River Rats AHL 7 0 2 2 8
1994-95 18 2 Teams WHL 51 4 27 31 163
1994-95 18 Tri-City Americans WHL 40 2 24 26 140
1994-95 18 Prince George Cougars WHL 11 2 3 5 23
1995-96 19 Albany River Rats AHL 6 0 2 2 12
1995-96 19 2 Teams WHL 59 16 38 54 185
1995-96 19 Prince George Cougars WHL 32 9 18 27 91
1995-96 19 Kelowna Rockets WHL 27 7 20 27 94
1996-97 20 Albany River Rats AHL 70 2 11 13 160
1997-98 21 Albany River Rats AHL 6 0 0 0 -2 8 0 0 0 0 9 0.0
2004-05 28 Farjestads BK Karlstad Sweden 39 9 8 17 117
2004-05 28 Canada WC-A 9 1 1 2 0 6 1 0 0 0
2010-11 34 Hershey Bears AHL 40 4 15 19 10 85 2 2 0 1 121 3.3
Career 1 Season AAHA 30 15 20 35 100
Career 5 Seasons AHL 129 6 30 36 8 273 2 2 0 1 130 3.1
Career 1 Season AJHL 35 0 12 12 125
Career 1 Season AMHL 11 0 5 5 67
Career 1 Season Minor-BC 20 5 15 20 200
Career 1 Season Sweden 39 9 8 17 117
Career 1 Season WC-A 9 1 1 2 0 6 1 0 0 0
Career 4 Seasons WHL 154 23 71 94 470

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1995-96 19 Kelowna Rockets WHL 6 0 5 5 2
1995-96 19 Albany River Rats AHL 4 0 1 1 4
1996-97 20 Albany River Rats AHL 16 2 3 5 47
2004-05 28 Farjestads BK Karlstad Sweden 15 1 6 7 77
2010-11 34 Hershey Bears AHL 6 1 1 2 2 16 0 0 1 0
Career 3 Seasons AHL 26 3 5 8 2 67 0 0 1 0
Career 1 Season Sweden 15 1 6 7 77
Career 1 Season WHL 6 0 5 5 2

Similarity Scores

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Thru 11 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sheldon Souray 9.5 9.4 7.4 6.1 5.1 3.0 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.5 1.1
Sylvain Cote 86.9 10.0 9.3 6.4 5.3 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.7 2.2 1.9 0.1
Baldy Northcott 86.8 6.9 5.7 5.3 4.0 3.8 2.7 2.0 1.7 1.1 0.1 -0.2
Adrian Aucoin 84.6 10.3 8.5 7.1 6.0 5.1 5.1 3.6 3.5 1.1 0.5 0.3
Doug Young 83.8 6.5 5.5 5.3 4.4 4.3 2.9 2.4 1.4 0.8 0.1
Jeff Norton 83.4 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.4 5.3 3.5 3.2 3.2 2.2 1.2 1.1
John Van Boxmeer 83.3 10.0 9.2 9.0 7.4 5.9 4.9 4.3 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.3
Jay Bouwmeester 82.8 8.8 7.7 7.5 6.4 5.8 4.5 2.9 2.1
Craig Hartsburg 82.1 9.8 8.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.7 2.5 2.3 2.3 1.9
Red Dutton 81.9 7.5 6.0 5.4 5.2 4.1 3.6 2.9 2.6 2.4 1.9
Jean Potvin 81.5 11.4 7.9 5.9 5.1 4.9 4.1 2.6 2.0 1.7 0.9 0.8
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Sheldon Souray 9.5 9.4 7.4 6.1 5.1 3.0 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.5 1.1
Baldy Northcott 86.0 6.9 5.7 5.3 4.0 3.8 2.7 2.0 1.7 1.1 0.1 -0.2
Doug Young 83.1 6.5 5.5 5.3 4.4 4.3 2.9 2.4 1.4 0.8 0.1
John Van Boxmeer 82.6 10.0 9.2 9.0 7.4 5.9 4.9 4.3 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.3
Jay Bouwmeester 82.0 8.8 7.7 7.5 6.4 5.8 4.5 2.9 2.1
Craig Hartsburg 81.4 9.8 8.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.7 2.5 2.3 2.3 1.9
Red Dutton 81.2 7.5 6.0 5.4 5.2 4.1 3.6 2.9 2.6 2.4 1.9
Jean Potvin 80.7 11.4 7.9 5.9 5.1 4.9 4.1 2.6 2.0 1.7 0.9 0.8
Christian Ehrhoff 80.4 10.4 10.2 7.3 6.4 6.2 4.6 2.4
Ching Johnson 80.1 8.0 5.8 4.8 4.6 4.3 3.8 3.6 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.7 0.4
Vladimir Malakhov 80.1 9.5 8.8 7.5 6.7 5.1 5.0 5.0 3.2 2.9 2.6 1.5 1.3 0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

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Penalties in Minutes

2006-07 NHL 135 (10)

Power Play Goals

2006-07 NHL 19 (2)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

2006-07 NHL 72 (3)

Transactions

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March 1, 2000: Traded to Montreal by New Jersey with Josh DeWolf and New Jersey's 2nd round choice (later traded to Washington, later traded to Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay selected Andreas Holmqvist) in 2001 Entry Draft for Vladimir Malakhov, March 1, 2000.

November 17, 2001: Missed remainder of 2001-02 season and entire 2002-03 due to wrist injury vs. Tampa Bay, November 17, 2001.

September 22, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Farjestad (Sweden), September 22, 2004.

July 12, 2007: Signed as a free agent by Edmonton, July 12, 2007.

February 8, 2008: Missed majority of 2007-08 due to shoulder injury at Vancouver, October 13, 2007, February 8, 2008.

January 30, 2010: Missed majority of 2009-10 due to head (October 8, 2009 vs. Calgary) and hand (January 30, 2010 at Calgary) injuries.

October 6, 2010: Loaned to Hershey (AHL) by Edmonton, October 6, 2010.

July 1, 2011: Signed as a free agent by Dallas, July 1, 2011.

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