Gregg Sheppard

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CanadaCanada  Gregg Sheppard Ice hockey player
Date of birth April 23, 1949
place of birth North Battleford , Saskatchewan , Canada
size 173 cm
Weight 77 kg
position center
number # 19
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1966-1969 Estevan Bruins
1969-1972 Oklahoma City Blazers
1972-1988 Boston Bruins
1978-1982 Pittsburgh Penguins

Gregory Wayne Sheppard (born April 23, 1949 in North Battleford , Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played 739 games for the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League in the course of his active career between 1966 and 1982 of the center has denied.

Career

Sheppard spent his junior years with the Estevan Bruins until 1969 - first in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League , then later in the Western Canada Hockey League . During this time he took part in the Memorial Cup twice with the team .

After finishing his junior career, the striker moved to the Central Hockey League for Oklahoma City Blazers , where he was active for three years. After he and in his third year Ross Perkins top scorer in the league had been and the CHL Most Valuable Player Award as wertvollster player had won, the Canadians moved to holding office in the summer of 1972 Stanley Cup winner Boston Bruins . Sheppard stayed with the Bruins for the next six years until September 1978, before he was transferred to the Atlanta Flames in exchange for Dick Redmond and sent to the Pittsburgh Penguins on the same day . In return, they let Jean Pronovost move to Atlanta.

Sheppard remained another four years in the National Hockey League in the service of the Penguins before he declared his active career ended after the 1981/82 season at the age of 33.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1965/66 Estevan Bruins SJHL 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
1966 Estevan Bruins Memorial Cup 1 1 0 1 0
1966/67 Estevan Bruins CMJHL 52 44 24 68 14th 12 11 9 20th 4th
1967/68 Estevan Bruins WCHL 58 35 46 81 68 14th 13 7th 20th 6th
1968 Estevan Bruins Memorial Cup 14th 12 11 23 18th
1968/69 Estevan Bruins WCHL 54 42 42 84 33 10 1 7th 8th 0
1968/69 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 4th 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1969/70 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 65 26th 29 55 19th - - - - -
1969/70 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 5 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1970/71 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 68 25th 50 75 45 5 2 3 5 5
1971/72 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 72 41 52 93 43 6th 4th 7th 11 4th
1972/73 Boston Braves AHL 8th 5 5 10 2 - - - - -
1972/73 Boston Bruins NHL 64 24 26th 50 18th 5 2 1 3 0
1973/74 Boston Bruins NHL 75 16 31 47 21st 16 11 8th 19th 4th
1974/75 Boston Bruins NHL 76 30th 48 78 19th 3 3 1 4th 5
1975/76 Boston Bruins NHL 70 31 43 74 28 12 5 6th 11 6th
1976/77 Boston Bruins NHL 77 31 36 67 20th 14th 5 7th 12 8th
1977/78 Boston Bruins NHL 54 23 36 59 24 15th 2 10 12 6th
1978/79 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 60 15th 22nd 37 9 7th 1 2 3 0
1979/80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 13 24 37 20th 5 1 1 2 0
1980/81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 47 11 17th 28 49 5 2 4th 6th 2
1981/82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 58 11 10 21st 35 - - - - -
CMJHL / WCHL total 164 121 112 233 115 36 25th 23 48 10
CHL total 209 92 131 223 107 11 6th 10 16 9
NHL overall 657 205 293 498 243 82 32 40 72 31

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Sheppard, Gregg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sheppard, Gregory Wayne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 23, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH North Battleford , Saskatchewan