Jody Shelley
Jody Shelley ( born February 7, 1976 in Thompson, Manitoba ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player in the position of left winger who and during his playing career from 2000 to 2013 among others for the Columbus Blue Jackets, San Jose Sharks, New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers was active in the National Hockey League.
Career
Shelley played during his youth from 1994 to 1997, the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. There, the Enforcer in the three seasons in each case both its yield point as well as his minutes increased in the penalty box. For the season 1997/ 98, the Enforcer decided after he had been taken into account in any of the previous NHL Entry Drafts of the franchises of the National Hockey League to go to the Dalhousie University. With the University of team he ran this season on the Ice Hockey leagues in the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union, but was obliged to end the season of the Saint John Flames of the American Hockey League, where he finished the season.
In the summer of 1998, the winger got his first professional contract, as the Calgary Flames took him out of the NHL under contract. However, this put him in the following two seasons continue in their farm team, the Saint John Flames of the AHL and the Johnstown Chiefs of the East Coast Hockey League, one, which Shelley was no NHL - use. When his had expired with the end of the season 1999/2000, the Columbus Blue Jackets secured the services of free agents. First, however, he also played there only at the Syracuse Crunch in the AHL before he came to his first in the NHL in February 2001. This remained the only use for this season. After another year, he had spent between Columbus and Syracuse, he managed to season 2002/ 03 the final jump in the roster of Blue Jackets, where he in 2003/ 04 remained faithful to the end of the season.
Due to the lockout of the NHL season 2004/ 05 moved Shelley to Europe and played a total of 14 games in the Finnish SM- liiga for JYP Jyvaskyla, before he returned to the game in 2005/ 06 to the Columbus Blue Jackets and his offensive best season with ten points completed. Even in the seasons 2006 / 07 and 2007 /08, the Canadians had his place in the squad safely and contributed its hardness before he was transferred on 29 January 2008 for a draft law of the sixth round of the NHL Entry Draft in 2009 to the San Jose Sharks. This required both a player with the properties Shelley as well as a player for the position of left winger. In his 31 appearances for San Jose, he was able to convince, which meant that management extended his contract after the season by two years through its physical presence and also unusual qualities in the offensive. Shelley remained in his role as enforcer until mid-February 2010 at the Nordkaliforniern before joining for a draft pick to the New York Rangers. On 1 July 2010 he signed a temporary three -year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. After he had been offered a new contract after the season, he finished on August 9, 2013 his active career and rejoined the Columbus Blue Jackets at.
Career Stats
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )