Shay Stephenson
Shay Stephenson (* 13 September 1983 in Outlook, Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who most recently (2010) stood at Vålerenga Ishockey from the GET ligaen under contract.
Career
Stephenson began his career in 2000 in the Canadian Junior Football League WHL with the Red Deer Rebels, where he was able to improve after a difficult first season and achieve a total of 19 points scorer in 59 games already in his second year. As a consequence, several NHL scouts were aware of him, so that the Center during the NHL Entry Draft, was selected in 2001 by the Edmonton Oilers. However, this could not be made to contract signature Stephenson, so that it continues in the WHL went on the ice. After another strong performance in the season 2002/ 03, the attacker was in 2003 drafted again, this time from the Carolina Hurricanes who chose him in the seventh round in a total of 198 point.
In the aftermath Stephenson stayed for one more year with the Red Deer Rebels before moving to Sweden joined IF Sundsvall 2004. In the summer of 2005, the Canadian was committed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Kings, who initially put him in their farm team in the American Hockey League and ECHL. In the season 2006/ 07 Stephenson then completed the first two games in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings, where he could, however, achieve no points scorer. For the 2007/08 season, the striker ventured once more to move to Europe and decided on an engagement with the HC Milano Vipers from the Italian Serie A. On 12 June 2008, the club with immediate effect, however, the operation of gambling one, so that the Canadians has been without a club.
A few months later, however, the Krefeld Penguins obligation Stephenson known. In the season 2008/ 09 he went with it in the German Ice Hockey League on ice before it came over the Las Vegas Wranglers to Vålerenga Ishockey to Norway.
Awards and achievements
- 2001 President's Cup win with the Red Deer Rebels
- 2001 Memorial Cup win with the Red Deer Rebels
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 )