Sheldon Souray
| Sheldon Souray | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 13, 1976 Elk Point, AB, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL draft |
65 overall, 1994 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1995–present | ||
Sheldon Souray (b. July 13, 1976 in Elk Point, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who plays defence for the Montreal Canadiens. He is known for having one of the hardest slapshots in the NHL.
As a Métis, Souray is one of a few aboriginal players in the NHL.
He was married to former Baywatch actress Angelica Bridges
and have two daughters Valentina Raine and Scarlett Skye Souray.
Playing career
Rusell hates him
Awards & Achievements
- Voted onto the starting lineup for the 2007 NHL All-Star game.
- Posted 2nd hardest slapshot at 2007 NHL All-Star game with 100.4 MPH
- Hardest Slap Shot was recorded in the 2004 skills compition with 106.8 MPH
Records
On April 5th, 2007 he broke the NHL record for most powerplay goals in a season by a defensemen - 19.
Trivia
Souray is co-owner, along with New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur and Montreal restauranteur Andrea Dell'Orefice of a Rivière des Prairies pizzeria.
Souray was once voted the sexiest hockey player in the NHL by Access Hollywood.
Career Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992-93 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 42 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 122 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 40 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 140 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 32 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 91 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 27 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1995-96 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1996-97 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 70 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 160 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 47 | ||
| 1997-98 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 60 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1998-99 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 70 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 52 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 52 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 95 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 34 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2003-04 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 63 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 104 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | ||
| 2004-05 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 39 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 117 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 77 | ||
| 2005-06 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 75 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 116 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2006-07 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 81 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 135 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 506 | 66 | 120 | 186 | 821 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 65 | ||||
Notes
External links
- 1976 births
- Albany River Rats players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Färjestads BK players
- Ice hockey personnel from Alberta
- Kelowna Rockets alumni
- Living people
- Canadians of Métis descent
- Montreal Canadiens players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- New Jersey Devils players
- Prince George Cougars alumni
- Tri-City Americans alumni