Shane Owen
Shane Owen | |||
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Born |
Shanty Bay, Ontario, Canada | June 4, 1990||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Catches | Left | ||
EIHL team Former teams |
Belfast Giants AHL Hershey Bears ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones Florida Everblades South Carolina Stingrays Utah Grizzlies Alaska Aces Stockton Thunder Indy Fuel Elmira Jackals Wichita Thunder Rapid City Rush CHL Missouri Mavericks LNAH Jonquière Marquis Trois Rivieres Caron and Guay EIHL Fife Flyers HockeyAllsvenskan BIK Karlskoga PHL GKS Katowice | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2011–present |
Shane Owen (born June 4, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for Belfast Giants in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
Playing career
Owen played major junior hockey in both the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). During the 2009–10 QMJHL season he help the Moncton Wildcats capture the QMJHL Championship and a berth in the 2010 Memorial Cup.[1]
Owen began his professional career on January 29, 2011, when he signed an amateur tryout agreement with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.[2] Afterwards, Owen spent time with teams in the American Hockey League, ECHL, and the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey
On August 6, 2013, Owen signed with the Missouri Mavericks of the Central Hockey League.[3] In his first season with the Missouri Mavericks, Owen led the CHL with 35 Wins, was named to both the All-CHL Team and All-Rookie Team for the 2013–14, was named the Oakley Central Hockey League Goaltender of The Week four times, and was named the Warrior Central Hockey League Goaltender of The Month for the month of December 2013.[4][5]
In July 2014, Missouri Mavericks fans voted Owen the ninth-greatest Mavericks player in a poll of the Top-10 Mavericks players from the first 5 years of the team's existence.[6][7][8] On July 11, 2014, Owen signed with the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL.[9]
On January 6, 2015 Owen was traded to the Indy Fuel in exchange for goaltender Cody Reichard and forward Klarc Wilson.
As a free agent, on August 12, 2016, Owen opted to sign a contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Fife Flyers of the EIHL.[10]
After a season in the UK Owen signed for BIK Karlskoga of the HockeyAllsvenskan ahead of the 2017-18 season, confirming the move in April 2017.[11][12]
Then he moved to Poland to GKS Katowice, where after a very successful season he became a runner-up in Polska Hokej Liga playoffs.
Owen returned to Fife Flyers for the 2018/19 season, before joining league rivals Belfast Giants ahead of the 2019-20 EIHL season.[13]
Awards and honours
Award | Year |
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All-CHL Team | 2013–14[5] |
References
- ^ Sager, Neate (August 21, 2010). "Shane Owen: From out of The OHL to NHL Training Camp". Yahoo!. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ Woomack, Woody (January 29, 2011). "Florida Everblades Sign Former New Jersey Devils Training Camp Invitee Goalie Shane Owen to Amateur Tryout Agreement". Naples Daily News.
- ^ "Mavericks Sign Ramsay and Owen". OurSportsCentra.com. August 6, 2013.
- ^ "Missouri's Owen Named Warrior Goalie of the Month". Central Hockey League. January 3, 2014.
- ^ a b "Three Mavericks Named to All-CHL Team & All-Rookie Team". OurSportsCentral.com. March 24, 2014.
- ^ "MISSOURI MAVERICKS TOP 10 VOTE: THE RESULTS". Missouri Mavericks. July 14, 2014. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ Althaus, Bill (July 12, 2014). "Mavs to Reveal All-Time Top 10". The Examiner. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ Althaus, Bill (July 25, 2014). "Missouri Mavericks All-Time Top 10 - No. 9 Shane Owen". The Examiner. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Thunder Sign Owen to Man the Pipes". OurSportsCentral.com. July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ^ "Signing Shane Owen looking to shine in Fife". Fife Flyers. August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- ^ https://twitter.com/BIK_Karlskoga/status/852461329449443328
- ^ http://www.eliteprospects.com/t.php?id=302848
- ^ https://belfastgiants.com/2019/06/13/netminder-shane-owen-arrives-in-belfast-for-2019-20/
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Living people
- 1990 births
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Alaska Aces (ECHL) players
- Belfast Giants players
- Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
- Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players
- Erie Otters players
- Florida Everblades players
- GKS Katowice (ice hockey) players
- Hershey Bears players
- Indy Fuel players
- Missouri Mavericks players
- Fife Flyers players
- Moncton Wildcats players
- Rapid City Rush players
- South Carolina Stingrays players
- Stockton Thunder players
- Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) players
- Wichita Thunder players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States