Sheldon Souray

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Position Defence
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
230 lb (104 kg/16 st 6 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams		 Edmonton Oilers
Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey Devils
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born July 13, 1976 (1976-07-13) (age 31),
Elk Point, AB, Canada
NHL Draft 71st overall, 1994
New Jersey Devils
Pro career 1995 – present

Sheldon Souray (born July 13, 1976 in Elk Point, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers. As a Métis, Souray is one of the few aboriginal players in the NHL.

He is married to former Baywatch actress Angelica Bridges and has two daughters, Valentina Raine and Scarlett Skye Souray.

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[edit] Playing career

Sheldon Souray in an Edmonton uniform during a pre-game warm-up in September 2007
Sheldon Souray in an Edmonton uniform during a pre-game warm-up in September 2007

Before playing in the NHL, Sheldon was a member of the Fort Saskatchewan Traders in the AJHL. He was drafted in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in the third round (71st overall) by the New Jersey Devils where he played from 1997 to 1999 before being traded to the Montreal Canadiens on March 1, 2000 for Vladimir Malakhov.

After suffering a serious wrist injury which kept him out of the entire 2002-03 season, Souray returned to play for the Canadiens and had a milestone season, amassing the largest goal total of his career and participating in the 2004 NHL All-Star Game. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, he played for Färjestads BK of the Swedish Elitserien.

At the international level, Souray represented Canada at the 2005 World Championships in Austria. He was also on the Canadian Olympic men's hockey team's shortlist for the 2006 Winter Olympics but did not make the cut, partly due to his slow start at the beginning of the 2005-06 NHL season.

On April 5, 2007, Souray broke the NHL single-season record for most powerplay goals scored by a defenseman, notching 19 in total. The record was previously shared by Denis Potvin (New York Islanders 1974-75) and Adrian Aucoin (Vancouver Canucks 1998-99). He amassed an overall of 26 goals, 38 assists for a total of 64 points for the season; placing him second among leading Canadiens players in both goals and points.

On July 12, 2007, Souray signed a contract with the Edmonton Oilers for 5 years worth $27-million.

Dated model actress Kylie Bax before meeting Bridges.

Souray is co-owner, along with New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur and Montreal restaurateur Andrea Dell'Orefice of a Rivière des Prairies pizzeria[1]

[edit] 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 competition with 102.2 MPH

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sheldon Souray: Devils Enlist Brodeur as Recruiter. Yahoo. Retrieved on 2007-07-09.

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