Jody Shelley : biography
Jody Shelley (born February 7, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is known as an enforcer and has the most regular season major penalties for fighting since he joined the league; as of April 4, 2012, he has 173.
International play
During the 2004–2005 NHL Lockout, Shelley played for the JYP in the Finnish SM-Liiga. He played 11 games in the regular season with no goals, one assist and 20 penalty minutes. During the playoffs he played 3 games with no points and 25 penalty minutes.
Personal life
On July 11, 2004, Jody married fiancée, Mandy Shelley (née Thompson) of Laurelville, Ohio. They met in a Columbus, Ohio bar while he was playing for the Blue Jackets.. The Columbus Dispatch, December 15, 2007. In November 2008, they had their first son named Owen William Shelley.
Shelley hosts the Jody Shelley Golf Fore Health in his hometown of Yarmouth every summer which raises money for hospital equipment.http://yarmouthhospitalfoundation.ca/eng/jody_shelley_gfh.html
Career statistics
| | Regular season | | Playoffs | ||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
1994–95 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 72 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 194 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
1995–96 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 50 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 319 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
1996–97 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 59 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 420 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 125 |
1997–98 | Dalhousie University | AUAA | 19 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — |
1997–98 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
1998–99 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 51 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 325 | — | — | — | — | — |
1998–99 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
1999–00 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1999–00 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 36 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — |
2000–01 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 69 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 357 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
2000–01 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
2001–02 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 52 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — |
2001–02 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — |
2002–03 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 68 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 249 | — | — | — | — | — |
2003–04 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 76 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 228 | — | — | — | — | — |
2004–05 | JYP | FNL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
2005–06 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 80 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — |
2006–07 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 72 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — |
2007–08 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
2007–08 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 91 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2008–09 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 70 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009–10 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
2009–10 | New York Rangers | NHL | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
2010–11 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 58 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 127 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2011–12 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
2012–13 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
NHL totals | 627 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 1538 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |