Gord Sherven

Gordon R. Sherven (born August 21, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played 97 games in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota North Stars, and Hartford Whalers between 1984 and 1988. He later moved to Germany and played there from 1988 to 2000. Internationally Sherven played for the Canadian national team at the 1983 World Junior and senior World Championships, as well as the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Gord Sherven
Born (1963-08-21) August 21, 1963
Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Minnesota North Stars
Hartford Whalers
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 197th overall, 1981
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 19842000

Playing career

Sherven was born in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan and raised in Mankota, Saskatchewan. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the tenth round of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He played three seasons of collegiate hockey for the University of North Dakota from 1981–84, including the championship team of the 1982 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament. He also played for the Canada national junior hockey team that won the bronze medal at the 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and the senior national team that won the bronze medal at the 1983 World Ice Hockey Championships only four months later. Only on two other occasions have Canadian players played for both the junior team and the senior team in the same year.[1]

Sherven made his National Hockey League debut in the 1983–84 season, playing in only two games with the Oilers and scoring one goal. He played in 37 games with the club the following season, and also played 5 games with the minor league affiliate Nova Scotia Oilers. He was traded to the Minnesota North Stars mid-season, and played in 32 regular season games and 3 playoff games for the North Stars. In 1985–86, he was traded back to the Oilers, but spent most of that season in Nova Scotia. He was claimed by the Hartford Whalers before the 1986–87 season, but only played 7 games with the team that season, and a single game in the following season.

Sherven played for the Canadian national team for most of the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons. At the time, professionals were allowed to compete in the Olympic Games, but full-time NHL players were not released from their club teams to play for their national teams. Therefore, the Canadian national team typically included top NHL prospects and veteran pros with NHL experience, and they played full seasons together all over the world against both national and club teams in preparation for the Games. Sherven was a member of the Canadian team that finished fourth in ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics, held in Calgary.

Sherven moved to Germany for the 1988–89 season, and spent the next twelve years playing for several teams in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, including the Star Bulls Rosenheim and Düsseldorfer EG. He retired at the end of the 1999–2000 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 Weyburn Red Wings SJHL 44353469
1981–82 University of North Dakota WCHA 4618254316
1982–83 University of North Dakota WCHA 3612213316
1983–84 University of North Dakota WCHA 1055104
1983–84 Canadian National Team Intl 469132213
1983–84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 21010
1984–85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 37971610
1984–85 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 54595
1984–85 Minnesota North Stars NHL 32212148 30000
1985–86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 1302211
1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 1137108
1985–86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 51124
1985–86 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 381417314
1986–87 Hartford Whalers NHL 70000
1986–87 Canadian National Team Intl 5614223630
1987–88 Canadian National Team Intl 6116203630
1987–88 Hartford Whalers NHL 10000
1988–89 Sportbund DJK Rosenheim 1.GBun 181015256 73476
1989–90 Sportbund DJK Rosenheim 1.GBun 3636215720 10841214
1990–91 Sportbund DJK Rosenheim 1.GBun 4333447742 11168246
1990–91 EHC Kloten NDA 12130
1991–92 Sportbund DJK Rosenheim 1.GBun 3719405926 1038118
1991–92 Canadian National Team Intl 30110
1992–93 Zürcher SC NDA 3620133324 42356
1993–94 EC Hedos München 1.GBun 4221274829 1058132
1994–95 Maddogs München DEL 2716213712
1994–95 Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbH DEL 154162010 73692
1994–95 Canadian National Team Intl 10000
1995–96 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 5020436336 1369154
1996–97 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 4012183012 41236
1997–98 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 449152414 30112
1998–99 Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbH DEL 4613243728
1999–00 Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbH DEL 5515233818
NHL totals 9713223533 30000
1.GBun totals 176119147266123 4835326736
DEL totals 27789160249130 2710182814

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1983 Canada WJC 71340
1983 Canada WC 92132
1988 Canada OG 84484
Junior totals 71340
Senior totals 1765116

References

  1. Andrew Podnieks (2005-04-29). "The meteoric rise of Jonathan Toews". IHWC.net 2005. IIHF. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
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