Sheldon Dries

Sheldon Dries
Born (1994-04-23) April 23, 1994
Macomb Township, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Eagles (AHL)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present

Sheldon Dries (born April 23, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with the Colorado Eagles in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Amateur

Dries began playing as a junior within the T1EHL, originally with the Honeybaked Bantom program. During his under-16 year in 2010, his junior rights were selected in the United States Hockey League by the Green Bay Gamblers with the 22nd overall pick. He was also selected in the 2010 OHL Priority Selection by the Plymouth Whalers with the 275th overall selection.

Opting to continue his American junior career, Dries joined the Gamblers of the USHL at the end of his under-18 T1EHL season with Belle Tire in 2010–11, appearing in 3 scoreless games. In his first full season with Green Bay, Dries contributed with 19 goals and 19 assists in helping the Gamblers claim the Clark Cup.

Having committed to Western Michigan University of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, Dries appeared in 116 USHL games for 87 points before joining the Broncos as a freshman in the 2013–14 season. In establishing a checking role amongst the Broncos forwards, Dries contributed with 3 goals and 7 points in 39 games. Approaching his sophomore season in 2014–15, despite his size, Dries leadership qualities were noted as he was selected as the Broncos team Captain.[1] He increased his points totals in finishing with 14 goals and 29 points in 37 games.

In his senior season with the Broncos in 2016–17, Dries as a three-year captain tallied a career-high 16 goals and 30 points in 36 games to help lead the Broncos to the NCAA Tournament. At the conclusion of the season he was selected to the NCHC Second All-Star Team.

Professional

As an undrafted free agent, Dries was signed to a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract with the Texas Stars on May 10, 2017.[2] After attending the Dallas Stars 2017 NHL training camp, Dries began his rookie professional season with Texas in 2017–18. He made a quick transition to the AHL, showing a scoring touch along with a tenacity in traffic to score 19 goals and 30 points in 70 regular season games. Dries led all AHL rookies in the Calder Cup playoffs, scoring 10 goals in 22 post-season games as the Stars fell to the Toronto Marlies in the finals.[1]

On July 2, 2018, Dries was signed to his first NHL contract in agreeing to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Colorado Avalanche.[3] In the Avalanche's training camp and pre-season, Dries was a standout, taking his opportunity in surprisingly making the Avalanche's opening night roster for the 2018–19 season.[4] He made his NHL debut on the Avalanche's fourth line, playing 6 minutes in a 4-1 home opening victory over the Minnesota Wild on October 4, 2018.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Belle Tire T1EHL 36 23 15 38 92 — — — — —
2010–11 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2011–12 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 59 19 19 38 126 12 1 6 7 8
2012–13 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 54 22 27 49 105 4 1 1 2 6
2013–14 Western Michigan University NCHC 39 3 4 7 43 — — — — —
2014–15 Western Michigan University NCHC 37 14 15 29 37 — — — — —
2015–16 Western Michigan University NCHC 36 11 7 18 22 — — — — —
2016–17 Western Michigan University NCHC 36 16 14 30 34 — — — — —
2017–18 Texas Stars AHL 70 19 11 30 53 22 10 0 10 30
AHL totals 70 19 11 30 53 22 10 0 10 30

Awards and honours

Award Year
USHL
Clark Cup (Green Bay Gamblers) 2012
College
NCHC Second All-Star Team 2017

References

  1. 1 2 "More work to be done for Dries". Colorado Avalanche. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  2. ↑ "Texas signs Dries, Hanna to AHL contracts". Texas Stars. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  3. ↑ "Avalanche signs Cannata, Kosmachuk and Dries". Colorado Avalanche. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  4. ↑ "Sheldon Dries to make NHL debut in season opener". Denver Post. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  5. ↑ "MacKinnon, Rantanen help Avs to 4-1 win over Wild in opener". ESPN. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
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