Shawn Bates

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Shawn Bates
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Born (1975-04-03) April 3, 1975 (age 48)
Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for Boston Bruins
New York Islanders
HIFK
EC KAC
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 103rd overall, 1993
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1997–2010

Shawn William Bates (born April 3, 1975 in Medford, Massachusetts) is an American former professional ice hockey center. He played in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders.

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Playing career

College

Bates played four seasons with the Boston University Terriers. In his four years he helped lead the team to the Frozen Four each year. Bates' teams appeared in two NCAA Finals and won the NCAA Championship in 1995, Bates was named to the All Tournament team. Overall, Bates compiled 73 goals, 71 assists, 144 points, and 190 penalty minutes in a total of 160 games.

NHL

Bates was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 4th Round, 103rd Overall. After four years with the Bruins, he was signed as a free agent by the Islanders on July 7, 2001. Bates is remembered most for scoring on a penalty shot in Game 4 of the Islanders' Eastern Conference Quarterfinal playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Bates beat Maple Leaf goaltender Curtis Joseph top shelf to give the Islanders a 4–3 lead with 2:30 to go in regulation, and the Islanders went on to win the game and tied the series 2–2. The penalty shot was the third playoff Penalty Shot in Islander history and the first to be successful. After injuries limited Bates to two games in 2007-08, he was placed on waivers by the Islanders on June 27, 2008 and ultimately had his contract bought out.

In the 2002–03 NHL season, Bates led the NHL with six short-handed goals.

SM-liiga

In November 2008, after almost a full season without playing, Shawn Bates debuted in Finnish SM-liiga when he played for HIFK in a regular season matchup against TPS. HIFK lost the game but Bates scored one goal and 3 assists in his debut, which attracted praise from his Head Coach Kari Jalonen.

International play

Bates played for Team USA in the 1995 World Juniors, recording six points (5–1–6) in seven games.

Ceremonial

Threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Championship Game of the Medford, MA Little League City Series in June 1993. The game between the Angels and Bears was eventually won by the Angels 5-4 with a walk-off home run by catcher Joe Bradanese

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1993–94
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1995, 1997 [1]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1995 [2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91 Medford High School HS-MA 221843616—————
1991–92Medford High SchoolHS-MA2238417910—————
1992–93Medford High SchoolHS-MA2549469520—————
1993–94 Boston University HE 4110192924—————
1994–95 Boston UniversityHE3818123048—————
1995–96 Boston UniversityHE4028225054—————
1996–97 Boston UniversityHE4117183564—————
1997–98 Boston Bruins NHL 132022—————
1997–98 Providence Bruins AHL 5015193422—————
1998–99 Boston BruinsNHL335492120004
1998–99 Providence BruinsAHL3725214639—————
1999–2000 Boston BruinsNHL44571214—————
2000–01 Boston BruinsNHL4523526—————
2000–01 Providence BruinsAHL1158131282688
2001–02 New York Islanders NHL7117355230724611
2002–03 New York IslandersNHL741329425251010
2003–04 New York IslandersNHL69923324650004
2005–06 New York IslandersNHL6615193460—————
2006–07 New York IslandersNHL48461034—————
2007–08 New York IslandersNHL20000—————
2007–08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL32026—————
2008–09 HIFK SM-l 205162120—————
2009–10 EC KAC AUT 603312—————
2009–10 Manchester Monarchs AHL100118—————
NHL totals465721261982662934719

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1995 United States WJC 75162

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References

  1. ↑ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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