Shawn Bates

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Position	Center
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	New York Islanders Boston Bruins
Nationality	United States
Born	April 3, 1975, Melrose, Massachusetts
NHL Draft	Rnd 4, 103rd Overall, 1993 Boston Bruins
Pro Career	1997 – present

Shawn Bates (b. April 3, 1975 in Melrose, Massachusetts) is an American Professional Hockey left winger in the National Hockey League who has played for the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders.

Contents 1 College 2 NHL 3 Career Statistics 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] NHL

Bates was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 4th Round, 103rd Overall. After four years with the Bruins, Bates was signed as a free agent by the Islanders on July 6, 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 2:37 to go in regulation, and the Islanders went on to win the game and tied the series 2-2. The penalty shot was the 3rd Playoff Penalty Shot in Islander history and the first to be successful.

[edit] Career Statistics

                                  Regular Season              
Season  Team                    Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM   
    
1997-98 Boston Bruins           NHL   13   2   0    2    2
1998-99 Boston Bruins           NHL   33   5   4    9    2
1999-00 Boston Bruins           NHL   44   5   7    12   14
2000-01 Boston Bruins           NHL   45   2   3    5    26
2001-02 New York Islanders      NHL   71   17  35   52   30   
2002-03 New York Islanders      NHL   74   13  29   42   52
2003-04 New York Islanders      NHL   69   9   23   32   46  
2005-06 New York Islanders      NHL   66   15  19   34   60

                   NHL Totals         415  68  120  188  232

[edit] See also

• List of NHL players

[edit] External links

• [1] What Would Shawn Bates Do?