Shjon PODEIN
Shoots: Left
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: March 5, 1968 Rochester, Minnesota
Career Highlights
1993 Calder Cup Champion
Member of Team USA at the 1993 World Championship Tournament (1g/3a, 6 GP)
Member of Team USA at the 1994 World Championship Tournament (3g/1a, 6 GP)
100th NHL game Apr. 6, 1995 vs. T.B.
1996 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy winner (Most Improved Flyer as voted by teammates)
300TH NHL game Nov. 29, 1997 at T.B.
100th NHL point Nov. 14, 1997 at FLA
Winner of 1997 Class Guy Award (voted by Philadelphia PHWA
)
Member of Team USA at the 1998 World Championship Tournament
400th NHL game - Mar. 24, 1999 vs. VAN
NHL Firsts
Game: Jan. 9, 1993 at WSH
Goal: Jan. 9, 1993 at WSH
Assist: Jan. 22, 1993 vs. PIT
Avalanche Firsts
Game: Nov. 13, 1998 vs. T.B.
Goal: Mar. 30, 1999 vs. CGY
Assist: Nov. 13, 1998 vs. T.B.
Career Milestones
Most Goals/Game: 3 Feb. 18, 2000 at NYR
Most Assists/Game: 2 (2x) Dec. 31, 1997 at VAN
Most Points/Game: 3 (2x) Feb. 18, 2000 vs. T.B.
Point Streak: 3 games 3/26-3/30/99
Goal Streak: 3 games (2x) 10/18-10/26/96
Assist Streak: 3 games 4/8-4/11/98
Cons. Games Played: 209 2/28/96-12/4/98
Mult. Pt. Games: 9 2pt., 2 3pt.
Transactions
Edmonton's ninth choice (166th overall) in the 1988 Entry Draft...
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia, July 27, 1994...
Traded to Colorado by Philadelphia for Keith Jones, Nov. 12, 1998.
Last Year
Missed first five games with bilateral knee injury, returned 10/13 vs. BOS...
Scored his first career hat trick 2/18 at NYR (3g, +4), fourth career multi-goal game...
Suffered fractured foot 1/7 vs. MTL, returned 1/13 vs. PIT (missed two games)...
Consecutive GW goals 11/27 vs. CGY & 11/30 at VAN...
Scored tenth goal of the season 3/16 vs. NSH, his fifth season with ten or more goals...
Finished season plus or even in each of his final 25 games (+7)...
Scored GW-OT goal 4/2 vs. DAL, with :47 remaining PLAYOFFS: Made his sixth consecutive appearance in NHL playoffs...
Set a new personal best for goals in the post-season with five...
Led Avs in shooting pct. (19.2)...
Recorded first career playoff multi-goal game in Game One vs. PHO - CQF (2g), recorded eight shots on goal...
Posted fourth playoff goal in Game Five vs. DET - CSF, equaling career-best for goals in the post-season...
Recorded personal-best fifth playoff goal in Game Three vs. DAL (CF) (prev. 4 1997)...
Plus or even in 15 of 17 playoff games
Career
1998-99: Began season with Philadelphia, playing in 14 games with one goal...
Registered an assist in his first game with Colorado 11/13 vs. T.B...
Three-game point streak (1g/2a) 3/26-3/30...
Missed 25 games with a fractured leg, ending consecutive games played streak of 223 games...
Recorded points in four of last ten games (2g/2a)...
PLAYOFFS: Played in all 19 postseason games...
Registered an assist in Game Three (CSF) at DET (1a)...
Became 14th member of the Avalanche to score a goal in the postseason (Game Four vs. DAL)
1997-98: Registered an assist vs. WSH on 4/11, at FLA on 4/9 and at T.B. on 4/8...
Recorded a goal and an assist vs. L.A. on 4/2 and at CAR on 3/29...
Registered the GW goal in OT and an assist vs. NYR on 3/22...
Consecutive plus or even rating of 18 games (+5)...
Two assists at VAN on 12/31.
1996-97: Registered career highs for a season in assists (8) and points (32).
1995-96: Scored two goals, including the GW goal 3/1 at OTT, his first two-goal game as a Flyer and second in the NHL (vs. T.B. on 2/17/94 while with Edmonton)...
Scored 15 goals to set a new career high for goals in a season...
Was on the ice for only 14 even strength goals against.
1994-95: Scored his first career NHL playoff goal in Game Four of Eastern Conference Finals at N.J. on 6/10...
Recorded his first NHL playoff point (assist) in his first career NHL playoff game in Game One of Conference Quarterfinals vs. BUF on 5/7...
Collected first points as a Flyer (1g/1a) 2/25 at MTL.
1993-94: Was a member of the1993 Calder Cup Champion Cape Breton Oilers...
1992-93: Registered 19 points (13g/6a) and 25 penalty minutes in 40 games with Edmonton in rookie season.
More...
Shjon is Active with the Shjon Podein Children's Foundation and Works with various innercity youth hockey programs in Denver and Minnesota, including Dinomites, a youth hockey program for underprivileged kids in Minneapolis...
His third annual golf tournament in Rochester, MN raised $150,000 for his foundation this past summer and included the likes of actor Matt Damon who signed posters from Good Will Hunting that raised $40,000...
Recipient of the 1999 Chopper Travaglini Award for community service...
Nicknamed "Podes"...
A big music buff, When he hangs up the skates, he'd like to manage a CD store in uptown Minneapolis...
Shjon and wife, Sherry, reside in Eden Prarie, Minnesota with their dog "Little Buddy"...
Sherry founded and runs Starfire Dog Rescue in Denver.
*2000-2001 Colorado Avalanche Team Statistics
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
SEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM
1987-88 U. Mn-Duluth WCHA 30 4 4 8 48 - - - - -
1988-89 U. MN-Duluth WCHA 36 7 5 12 46 - - - - -
1989-90 U. MN-Duluth WCHA 35 21 18 39 36 - - - - -
1990-91 Cape Breton AHL 63 14 15 29 65 4 0 0 0 5
1991-92 Cape Breton AHL 80 30 24 54 46 5 3 1 4 2
1992-93 Edmonton NHL 40 13 6 19 25 - - - - -
Cape Breton AHL 38 18 21 39 32 9 2 2 4 29
1993-94 Edmonton NHL 28 3 5 8 8 - - - - -
Cape Breton AHL 5 4 4 8 4 - - - - -
1994-95 Philadelphia NHL 44 3 7 10 33 15 1 3 4 10
1995-96 Philadelphia NHL 79 15 10 25 89 12 1 2 3 50
1996-97 Philadelphia NHL 82 14 18 32 41 19 4 3 7 16
1997-98 Philadelphia NHL 82 11 13 24 53 5 0 0 0 10
1998-99 Philadelphia NHL 14 1 0 1 0 - - - - -
Colorado NHL 41 2 6 8 24 19 1 1 2 12
1999-00 Colorado NHL 75 11 8 19 29 17 5 0 5 8
NHL Totals 485 73 73 146 302 87 12 9 21 106
CAREER SATISTICS VS. NHL TEAMS
TEAM GP G A PTS PIM
Anaheim 14 1 1 2 13
Atlanta 2 0 0 0 0
Boston 18 4 2 6 8
Buffalo 21 0 3 3 13
Calgary 18 2 3 5 5
Carolina 14 2 1 3 8
Chicago 13 2 0 2 8
Dallas 15 1 1 2 8
Detroit 18 1 3 4 10
Edmonton 16 2 2 4 10
Florida 22 3 4 7 24
Los Angeles 19 1 4 5 2
Montreal 21 5 6 11 28
Nashville 5 2 1 3 2
TEAM GP G A PTS PIM
New Jersey 25 3 1 4 9
NY Islanders 24 3 3 6 28
NY Rangers 26 6 2 8 13
Ottawa 21 7 5 12 12
Philadelphia 5 0 0 0 2
Phoenix 9 4 1 5 4
Pittsburgh 22 3 5 8 16
St. Louis 14 0 3 3 4
San Jose 17 3 3 6 4
Tampa Bay 24 4 5 9 31
Toronto 10 1 3 4 2
Vancouver 20 2 5 7 6
Washington 24 4 2 6 10
