Hunter Shepard

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Hunter Shepard
Shepard in 2019
Born (1995-11-07) November 7, 1995 (age 28)
Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Washington Capitals
Hershey Bears (AHL)
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2020–present

Hunter Markus Shepard (born November 7, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Growing up in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Shepard attended Grand Rapids High School where he played prep school hockey and baseball. In his senior year, he received a Minnesota Minute Men Mr. Hockey Award and joined the Bismarck Bobcats of the North American Hockey League (NAHL). After two seasons with the Bobcats, during which he won their Goaltender of the Year award, he was approached by the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey (UMD) team to be their third goaltender.

Shepard played four seasons of NCAA Division I collegiate hockey with the Bulldogs, setting various records as the team's co-captain. He became the first goaltender captain since Rick Heinz in 1976 and received the 2018 Keith Christiansen Award as UMD's Most Valuable Player. Shepard started in over 105 consecutive games for the Bulldogs, setting a new NCAA record, and became the first netminder in a half century to lead his club to two consecutive NCAA titles. As a result of his achievements, he was selected as an AHCA All-American twice, received the NCHC Goaltender of the Year Award twice, was named NCHC Tournament MVP and a finalist for the Mike Richter Award.

Early life

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Shepard was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota to parents Mark and Terri Shepard[1] on November 7, 1995.[2] Growing up, he was placed in a daycare run by the mother of Adam Hauser, the University of Minnesota's Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team's starting goaltender. He would use a goaltending glove to catch softballs in the Hausers’ living room and credits Hauser for encouraging him to become a goalie.[3] Since no one in his family played hockey, his father and uncle coached him in baseball.[4] He began playing competitive hockey at the age of five or six.[5]

Playing career

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Youth

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While attending Grand Rapids High School, Shepard played prep school hockey as a goaltender and baseball as an infielder and pitcher.[1] In his final year at the school, Shepard and teammate Avery Peterson became the first pair from the same school to receive Minnesota Minute Men Mr Hockey awards in the same season.[6] Upon graduating, he remained undrafted into the NHL and was not awarded any scholarships to play collegiate hockey.[7] He had been drafted by the Lincoln Stars in the third round of the Tier 1 United States Hockey League draft but chose not to play with the team for he was not given a goaltending coach. Upon choosing to leave the team, he called head coach Layne Sedevie of the Bismarck Bobcats in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) to see if there was a spot for him on their roster.[8]

Shepard made his debut with the Bobcats during the 2014–15 season, where he let in seven goals on 25 shots including three on his first four shots.[8] At the end of his first year with the Bobcats, Shepard played in 31 games and yielded a 14-14-1 record, a 3.28 goals-against average (GAA) and a .878 saves percentage.[9] In his second season with the team, Shepard improved to a 34–11–3 record, setting a new franchise record in wins, with a 1.90 GAA and a .926 save percentage.[10] As a result, he was selected to Team Central at the 2016 Top Prospects Tournament where he recorded a 1.99 GAA[10] and named NAHL's January Goaltender of the Month. During the month of January, Shepard led the Bobcats into 1st place in the Central Division by winning all eight games he started while facing 241 shots during the month.[11] Following his second season with the Bobcats, and his last year of junior hockey eligibility, Shepard was approached by the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey team to be their third goaltender.[7] His signing had been a last-minute move due to sophomore goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo leaving in May to sign a professional contract.[9] When asked later about what would have happened if Minnesota-Duluth had not approach him, Shepard said he would have attended a Division III school and played hockey and baseball.[12]

Collegiate

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Shepard played for the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs at the University of Minnesota Duluth while majoring in marketing.[1] He made his collegiate debut in a 3–1 loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team on October 15, 2016, where he stopped 35 shots. His save count was the most by a Bulldog goalie in his first collegiate appearance since October 26, 1991.[13] His second appearance occurred on March 3, 2017, as a reliever to starter Hunter Miska in the second period against the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team.[14] As the team qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Shepard dressed for the Bulldogs four NCAA appearances.[1]

Shepard returned to the Bulldogs for his sophomore season where he battled for the starting goaltender position with Ben Patt and Nick Deery following the departure of Miska. Coach Scott Sandelin told each goaltender that they would each have a period to prove themselves during the Bulldogs season opener against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Shepard played during the second period where he stopped all 10 shots he faced.[15] He started with a shared goaltending position but eventually earned the starter spot and became the first UMD goaltender to post back-to-back shutouts in a home series.[16] The Bulldogs began the 2017–18 season at the bottom of the NCHC standings with a record under .500 but Scott Sandelin later credited Shepard's support for bringing the team up in the standings.[17] As the Bulldogs slowly climbed the standings, Shepard set two new UMD records during a February game against the Western Michigan Broncos. He set a new record for most shutouts by a goaltender in a single season with six and most consecutive shutouts with three.[18] By April, Shepard posted a .924 save percentage and 1.95 goals-against average as the team earned a 2018 Frozen Four tournament qualification against the Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey team.[17] The Bulldogs beat the Buckeyes 2–1 and Shepard was selected to the NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team and named the Most Valuable Player.[1] The Bulldogs then faced Notre Dame in the 2018 National Championship where he made 19 saves in an eventual 2–1 win for their second national title in program history.[19] He ended the season with a 1.91 goals against average and .925 saves percentage with a 25–14–1 record, a new UMD single season record.[1] As a result of his play, Shepard was named a semifinalist for the Mike Richter Award and received the Keith Christiansen Award as UMD's Most Valuable Player.[20]

During the offseason prior to his junior year at Minnesota-Duluth, Shepard was invited to participate at the Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres' development camps.[21] He returned to the Bulldogs for the 2018–19 season unsigned to a professional contract and was named to the six-man Preseason All-NCHC Team.[22] While completing his junior campaign, Shepard posted a 29–11–2 record, ranking first overall in wins and second in shutouts with seven. As a result, he concluded the season having started a program-record 81 consecutive games and earned a spot on the NCAA Frozen Four, the NCAA Midwest Regional and NCHC Frozen Faceoff All-Tournament Teams.[1] He also earned his first NCHC Goaltender of the Year Award and NCHC Three Stars Award.[23] As the Bulldogs entered the postseason, Shepard was named a AHCA First Team All-American, the first UMD goaltender since Alex Stalock,[24] and a final five finalist for the Mike Richter Award.[25] During the 2019 Frozen Four Tournament, Shepard posted his seventh shutout against the UMass Minutemen ice hockey team, setting a nation-leading 29th win record.[26] He then led the team to their second NCAA National Championship title and received his second Keith "Huffer" Christiansen Award as UMD MVP.[27]

Upon winning their second NCAA National Championship title, Shepard immediately told the team he would return for another season. He later said "most people might have thought that (he would go pro), but it was an easy decision for me. I grew up in Minnesota, my family is here, I love my teammates, the coaching staff. And I made a commitment to come here to play for four years. That means something to me."[12] He returned for his senior year where he was subsequently named co-captain of the Bulldogs with Nick Wolff, thus becoming the Bulldogs' first goaltender captain since Rick Heinz in 1976.[28] His record breaking continued as on November 27, 2019, he set a new UMD record for most wins by a goaltender with his 61st career win against the Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey team.[29] On January 25, 2020, Shepard started his 105th consecutive start for the Bulldogs, setting a new NCAA record for most consecutive starts by a goaltender.[30] The following month, Shepard was named one of 20 goaltenders onto the watch list for the 2020 Mike Richter Award.[31] The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic but Shepard had posted a 22–10–2 record, a 2.18 goals against average, and a .918 saves percentage in 34 games and was selected as an AHCA Second-Team All-American.[32] He also received his second Goaltender of the Year Award[33] and named the University of Minnesota Duluth's Outstanding Male Senior Athlete Award.[34] He left the Bulldogs as one of their most decorated goaltenders in program history.[35]

Professional

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Shepard playing in the Kelly Cup Finals against the Fort Wayne Komets.

Shepard officially concluded his collegiate career on June 25, 2020, by signing a two-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract with the Hershey Bears.[36] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AHL season did not start until February 5, 2021[37] while the ECHL's began on December 11, 2020.[38] As such, Shepard was re-assigned to the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL on December 2, 2020.[39] Shepard quickly mirrored his collegiate success during the ECHL's opening month, posting a 2–0–1 record with a 1.89 goals-against average and a save percentage of .935 over three appearances.[40] He earned his first professional win on December 18 against the Jacksonville Icemen after the team experienced two consecutive loses. This was the first win for the Stingrays of the 2020–21 season and the first ECHL victory for head coach Ryan Blair.[41] As a result of his success, Shepard was named ECHL Goaltender of the Month of December.[40] Shepard eventually made his AHL debut with the Hershey Bears on May 2, 2021, against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He stopped all 28 shots in his debut to secure a shutout and win for the team.[42] Upon returning to the ECHL, Shepard received the league's Goaltender of the Week honors after going 3–0–0 with a shutout, a 1.33 goals-against average and a .952 save percentage.[43] He played two more games for the Bears, winning both, before returning to the ECHL. He had a 1.00 goals-against average and a 0.969 save percentage over the three victories.[44] Shepard returned to the Stingrays for the 2021 ECHL playoffs, where he helped lead them to the Kelly Cup Finals against the Fort Wayne Komets.[45] Although the Stingrays had evened the series at 1–1,[46] the Komets clinched the Kelly Cup in Game 4 of the best-of-three series.[47] On the back of a successful season in the ECHL, Shepard was signed to a two-year, two-way contract with the Bears affiliate, the Washington Capitals, on July 28, 2021.[48]

Shepard began the 2021–22 season with the Bears but was scratched for the first two games of the season.[49] He was subsequently re-assigned to the ECHL on October 20, 2021.[50] Upon being re-assigned, Shepard matched his career-high 40 saves en route to a win over the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in the Stingrays season opener.[51] Following the win, Shepard was recalled to the Bears on October 28.[52] He was returned to the ECHL on November 4 and he won his second game of the season before being recalled again on November 10.[53] He made his season debut for the Bears on November 14 in a 5–2 loss to the Charlotte Checkers.[54] Shepard posted a 1–4–2 record with a 3.43 goals against average and .903 save percentage for the Stingrays before being recalled to the AHL on December 21.[55] He won two games over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to bring his save percentage from .808 to .901 and his goals-against average down to 2.34.[49] Shepard played one more game against the Penguins on January 8[56] but spent the majority of the month on the Capitals taxi squad.[49][57] During the month of February, Shepard remained with the Bears as a backup for Zach Fucale while starting goaltender Pheonix Copley stayed up with the Washington Capitals.[49] However, after surrendering three goals in a loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack on March 5,[58] Shepard was re-assigned to the ECHL on March 7.[59] In a seven-game stretch with the Stingrays, Shepard posted a 4–3–0 record including a shutout on March 16 against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits.[49] He started in 13 of the Stingrays final 18 games and completed the season with a 12–9–2–0 record. After the Stingrays were eliminated from playoff contention, Shepard was recalled to the AHL level on April 21, 2022, to finish out the season with the Bears.[60] On May 7, Shepard earned his first NHL recall hours before the Capitals began Game 3 of their first-round series against the Florida Panthers.[61] He did not make his NHL debut before being replaced with Copley on May 13 as the Capitals third goaltender.[62]

In the final year of his contract, Shepard began the 2022–23 season with the Hershey Bears in the AHL after attending the Capitals training camp.[63] Although Fucale began the season as the Bears' starting goaltender, Shepard earned significantly playing time as he posted a 4–0–2 record through the teams' first 16 games. Across his six games, he also maintained a 1.80 goals against average and .935 save percentage.[64] As he finished the month of November with six wins over six starts, Shepard received the AHL's Goaltender of the Month honor.[65] Following this, Shepard received his first NHL call-up of the season on December 5.[66] He spent seven games serving as backup for Charlie Lindgren while Darcy Kuemper recovered from a concussion[67] but returned to the Bears on December 19 without having made his NHL debut.[68] Shepard and Fucale served a strong goaltending tandem throughout the season as the Bears qualified for the 2023 Calder Cup playoffs. The duo became the first two Hershey goaltenders to both win 20 games in a season since 2018–19.[67] Shepard finished the regular season with a 20–8 record, a 2.18 goals against average, and .916 save percentage.[69]

Shepard holding the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy.

Although Shepard split the goaltending duties with Fucale in the regular season, he played in all 20 games of the playoffs for a total of 1188 minutes.[69] In their second-round series against the Charlotte Checkers, Shepard posted a 3–1–0 record as he made 85 saves and allowed only seven goals over four games.[67] He remained the Bears' starter during their Eastern Conference Finals matchup with the Rochester Americans even after being pulled in Game 1 for allowing four goals on 16 shots. He returned to the Bears net for Game 2 and he recorded a shutout to even the series 1–1.[70] Shepard recorded another shutout during their series to help the team capture the Richard F. Canning Trophy as the AHL's Eastern Conference champions.[71] Upon finishing the series, Shepard's playoff record improved to 10–3 with a 1.85 goals against average and .929 save percentage.[72] Shepard and the Bears faced off against the Coachella Valley Firebirds in the Calder Cup Finals en route to their Calder Cup win. He recorded a shutout in Game 5 to give the Bears a 3–2 series lead. He later received the Jack Butterfield Award as the Most Valuable Player of the 2023 Calder Cup playoffs after Hershey clinched the Calder Cup championship with a Game 7 overtime win. Following his Calder Cup win, the Capitals re-signed Shepard to another two-year, two-way contract worth $775,000.[73]

After participating in the Capitals training camp and preseason, Shepard was reassigned to the Hershey Bears to start the 2023–24 season.[74] He played two games with the Bears, winning both, before being recalled to the NHL level on October 24.[75] Shepard made his NHL debut on October 25, 2023, against the New Jersey Devils. The Capitals won 6–4 to give Shepard his first NHL win. Upon returning to Hershey, Shepard would go on to win another Calder Cup on June 24, 2024.[76]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2011–12 Grand Rapids High USHS 10 8 2 0 — — 1 2.20 .908 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Grand Rapids High USHS 24 17 14 3 — — 5 1.95 .926 3 2 1 — — 0 2.20 .911
2013–14 Grand Rapids High USHS 25 17 8 0 — — 1 2.64 .918 2 1 1 — — 0 2.71 .914
2014–15 Bismarck Bobcats NAHL 31 14 14 1 1739 95 1 3.28 .878 2 0 2 118 5 0 2.55 .911
2015–16 Bismarck Bobcats NAHL 50 34 11 3 2932 93 8 1.90 .926 11 6 5 633 24 1 2.28 .926
2016–17 U. of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC 2 0 2 0 93 4 0 2.58 .922 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 U. of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC 41 25 14 1 2393 76 8 1.91 .925 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 U. of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC 42 29 11 2 2556 75 7 1.76 .923 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 U. of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC 34 22 10 2 2033 74 2 2.18 .918 — — — — — — — —
2020–21 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 21 12 6 2 1,222 52 1 2.55 .922 13 7 6 746 42 0 3.38 .883
2020–21 Hershey Bears AHL 3 3 0 0 180 3 1 1.00 .969 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 23 12 9 2 1,397 67 2 2.88 .917 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 Hershey Bears AHL 9 5 3 0 494 17 1 2.06 .922 — — — — — — — —
2022–23 Hershey Bears AHL 33 20 8 5 1,930 70 1 2.18 .916 20 14 6 1,188 45 3 2.27 .914
2023–24 Hershey Bears AHL 34 27 4 3 2,076 61 5 1.76 .929 20 14 6 1,205 50 0 2.49 .910
2023–24 Washington Capitals NHL 4 2 1 1 245 13 0 3.19 .894 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 4 2 1 1 245 13 0 3.19 .894 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honors

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Award Year
College
All-NCHC Second Team 2018
NCHC Goaltender of the Year 2019, 2020
All-NCHC First Team 2019, 2020
NCAA West First Team All-American 2019
NCAA West Second Team All-American 2020
AHL
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy 2023 [77]
Calder Cup 2023, 2024 [78][79]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by NCHC Goaltender of the Year
2018–19, 2019–20 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Tanner Jaillet
 NCHC Tournament MVP
2019 		Succeeded by
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