# Jeff Sharples

Jeffrey J. Sharples (born July 28, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 105 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings. He was a second round selection of the Red Wings, 29th overall, at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut late in the 1986–87 NHL season. Sharples was born in Terrace, British Columbia.
Sharples spent the majority of two seasons with the Red Wings until he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers on November 2, 1989. He never appeared in a regular-season game with Edmonton; his only action with the team was in an exhibition game against the Soviet club team, Khimik Voskresensk. Sharples spent most of the 1989–90 AHL season with the Cape Breton Oilers before he was again traded, this time to the New Jersey Devils on March 6, 1990. Sharples played ten more seasons in the minor leagues but never played in the NHL again. He retired in 2000.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1983–84 | Kelowna Wings | WHL | 72 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Kelowna Wings | WHL | 72 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1985–86 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 1986–87 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 44 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 92 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 23 |
| 1986–87 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1987–88 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 56 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 1988–89 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 46 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989–90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 1989–90 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 38 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Utica Devils | AHL | 64 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 31 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| 1992–93 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 39 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1993–94 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 68 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1994–95 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 72 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 63 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 1995–96 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 41 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 31 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 16 |
| 1996–97 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 49 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1997–98 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 76 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998–99 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 78 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 33 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 105 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 169 | 29 | 69 | 98 | 125 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 |

## Awards

* WHL West Second All-Star Team – 1985