Ray Schultz
Ray Schultz | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 14, 1976 Canada |
| Occupation | Ice hockey defenseman |
| Years active | 1997–2006 |
| Known for | Playing in the NHL with the New York Islanders and winning the 2004 AHL Calder Cup with Milwaukee Admirals |
Ray Schultz (born November 14, 1976) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who appeared in 45 National Hockey League games with the New York Islanders, accumulating four assists and 155 penalty minutes. He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the eighth round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Following a notable junior tenure in the Western Hockey League and not being signed by the Senators, Schultz secured an entry-level contract with the New York Islanders as a free agent on June 9, 1997. Over six seasons within the Islanders organization, he served primarily as a depth defenseman before joining the Nashville Predators on July 17, 2003. During the 2003–04 campaign, Schultz provided seasoned leadership to the Predators' AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, playing a key role in their Calder Cup championship.
On July 6, 2004, Schultz agreed to a two-year deal with the New Jersey Devils. In his final contract season (2005–06), he was traded on November 25, 2005, to the Phoenix Coyotes along with Pascal Rheaume and Steven Spencer in exchange for Brad Ference. Schultz participated in 16 games for the Coyotes' AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, before being loaned to the Springfield Falcons, where he concluded his professional playing career.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Athletic Club AAA | AMHL | 31 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 63 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 209 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1995–96 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 66 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 282 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Calgary Hitmen / Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 55 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 204 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL |51 |2 |4 |6 |179 |1 |0 |0 |0 |25 |- | New York Islanders | NHL |13 |0 |1 |1 |45 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL |54 |0 |3 |3 |184 |1 |0 |0 |0 |4 |- | New York Islanders | NHL |4 |0 |0 |0 |7 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | Kansas City Blades | IHL |65 |5 |5 |10 |208 |— |— |— |— |— |- | New York Islanders | NHL |9 |0 |1 |1 |30 |— |- |- |- |- |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL |get13 |get1 |get33 |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- | | ||||||||
| colspan="3" ! AHL totals !455 !13 !64 !77 !1178 !52 !3 !5 !8 !92 | ||||||||||||||
| colspan="3" ! NHL totals !45 !0 !4 !4 !155 !2 !0 !0 !0 !2 | ||||||||||||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Milwaukee Admirals) | 2004 | |