Shane Harper (ice hockey)

Shane Harper
Shane Harper
Born	February 1, 1989 (age 37); Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
Occupation	Professional ice hockey player (retired)
Known for	Ice hockey career in NHL, AHL, KHL, SHL, ECHL

Shane Harper (born February 1, 1989) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who most recently competed with the Adirondack Thunder in the ECHL. He is the sibling of model and actress Christen Harper, who is married to Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions.

Playing career

Harper honed his ice hockey talents in the greater Los Angeles region. During his youth, he participated in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament representing the Anaheim Junior Ducks minor ice hockey team.

Prior to turning professional, Harper played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Everett Silvertips. His performance earned him a place on the Western Conference Second All-Star Team for the 2009–10 WHL season.

Career

On March 4, 2010, Harper secured a three-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.

He was traded to the New York Islanders on June 12, 2013, along with a 2014 fourth-round draft pick, in exchange for defenseman Mark Streit.

After not receiving a contract offer from the Islanders, Harper signed with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL on September 9, 2013. In the 2014–15 AHL season, he was third in league goals with 32 and accumulated 50 points over 75 games.

Harper agreed to a one-year, two-way NHL deal with the Florida Panthers on July 1, 2015. He earned a spot on the Panthers’ opening roster in 2016 and made his NHL debut against the New Jersey Devils. On October 22, 2016, he netted his first two NHL goals, including a game-winning goal against the Colorado Avalanche. After appearing in 14 games and tallying three points for Florida, Harper was reassigned to their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, where he recorded 19 points in 39 contests before being traded to the New Jersey Devils on March 1, 2017.

Unable to secure an NHL contract as a free agent, Harper signed overseas with HC Lada Togliatti of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on October 2, 2017. Throughout 36 games in the 2017–18 KHL season, he contributed four goals and totaled 11 points while fulfilling a checking-line role.

In June 2018, Harper committed to a two-year deal with Swedish team Örebro HK competing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Following three seasons in the SHL, Harper returned to North America as a free agent by signing a one-year ECHL contract with the Adirondack Thunder on July 9, 2021. Serving as an alternate captain, he posted 22 goals and amassed 52 points across 48 regular-season games. After that campaign, Harper obtained a professional try-out agreement with AHL affiliate Utica Comets on April 29, 2022.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	Everett Silvertips	WHL	62	6	4	10	8	5	1	0	1	0
2006–07	Everett Silvertips	WHL	58	3	12	15	23	8	1	2	3	0
2007–08	Everett Silvertips	WHL	71	17	26	43	18	4	0	2	2	0
2008–09	Everett Silvertips	WHL	72	32	34	66	10	5	0	4	4	0
2009–10	Everett Silvertips	WHL	72	42	38	80	38	7	6	4	10	6
2009–10	Adirondack Phantoms	AHL	5	1	0	1	2
2010–11	Greenville Road Warriors	ECHL	48	22	23	45	20

NHL totals

14

2

1

3

18

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KHL totals

36

4

7

11

13

—

SHL totals

128

29

41

70

57

2

1

0

1

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Awards and distinctions

Honor	Year
WHL
Second All-Star Team	2009–10

External links

Profile of Shane Harper at HockeysFuture.com