Eddie's Jersey Room

A visual resource for the historical research of Colorado Avalanche NHL game worn or game used hockey jerseys, their characteristics, and the players who have worn them.

25 Shjon Podein

Shjon Podein Colorado Avalanche game worn jersey Back
Shjon Podein Colorado Avalanche game worn jersey Front
1998-1999 Fourth Season
Starter Mesh. Set II. Neck tagging 56R-8-21.
MeiGray No. 106090

This jersey was acquired through Meigray. It is from the second regular season set. The jersey shows decent game use, with a variety of different marks throughout. There are some marks on the crest. The sleeves show black marks on the top, and some good board burns on the elbows. The jersey has a nice mark on the lower front which is a partial light mark that caused a tear. It also has some nice laundering wear; the back numbers have a slight pucker, while the fight strap has taken on a bluish tone.The jersey is accompanied by the Avalanche LOA and Meigray documents.

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Hem tagging
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Wash tag
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Crest
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Marks on back
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Sleeve wear

Shjon Podein

Shjon Podein's interest in hockey was greatly enhanced by the electricity that surrounds the high school hockey programs of his native Minnesota. He skated for John Marshall High School and then made the leap to the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 1987. By the end of his first season on campus, he was already the property of the Edmonton Oilers.

He stuck with university until the completion of his junior year and then turned pro with the AHL's Cape Breton Oilers in 1990. But within the Oilers' domain, Podein never really caught on as a big-league regular. Over the course of four years, he appeared in only 68 games, spending most of his time in the AHL where he helped Cape Breton win the Calder Cup in 1992-93.

It wasn't until 1994-95, when he signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers, that he finally found his major-league niche. It was in Philly that Podein established himself as a valuable and versatile special-teams man. And although never blessed with great hands or leg speed, he did succeed in combining a vast reserve of intensity and defensive know-how to become a first-rate penalty killer. He also attained the respect of his teammates as a team leader by example in the dressing room.

During his five seasons with the Flyers, Podein helped his club regain a playoff presence that peaked with a trip to the Stanley Cup finals against the Wings in 1997. In 1998-99, he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Keith Brown. In Denver, Podein assumed his usual role as one of the Avs' penalty-killing kingpins. His hard work and intensity brought big results in the form of a Stanley Cup victory in 2000-01. Following Colorado's Stanley Cup victory in 2001, he was traded to the St. Louis Blues midway through the 2001-02 season and remains one of the premier defensive players on the Blues roster.

Away from the ice, he has gained notice for his work with the Shjon Podein Children's Foundation and various inner-city youth hockey programs. As acknowledgement, he was awarded the 2001 edition of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for his leadership role and off-ice humanitarian contributions.

Left wing - Shoots left
Born: March 5, 1968 - Rochester, Minnesota
6-2, 200 lbs.

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, November 12, 1998. Traded to St. Louis by Colorado for Mike Keane, February 11, 2002. Signed as a free agent by Vaxjo (Sweden-2), October 21, 2003. Signed as a free agent by Esberg (Norway), April 15, 2004.

REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Season Club League GP G A TP PIM +/- GP G A TP PIM
1985-86 John Marshall Rockets Hi-School 25 34 30 64
1986-87 American International U. NCAA-2 6 0 1 1 0
1986-87 Rochester Mustangs USHL
1987-88 U. of Minnesota-Duluth WCHA 30 4 4 8 48
1988-89 U. of Minnesota-Duluth WCHA 36 7 5 12 46
1989-90 U. of Minnesota-Duluth WCHA 35 21 18 39 36
1990-91 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 63 14 15 29 65 4 0 0 0 5
1991-92 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 80 30 24 54 46 5 3 1 4 2
1992-93 Edmonton Oilers NHL 40 13 6 19 25 -2
1992-93 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 38 18 21 39 32 9 2 2 4 29
1992-93 United States WC-A 6 1 3 4 8
1993-94 Edmonton Oilers NHL 28 3 5 8 8 +3
1993-94 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 5 4 4 8 4
1993-94 United States WC-A 8 3 1 4 14
1994-95 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 44 3 7 10 33 -2 15 1 3 4 10
1995-96 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 79 15 10 25 89 +25 12 1 2 3 50
1996-97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 14 18 32 41 +7 19 4 3 7 16
1997-98 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 11 13 24 53 +8 5 0 0 0 10
1997-98 United States WC-A 4 0 0 0 4
1998-99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 14 1 0 1 0 -2
1998-99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 41 2 6 8 24 -3 19 1 1 2 12
1999-00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 75 11 8 19 29 +12 17 5 0 5 8
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82 15 17 32 68 +7 23 2 3 5 14
2001-02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 41 6 6 12 39 0
2001-02 St. Louis Blues NHL 23 2 4 6 2 +2 10 0 0 0 6
2002-03 St. Louis Blues NHL 68 4 6 10 28 +7 7 0 1 1 6
2003-04 Vaxjo Lakers Swede-2 33 11 16 27 52
NHL Totals 699 100 106 206 439 127 14 13 27 132