Gordon R. Sherven (born August 21, 1963) is a Canadian former professional

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. He played 97 games in the

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with the

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, and

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between 1984 and 1988. He later moved to Germany and played there from 1988 to 2000. Internationally Sherven played for the Canadian national team at the 1983 World Junior and senior World Championships, as well as the

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Playing career

Sherven was born in

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and raised in

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. He was selected by the

in the tenth round of the

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. He played three seasons of collegiate hockey for the

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from 1981–84, including the championship team of the 1982 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament. He also played for the Canada national junior hockey team that won the bronze medal at the

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and the senior national team that won the bronze medal at the

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only four months later. Only on two other occasions have Canadian players played for both the junior team and the senior team in the same year. Sherven made his

debut in the 1983–84 season, playing in only two games with the Oilers and scoring one goal. He played in 37 games with the club the following season, and also played 5 games with the minor league affiliate

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. He was traded to the

mid-season, and played in 32 regular season games and 3 playoff games for the North Stars. In 1985–86, he was traded back to the Oilers, but spent most of that season in Nova Scotia. He was claimed by the

before the 1986–87 season, but only played 7 games with the team that season, and a single game in the following season. Sherven played for the Canadian national team for most of the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons. At the time, professionals were allowed to compete in the

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, but full-time NHL players were not released from their club teams to play for their national teams. Therefore, the Canadian national team typically included top NHL prospects and veteran pros with NHL experience, and they played full seasons together all over the world against both national and club teams in preparation for the Games. Sherven was a member of the Canadian team that finished fourth in

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, held in

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. Sherven moved to

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for the 1988–89 season, and spent the next twelve years playing for several teams in the

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, including the

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and

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. He retired at the end of the 1999–2000 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sherven, Gord 1963 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian ice hockey forwards Düsseldorfer EG players Edmonton Oilers draft picks Edmonton Oilers players Hartford Whalers players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Mad Dogs München players Minnesota North Stars players NCAA men's ice hockey national champions North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players Nova Scotia Oilers players Olympic ice hockey players for Canada People from Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan Springfield Indians players Starbulls Rosenheim players Weyburn Red Wings players