Derek Sheppard, York, Hockey

York defenceman Derek Sheppard (Ajax, Ont.) has been named Investors Group OUA Male Athlete of the Week after he helped the Lions knock off a pair of U Sports Top 10 ranked teams this past week.

Against the No. 10 ranked Guelph Gryphons on Thursday night, the third-year liberal arts & professional studies student-athlete opened the scoring at 14:46 of the first period to give the Lions an early 1-0 lead.  York would score twice more and eventually defeat the Gryphons 3-1.

On Saturday night against the undefeated No. 6 ranked Ryerson Rams, the 6’1”, 215 lbs defender scored on a breakaway with less than one minute left in double overtime to give the Lions a 2-1 victory.

In six games this season, Sheppard, who previously played for the Gatineau Olympiques in QMJHL, is currently tied for third in points with nine.

After dropping their first two games of the season, Sheppard and the Lions have rattled off four straight wins and will look to make it five on Friday when they host the Brock Badgers.