Topic: Jody Shelley

Jody Shelley (born February 7, 1976) is an Canadian professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers. He is an enforcer. During the 2003–04 NHL season, he got into a career high 30 fights. Shelley currently has the most major penalties for fighting since he joined the league; as of October 31, 2010, he had 156.

He moved from Thompson, Manitoba when he was young to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia due to his father being a miner and constantly traveling. He graduated Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School in 1994.

Shelley started playing hockey when he was young in the Yarmouth County Minor Hockey Association until his midget year. He moved away from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia when he was 18 to play for the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Shelley then played 19 games for Dalhousie University before being signed by the Saint John Flames in the AHL to make his pro debut. Jody Shelley was signed as a free agent by the Calgary Flames on September 1, 1998, but never played for them. He played until 2000 with Saint John.