| Date/Season | Transaction |
|---|
| 11/17/2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets send $2,000,000, 2033 PHI Rnd 2 to the Dallas Stars for James Sheppard (rental) |
| 8/21/2021 | New York Islanders send James Sheppard (rental) to the Detroit Red Wings for MIN 2029 Rnd 3 |
| 4/22/2021 | New York Islanders send Vincent Trocheck, Henri Jokiharju to the Detroit Red Wings for James Sheppard, Seth Jones, NYR 2027 Rnd 1, DET 2027 Rnd 1 |
| 12/31/2020 | Vegas Golden Knights send James Sheppard, $4,000,000 to the Detroit Red Wings for Nolan Foote, Cory Conacher |
| 9/22/2020 | Vegas Golden Knights send David Fischer, Tomas Vincour to the Minnesota Wild for James Sheppard, MIN 2026 Rnd 2 |
| 2/27/2020 | Minnesota Wild send James Sheppard to the Detroit Red Wings for Sami Niku, SJS 2025 Rnd 1 |
| 2/21/2019 | Detroit Red Wings send Sonny Milano, DET 2023 Rnd 1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Curtis Lazar, James Sheppard, TB 2023 Rnd 3, $1,000,000 |
| 4/17/2015 | Florida Panthers send James Sheppard to the Columbus Blue Jackets for CBJ 2025 Rnd 2 |
| 7/2/2011 | Chicago Blackhawks send James Sheppard to the Florida Panthers for Carl Sneep, Dale Mitchell |
| 5/24/2011 | Chicago Blackhawks send Konstantin Koltsov, STL 2014 Rnd 2 to the Colorado Avalanche for James Sheppard, TOR 2014 Rnd 1, WSH 2014 Rnd 2 |
| 5/4/2010 | Colorado Avalanche send Andrew Ladd, Mark Giordano to the Anaheim Ducks for James Sheppard, Matt Clark, NAS 2013 Rnd 1 |
| 5/2/2010 | Anaheim Ducks send Fedor Tjutin to the Nashville Predators for James Sheppard |
| 2010 | Drafted in the 1st round, 12nd overall by Carolina (from Colorado) |
