Bobby Sheehan (ice hockey)
Encyclopedia
Robert Richard Sheehan is a retired National Hockey League
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and went on to play parts of three seasons in the NHL. He was a reserve on the Canadiens Stanley Cup
champion team in 1971 and then joined the lowly California Golden Seals
where he quickly became a regular and one of the top forwards for his new club. In 1972 Sheehan joined the New York Raiders of the WHA
, who obtained his WHA rights from the New England Whalers. In 1975–76 he returned to the NHL with the Chicago Black Hawks
and would transfer between the NHL and AHL
several times until his retirement in 1983.
Sheehan was a big part of the Rangers run to the Stanley Cup Final in which they lost to the Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 1. They had previously defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 1 and had upset the favorite, the New York Islanders, 4 games to 2. Overall, in 15 games, he had 4 goals and 3 assists. He also incurred 8 penalty minutes.
Following 310 NHL games, Sheehan recorded 48 goals and 63 assists for 111 points.
Sheehan represented the United States at the 1981 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament.
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
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Career
A small player by hockey standards, Sheehan made up for his physical deficits by leading the NSJHL minor league with 64 goals his rookie year. He was drafted in the third round, 32nd overall by the Montreal CanadiensMontreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
and went on to play parts of three seasons in the NHL. He was a reserve on the Canadiens Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
champion team in 1971 and then joined the lowly California Golden Seals
California Golden Seals
The California Golden Seals were a team in the National Hockey League from 1967–76. Initially named California Seals, the team was renamed Oakland Seals part-way through the 1967–68 season, and then to California Golden Seals in 1970. The Seals were one of six teams added to the league as part of...
where he quickly became a regular and one of the top forwards for his new club. In 1972 Sheehan joined the New York Raiders of the WHA
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
, who obtained his WHA rights from the New England Whalers. In 1975–76 he returned to the NHL with the Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
and would transfer between the NHL and AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
several times until his retirement in 1983.
Sheehan was a big part of the Rangers run to the Stanley Cup Final in which they lost to the Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 1. They had previously defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 1 and had upset the favorite, the New York Islanders, 4 games to 2. Overall, in 15 games, he had 4 goals and 3 assists. He also incurred 8 penalty minutes.
Following 310 NHL games, Sheehan recorded 48 goals and 63 assists for 111 points.
Sheehan represented the United States at the 1981 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament.
Achievements & Awards
- MJrHL Scoring Champion (1966–67)
- Played in WHA All-Star Game (1973, 1974)
- AHL Second All-Star Team (1979)