Bobby Sheehan (ice hockey)

Bobby Sheehan
Born	(1949-01-11) January 11, 1949 (age 75) Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Left
Played for	Montreal Canadiens California Golden Seals New York Raiders New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights Edmonton Oilers Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings Indianapolis Racers New York Rangers Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft	32nd overall, 1969 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1969–1983

Robert Richard Sheehan (born January 11, 1949) is an American former professional ice hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1969 and 1982 as a center.

Career

As a youth, Sheehan played in the inaugural 1960 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the junior Boston Bruins. ^[1] 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 Canadiens 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 World Hockey Association, who had 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 American Hockey League (AHL) - plus another stop in the WHA - several times until his retirement in 1983.

After spending the entire 1978-79 regular season with the New Haven Nighthawks of the AHL, Sheehan was called up by the New York Rangers to center Pat Hickey and Ron Duguay in the playoffs, ^[2] which ultimately led to the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals, which they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in five games. In 15 playoff games, Sheehan had four goals and three assists and incurred eight penalty minutes.

In a career total of 310 NHL games, Sheehan recorded 48 goals and 63 assists for 111 points.

International play

Sheehan represented the United States at the 1981 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament. He scored one goal and one assist in eight games.

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1966–67	Halifax Junior Canadiens	MJrHL		50	64	51	115	21		17	24	28	52	19
1967–68	Halifax Junior Canadiens	MJrHL		44	51	47	98	25		4	6	5	11	0
1968–69	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA		44	44	41	85	6		18	10	13	23	2
1969–70	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		16	2	1	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Montreal Voyageurs	AHL		46	16	27	43	8		8	2	2	4	4
1970–71	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		29	6	5	11	2		6	0	0	0	0
1970–71	Montreal Voyageurs	AHL		35	24	21	45	14		5	0	1	1	4
1971–72	California Golden Seals	NHL		78	20	26	46	12		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	New York Raiders	WHA		75	35	53	88	17		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights	WHA		50	12	8	20	8		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Edmonton Oilers	WHA		10	1	3	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Edmonton Oilers	WHA		77	19	39	58	16		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		78	11	20	31	8		4	0	0	0	0
1976–77	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		34	5	4	9	2		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Rhode Island Reds	AHL		36	28	26	54	18		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Indianapolis Racers	WHA		29	8	7	15	6		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		43	13	26	39	14		15	7	5	12	4
1978–79	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		70	33	48	81	26		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	New York Rangers	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		15	4	3	7	8
1979–80	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		13	8	7	15	2		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Colorado Rockies	NHL		30	3	4	7	2		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Fort Worth Texans	CHL		31	18	20	38	14		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Colorado Rockies	NHL		41	1	3	4	10		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		74	21	17	38	32		4	0	2	2	0
1982–83	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		48	7	18	25	6		5	1	1	2	0
WHA totals				241	75	110	185	53		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				310	48	63	111	40		25	4	3	7	8

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981	United States	WC		8	1	1	2	0
Senior totals				8	1	1	2	0

Achievements & awards

• MJrHL scoring champion (1966–67)
• Played in WHA All-Star Game (1973, 1974)
• AHL Second All-Star Team (1979)

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
2. Anderson, Dave (24 April 1979). "Some Orange Juice for Bobby". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database