Neil Sheehy

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Neil Sheehy
Born (1960-02-09) February 9, 1960 (age 62)
Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Calgary Flames
Hartford Whalers
Washington Capitals
Olimpija Hertz Ljubljana
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19831994

Neil Kane Sheehy (born February 9, 1960) is a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey player with dual citizenship. He grew up in International Falls, Minnesota.

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A defenceman and Harvard University graduate, Sheehy signed as a free agent in 1983 by the Calgary Flames. His tough defensive play would help guide the Flames to their first finals appearance in 1986. He has also played for the Hartford Whalers and Washington Capitals.

Sheehy is one of two NHL players who wore the number 0, the other was Paul Bibeault. After NHL statisticians discovered a bug in their new stat-tracking software, the league restricted jersey numbers to whole numbers between 1 and 99 (later limited to numbers between 1 and 98 after the league-wide retirement of number 99 for Wayne Gretzky). This gives Sheehy the distinction of being the last player in NHL history to wear the number 0, with the Hartford Whalers in 1988.

His older brother is former NHL and USA Olympic team member Timothy Sheehy.

In May 1990, while playing for the Capitals, Sheehy was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl outside a bar, alongside teammates Dino Ciccarelli, Scott Stevens, and Geoff Courtnall. [1] The court case fell apart, though a spokesperson for the Metropolitan police at the time stated that the police “have sufficient grounds to believe that a criminal offense did occur.” [2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1978–79 Phillips Academy Andover HS-MA
1979–80 Harvard University ECAC 1300010
1980–81 Harvard UniversityECAC26481222
1981–82 Harvard UniversityECAC307111846
1982–83 Harvard UniversityECAC345131848
1983–84 Calgary Flames NHL 1101240004
1983–84 Colorado Flames CHL 7451823151
1984–85 Calgary FlamesNHL31347109
1984–85 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 346915101
1985–86 Calgary FlamesNHL65216182712202279
1985–86 Moncton Golden FlamesAHL411221
1986–87 Calgary FlamesNHL544610151600021
1987–88 Calgary FlamesNHL3626873
1987–88 Hartford Whalers NHL2614511610007
1988–89 Washington Capitals NHL72347179600019
1989–90 Washington CapitalsNHL591562911301192
1990–91 Washington CapitalsNHL200019
1991–92 Calgary FlamesNHL35123119
1991–92 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 600034
1992–93 Olimpija Ljubljana SLO
1993–94 Olimpija LjubljanaSLO2314233789
NHL totals379184765131154033241

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1985 United States WC 800014
1992 United StatesWC60002
Senior totals1400016

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References

  1. Horwitz, Sari; Davis, Patricia (1990-05-16). "BOSS SAYS GIRL TRUSTED THE CAPITALS". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  2. McKenna, Dave (2006-04-21). "Another Lose-Lose Situation". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2021-06-25.