Tim Sheehy (ice hockey)

Timothy Kane Sheehy (born September 3, 1948) is a Canadian-American ice hockey player.

Tim Sheehy
Personal information
Full nameTimothy Kane Sheehy
NationalityAmerican / Canadian
BornSeptember 3, 1948 (1948-09-03) (age 76)
Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Sapporo Team

Early life

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Sheehy was born in Fort Frances, Ontario. He played hockey at Falls High School before joining the Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team. Sheehy, who has dual citizenship, also played for the American national team 1969 and 1971 World Championships as well as the 1972 Winter Olympic Games, where he won a silver medal.

Career

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Sheehy was signed by the World Hockey Association's New England Whalers after the Olympics and later also played 433 games for the WHA Edmonton Oilers and Birmingham Bulls before moving on to the National Hockey League where he played a total of 27 games for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers before retiring from professional hockey in 1980.

Sheehy was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997.

Personal life

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Sheehy is the nephew of National Football League player Bronko Nagurski.[1] His younger brother, Neil Sheehy, also played in the NHL.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1962–63 International Falls High School HS-MN
1963–64 International Falls High School HS-MN
1964–65 International Falls High School HS-MN
1965–66 International Falls High School HS-MN 21 56 42 98
1967–68 Boston College ECAC 30 27 30 57 6
1968–69 Boston College ECAC 26 19 41 60 36
1969–70 Boston College ECAC 24 28 40 68 20
1970–71 United States National Team Intl 40 23 34 57 38
1971–72 United States National Team Intl 41 37 42 79 51
1972–73 New England Whalers WHA 78 33 38 71 30 15 9 14 23 13
1973–74 New England Whalers WHA 77 29 29 58 22 7 4 2 6 4
1974–75 New England Whalers WHA 52 21 13 34 18
1974–75 Edmonton Oilers WHA 29 8 20 28 4
1975–76 Edmonton Oilers WHA 81 34 31 65 17 4 2 2 4 0
1976–77 Edmonton Oilers WHA 28 15 8 23 4
1976–77 Birmingham Bulls WHA 50 26 21 47 44
1977–78 Birmingham Bulls WHA 13 4 2 6 5
1977–78 Detroit Red Wings NHL 15 0 0 0 0
1977–78 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 16 2 6 8 4
1977–78 New England Whalers WHA 25 8 11 19 14 13 1 3 4 9
1978–79 Springfield Indians AHL 49 9 19 28 17
1978–79 Utica Mohawks NEHL 21 14 12 26 21
1979–80 Hartford Whalers NHL 12 2 1 3 0
1979–80 Cincinnati Stingers CHL 10 4 5 9 4 4 2 2 4 0
1979–80 Springfield Indians AHL 52 25 21 46 10
WHA totals 433 178 173 351 158 39 16 21 37 26
NHL totals 27 2 1 3 0

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1969 United States WC 10 1 4 5 8
1971 United States WC 10 1 2 3 6
1972 United States OLY 6 4 1 5 0
1972 United States WC-B
Senior totals 26 6 7 13 14

See also

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Awards and honors

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Award Year
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team 1968
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1968–69
AHCA East All-American 1968–69
1969–70
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1969–70

References

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  1. ^ "In Boston College's Tim Sheehy the U.S. finally has the - 01.20.69 - SI Vault". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-14.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
1969–70
Succeeded by
Preceded by NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion
1969–70
Succeeded by