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

Early life 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

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

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 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 List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Awards and honors Award Year ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team 1968 All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1968–69 AHCA East All-American 1968–691969–70 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1969–70

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