Sean Shanahan
Sean Shanahan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 February 1951 Canada |
| Died | 15 May 2022 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey player |
| Known for | First athlete to wear number 7 for Boston Bruins after Phil Esposito; played in NHL and WHA |
Sean Bryan Shanahan (born February 8, 1951 – died May 15, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who primarily played as a left winger.
Biography
Selected 110th overall in the ninth round of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Houston Aeros, Shanahan gained recognition in Boston for being the first athlete to don the number 7 jersey following Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Esposito. Additionally, he participated in four games within the World Hockey Association representing the Cincinnati Stingers.
Shanahan passed away at the age of 71 on May 15, 2022.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
1977–78 1978–79| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 50 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Providence College | ECAC | 23 | 13 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Providence College | ECAC | 25 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 63 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1974–75 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 67 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 159 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | ||
| 1975–76 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 64 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 91 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 1976–77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Rhode Island Reds | AHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1977–78 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| Rochester Americans | AHL | 66 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 156 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| WHA totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||