Kevin O'Shea

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{for|the basketball player|Kevin O'Shea (basketball)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Kevin-oshea-danny-oshea.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Danny O'Shea congratulates his brother Kevin after scoring the game-winning goal in 1972

| position = Right Wing

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 205

| ntl_team = Canada

| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|5|28}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|1|18|1947|5|28}}

| death_place = Ontario, CAN

| career_start = 1969

| career_end = 1976

| played_for = Buffalo Sabres
St. Louis Blues
Minnesota Fighting Saints
Timrå IK

}}

Kevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 — January 18, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues between 1970 and 1973, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints between 1974 and 1975. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University.[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13903 Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Kevin O'Shea] Internationally he played for the Canadian national team at the 1969 World Championships.

In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal in Game 7 of a playoff quarterfinal series in 1972, leading the Blues past the Minnesota North Stars and into the next round.{{cite web|last=Hawthorn|first=Tom|work=The Globe and Mail|title=Hockey player famous for dramatic goal|url=http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20100130.OBOSHEA30ART2033/BDAStory/BDA/deaths|date=January 30, 2010|accessdate=February 14, 2016}}{{Cite web |last=Post-Dispatch |first=Dan O'Neill St Louis |date=2019-05-11 |title=Before Maroon struck, here were the 10 most memorable OT goals in Blues playoff history |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/before-maroon-struck-here-were-the-10-most-memorable-ot-goals-in-blues-playoff-history/collection_6741fe9a-f069-5e49-91c5-bda776101d7a.html |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=STLtoday.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Hawthorn |first=Tom |date=2010-02-17 |title=Tom Hawthorn's blog: Kevin O'Shea, hockey player (1947-2010) |url=https://tomhawthorn.blogspot.com/2010/02/kevin-oshea-hockey-player-1947-2010.html |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Tom Hawthorn's blog}}

He played in 68 WHA games, scoring ten goals and adding ten assists. He did one season in Sweden, representing Timrå IK in Elitserien, establishing a then all-time league record in penalty minutes with 72 PIM in 33 regular season games.

Kevin O'Shea died January 18, 2010.{{Cite web |last=Week |first=Oshawa This |date=2010-01-20 |title=Kevin O'Shea dies |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/life/kevin-oshea-dies/article_e6611119-cdbc-5421-9822-f5cec466489b.html |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=DurhamRegion.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Kevin O'Shea Obituary (2010) - Toronto Star |url=https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/thestar/name/kevin-o-shea-obituary?id=45239773 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Legacy.com}} Kevin was the brother of Danny O'Shea.