Sean Shanahan

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| caption =

| image_size = 230px

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 205

| birth_date = {{birth date|1951|2|8}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|5|15|1951|2|8}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| career_start = 1973

| career_end = 1979

| draft = Undrafted

| wha_draft = 110th overall

| wha_draft_year = 1973

| wha_draft_team = Houston Aeros

| played_for = Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
Colorado Rockies
Cincinnati Stingers

}}

Sean Bryan Shanahan (February 8, 1951 – May 15, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger.

Biography

Shanahan was drafted by the Houston Aeros in the ninth round, 110th overall, of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He caused some controversy in Boston by being the first person after Hockey Hall of Fame player Phil Esposito to wear #7. He also played four games in the World Hockey Association with the Cincinnati Stingers.

Shanahan died on May 15, 2022, at the age of 71.{{Cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.remembering.ca/obituary/sean-shanahan-1085217611 |title=Sean Shanahan Obituary |publisher=remembering.ca |accessdate=May 18, 2022}}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1967–68 \| North York Rangers \| MJBHL \| —	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1968–69 \| Kitchener Rangers \| OHA \| 50	3	8	11	37 \| —	—	—	—	—
1969–70 \| Markham Waxers \| MetJHL \| —	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1969–70 \| Toronto Marlboros \| OHA \| 19	2	4	6	5 \| —	—	—	—	—
1970–71 \| Toronto Marlboros \| OHA \| 6	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1970–71 \| Oshawa Generals \| OHA \| 24	1	4	5	14 \| —	—	—	—	—
1971–72 \| Providence College \| ECAC \| 23	13	15	28	— \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1977–78 \| Boston Bruins \| NHL \| 6	0	0	0	7 \| —	—	—	—	—
1977–78 \| Rochester Americans \| AHL \| 66	20	23	43	156 \| 6	2	3	5	10
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1978–79 \| Cincinnati Stingers \| WHA \| 4	0	0	0	7 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| WHA totals ! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 7 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 40 !! 1 !! 3 !! 4 !! 47 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —