Gary Sheehan (born June 15, 1964) is a

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Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internation ...

professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

coach.

Career

A native of

Québec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...

, Sheehan came to Switzerland in 1991 to accept a coaching position in the youth ranks of Fribourg-Gottéron. In 1996, he was named assistant coach of

Genève-Servette HC The Genève-Servette HC (also called Servette or GSHC) is a professional ice hockey club based in Geneva, Switzerland and competing in the National League (NL), the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system. The team plays their home games at the ...

in the

National League B The Swiss League is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League. The winners of the league each season plays a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of the NL, and if they win, the ...

(NLB), the country's second-tier league. Prior to the 1997–98 season, he was promoted to head coach, but was relieved of his duties in November 1997. Sheehan then worked in the youth ranks of HC Star Lausanne. In 2003, he took over the head coaching job at

Lausanne HC , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...

of Switzerland's top-flight

National League A The National League (NL) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland and is the top tier of the Swiss league system. Prior to the 2017–18 season, the league was known as National League A. During the 2018–19 season, the league ha ...

(NLA) and remained in the position for two years. From 2005 to 2013, Sheehan served as head coach of NLB side

HC La Chaux-de-Fonds HC La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss professional ice hockey team who currently play in the Swiss League (SL). Founded in 1919, La Chaux-de-Fonds play at the Patinoire des Mélèzes in front of a capacity 7,200. History Hockey Club La Chaux-de-Fonds ...

. Under his guidance, the club reached the NLB finals in 2008 and 2009. He joined the coaching staff of NLA's

SC Bern Schlittschuh Club Bern (''Ice-skating Club Bern'' in English language, English) is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. They play in the National League (ice hockey), National League (NL), the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system. ...

in December 2013, on a contract for the remainder of the 2013-14 campaign. In April 2014, Sheehan was named head coach of

HC Ajoie HC Ajoie is a Swiss professional ice hockey team that competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. The team was founded in 1973 and plays in the Raiffeisen Arena in Porrentruy, Switzerland. HC Ajoie has won three Swis ...

of the

. He guided HCA to the 2016 NLB title, to the 2020 Swiss Cup title and was promoted with

to the

, the Swiss top ice hockey league, at the end of the 2020–2021 season. In February 2022, following 18 consecutives defeats in

, he was dismissed by the club's management. Sheehan was named head coach of Swiss third-tier club HC Franches-Montagnes in July 2023. On December 18, 2023, he accepted an offer to become an assistant coach at

EHC Olten EHC Olten is a Swiss professional ice hockey team based in Olten, Switzerland. It plays in the Swiss League, the second tier ice hockey league in Switzerland. It has claimed two Swiss League Championships, gaining promotion to the National League ...

of the

Swiss League The Swiss League is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League. The winners of the league each season plays a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of the NL, and if they win, th ...

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheehan, Gary Ice hockey people from Quebec Canadian ice hockey coaches Swiss ice hockey coaches 1964 births Living people