Timothy Kane "Tim" Sheehy (born September 3, 1948) is a Canadian born American

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player. Sheehy played Minnesota high school hockey for International Falls before joining the Boston College men's ice hockey team. Sheehy, who has dual citizenship, also played for the American national team

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and 1971 World Championships as well as the

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, where he won a silver medal.

Playing career

Sheehy was signed by the

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after the Olympics and later also played 433 games for the WHA

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and Birmingham Bulls before moving on to the

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where he played a total of 27 games for the Detroit Red Wings and

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before retiring from professional hockey in 1980. Sheehy was inducted into the

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in 1997. Sheehy is the nephew of legendary

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player

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. His younger brother

Neil Sheehy Neil Kane Sheehy (born February 9, 1960) is a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey player with dual citizenship. He grew up in International Falls, Minnesota. A defenceman and Harvard University graduate, Sheehy signed as a free agen ...

also played in the NHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

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* 1948 births Living people American men's ice hockey right wingers American sportspeople of Canadian descent Birmingham Bulls players Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players Canadian ice hockey right wingers Cincinnati Stingers (CHL) players Detroit Red Wings players Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players Hartford Whalers players Ice hockey players from Minnesota Ice hockey people from Ontario Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics Kansas City Red Wings players Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics New England Whalers players Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey Sportspeople from Fort Frances People from International Falls, Minnesota United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans {{US-icehockey-winger-stub