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Bobby Sheehan

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-7    Weight: 155 lbs.
Born: January 11, 1949 in Weymouth, Massachusetts

Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 3rd round (32nd overall) of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1969-70 21 MTL NHL 16 2 1 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 20 10.0
1970-71 22 MTL NHL 29 6 5 11 5 4 2 5 1 0 1 33 18.2
1971-72 23 CGS NHL 78 20 26 46 19 -17 12 17 2 1 3 170 11.8
1972-73 24 NYW WHA 75 35 53 88 34 17 17 18 0 5
1973-74 25 TOT WHA 60 13 11 24 10 14 7 6 0 1
1973-74 25 NYJ WHA 50 12 8 20 9 8 7 5 0 1
1973-74 25 EDO WHA 10 1 3 4 1 6 0 1 0 0
1974-75 26 EDO WHA 77 19 39 58 21 7 8 17 2 0 178 10.7
1975-76 27 CBH NHL 78 11 20 31 11 -4 8 9 2 0 0 129 8.5
1976-77 28 DET NHL 34 5 4 9 4 -10 2 5 0 0 0 45 11.1
1977-78 29 INR WHA 29 8 7 15 6 -19 6 4 1 3 70 11.4
1979-80 31 CLR NHL 30 3 4 7 3 -7 2 2 1 0 0 39 7.7
1980-81 32 CLR NHL 41 1 3 4 1 -5 10 1 0 0 0 28 3.6
1981-82 33 LAK NHL 4 0 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
Career NHL 310 48 63 111 44 -41 40 41 6 1 4 471 10.2
Career WHA 241 75 110 185 71 -12 45 45 27 3 6 248 10.9

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1969-70 21 MTL NHL 16 0.13 0.06 0.19 0.09 0.13 1.25 2 1 3 1 5 0 5 0 0 -0.2 0.2 0.0
1970-71 22 MTL NHL 29 0.21 0.17 0.38 0.16 0.07 1.14 5 5 10 4 13 3 6 0 4 0.3 0.5 0.8
1971-72 23 CGS NHL 78 0.26 0.33 0.59 0.24 0.15 2.18 20 26 46 18 59 10 70 4 -17 2.7 0.7 3.4
1972-73 24 NYW WHA 75 0.47 0.71 1.17 0.45 0.23
1973-74 25 TOT WHA 60 0.22 0.18 0.40 0.17 0.23
1973-74 25 NYJ WHA 50 0.24 0.16 0.40 0.17 0.16
1973-74 25 EDO WHA 10 0.10 0.30 0.40 0.14 0.60
1974-75 26 EDO WHA 77 0.25 0.51 0.75 0.27 0.10 2.31 7
1975-76 27 CBH NHL 78 0.14 0.26 0.40 0.15 0.10 1.65 9 17 26 10 39 7 36 0 -4 0.0 1.3 1.3
1976-77 28 DET NHL 34 0.15 0.12 0.26 0.11 0.06 1.32 4 4 8 3 12 0 24 2 -10 -0.2 0.4 0.1
1977-78 29 INR WHA 29 0.28 0.24 0.52 0.22 0.21 2.41 -19
1979-80 31 CLR NHL 30 0.10 0.13 0.23 0.09 0.07 1.30 2 3 5 2 14 1 24 4 -7 -0.4 0.4 -0.1
1980-81 32 CLR NHL 41 0.02 0.07 0.10 0.03 0.24 0.68 1 2 3 1 9 0 18 4 -5 -1.3 0.6 -0.7
1981-82 33 LAK NHL 4 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 1.75 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 -2 -0.2 0.0 -0.2
Career NHL 310 0.15 0.20 0.36 0.14 0.13 1.52 43 58 101 39 151 21 186 15 -41 0.6 4.1 4.7
Career WHA 241 0.31 0.46 0.77 0.30 0.19 2.34 -12

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1970-71 22 MTL NHL SC 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973-74 25 EDO WHA 5 1 3 4 0 0
1975-76 27 CBH NHL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978-79 30 NYR NHL 15 4 3 7 8 3 1 0 0
Career NHL 1 25 4 3 7 8 3 1 0 0
Career WHA 5 1 3 4 0 0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1966-67 18 Halifax Jr. Canadiens MJrHL 50 64 51 115 21
1967-68 19 Halifax Jr. Canadiens MJrHL 44 51 47 98 25
1968-69 20 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 44 44 41 85 6
1969-70 21 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 46 16 27 43 8
1970-71 22 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 35 24 21 45 14
1976-77 28 Rhode Island Reds AHL 36 28 26 54 18
1977-78 29 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 43 13 26 39 14
1978-79 30 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 70 33 48 81 26
1979-80 31 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 13 8 7 15 2
1979-80 31 Fort Worth Texans CHL 31 18 20 38 14
1980-81 32 United States WEC-A 8 1 1 2 0
1981-82 33 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 74 21 17 38 32
1982-83 34 Binghamton Whalers AHL 48 7 18 25 6
Career 8 Seasons AHL 365 150 190 340 120
Career 1 Season CHL 31 18 20 38 14
Career 2 Seasons MJrHL 94 115 98 213 46
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 44 44 41 85 6
Career 1 Season WEC-A 8 1 1 2 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1966-67 18 Halifax Jr. Canadiens MJrHL 17 24 28 52 19
1967-68 19 Halifax Jr. Canadiens MJrHL 4 6 5 11 0
1968-69 20 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 18 10 13 23 2
1969-70 21 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 8 2 2 4 4
1977-78 29 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 15 7 5 12 4
1981-82 33 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 4 0 2 2 0
1982-83 34 Binghamton Whalers AHL 5 1 1 2 0
Career 4 Seasons AHL 32 10 10 20 8
Career 2 Seasons MJrHL 21 30 33 63 19
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 18 10 13 23 2

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Bobby Sheehan 3.4 1.3 0.8 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.7
Mathieu Darche 86.7 3.4 1.2 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3
Matt Bradley 79.4 3.4 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.3
Bob Joyce 76.4 3.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0
Mark Pederson 75.9 3.3 1.3 0.5 -0.1 -0.1
Steve Atkinson 74.9 3.7 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Rob Gaudreau 72.7 3.3 1.8 0.5 0.1
Barry Cullen 72.0 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 -0.1
Jackie Leclair 72.0 3.2 0.9 0.4
Josh Bailey 69.9 3.7 1.6 1.0
Scott Pearson 69.7 2.8 1.0 0.7 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Bobby Sheehan 3.4 1.3 0.8 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.7
Mathieu Darche 80.4 3.4 1.2 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3
Bob Joyce 76.4 3.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0
Mark Pederson 75.9 3.3 1.3 0.5 -0.1 -0.1
Steve Atkinson 74.9 3.7 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Rob Gaudreau 72.7 3.3 1.8 0.5 0.1
Barry Cullen 72.0 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 -0.1
Jackie Leclair 72.0 3.2 0.9 0.4
Josh Bailey 69.9 3.7 1.6 1.0
T.J. Galiardi 69.6 3.6 1.1 0.3
Merlin Malinowski 69.1 4.1 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1971 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)

Games Played

1971-72 NHL 78 (4)

Goals

Career WHA 75 (98)

Assists

1972-73 WHA 53 (10)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

May 25, 1971: Traded to California by Montreal for cash, May 25, 1971.

February 12, 1972: Selected by New England (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

August, 1972: WHA rights traded to NY Raiders (WHA) by New England (WHA) for NY Raiders' 1st (Glenn Goldup) and 4th (Tom Colley) round choices in 1973 WHA Amateur Draft, August 1972.

December 5, 1972: Rights traded to Chicago by California with the trade of Dick Redmond for Darryl Maggs, December 5, 1972.

March, 1974: Traded to Edmonton (WHA) by New York-Jersey (WHA) for future considerations (Bob Falkenberg, May, 1974), March, 1974.

October 8, 1976: Signed as a free agent by Detroit, October 8, 1976.

July, 1977: Signed as a free agent by Indianapolis (WHA), July 1977.

October 1, 1978: Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, October 1, 1978.

May 12, 1979: Traded to Colorado by New Haven (AHL) (NY Rangers) for Dennis Owchar and Larry Skinner, May 12, 1979.

July 8, 1981: Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles, July 8, 1981.

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