Neil Sheehy

 ( 1960 Births ) 

Neil Kane Sheehy (born February 9, 1960) is a Canadian-born United States former 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 agent in 1983 by the Calgary Flames. His tough defensive play would help guide the Flames to their first finals appearance in 1986. He has also played for the Hartford Whalers and Washington Capitals.

Sheehy is one of two NHL players who wore the number 0, the other was Paul Bibeault. After NHL statisticians discovered a bug in their new stat-tracking software, the league restricted jersey numbers to whole numbers between 1 and 99 (later limited to numbers between 1 and 98 after the league-wide retirement of number 99 for Wayne Gretzky). This gives Sheehy the distinction of being the last player in NHL history to wear the number 0, with the Hartford Whalers in 1988.

His older brother is former NHL and USA Olympic team member Timothy Sheehy.

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Sexual Assault Allegation In May 1990, while playing for the Capitals, Sheehy was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl outside a bar, alongside teammates Dino Ciccarelli, Scott Stevens, and Geoff Courtnall. The court case fell apart, though a spokesperson for the Metropolitan police at the time stated that the police “have sufficient grounds to believe that a criminal offense did occur.”

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Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

1978–79	Phillips Academy Andover	HS-MA	—	—
1979–80	Harvard University	ECAC Hockey	10	—
1980–81	Harvard University	ECAC	22	—
1981–82	Harvard University	ECAC	46	—
1982–83	Harvard University	ECAC	48	—
1983–84	Calgary Flames	NHL	2	4
1983–84	Colorado Flames	CHL	151	—
1984–85	Calgary Flames	NHL	109	—
1984–85	Moncton Golden Flames	AHL	101	—
1985–86	Calgary Flames	NHL	271	79
1985–86	Moncton Golden Flames	AHL	21	—
1986–87	Calgary Flames	NHL	151	21
1987–88	Calgary Flames	NHL	73	—
1987–88	Hartford Whalers	NHL	116	7
1988–89	Washington Capitals	NHL	179	19
1989–90	Washington Capitals	NHL	291	92
1990–91	Washington Capitals	NHL	—	19
1991–92	Calgary Flames	NHL	119	—
1991–92	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL	34	—
1992–93	Olimpija Ljubljana	SLO	—	—
1993–94	Olimpija Ljubljana	SLO	89	—

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International

1985	United States	WC	14
1992	United States	WC	2

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External links

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