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Timothy K. Sheehy

BIRTHPLACE: Fort Frances, Ontario 

BORN: September 3, 1948

TEAMS/ASSOCIATIONS: Boston College, U.S. National Teams, U.S. Olympic Team, New England Whalers, Edmonton, Birmingham, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford

 

Bio

Tim Sheehy is a native of International Falls, Minn., where he led his high school team to three consecutive state championships and 59 straight wins from 1964-1966. 

Presented with the opportunity to play major junior hockey in Canada as an NHL No. 1 draft pick, Sheehy declined, deciding instead to pursue an education and play college hockey at Boston College, where he enrolled in 1966.  Freshmen were not eligible to play varsity hockey at the time, but during the three seasons he did play, Sheehy twice earned All-American honors, scoring 185 points in just 80 games for a point-per-game average of 2.31, a record that still stands at Boston College. 

Sheehy then went on to play on U.S. National Teams in 1969, '71, and '72.  He was also the  co-captain of the 1972 silver medal-winning U.S. Olympic Team as well.  After that, Sheehy signed his first professional contract with the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association.  During his eight-year professional career he played for WHA teams in New England, Edmonton and Birmingham, along with NHL teams in Detroit and Hartford.  During his pro career Sheehy played in 460 games, scoring 179 goals and 174 assists for 353 total points.

His brother, Neil, who also played in the NHL from 1983-1992, with Calgary, Hartford and Washington, is today a Minneapolis-based attorney/hockey agent.  Presently, the two brothers work together, signing and representing some of the countries' top hockey talent into the professional ranks.

The Sheehy family, a real class act, remains synonymous with the sport of hockey in International Falls.