title: Tim Sheehy (ice hockey)
text: # Tim Sheehy (ice hockey)
  
  Timothy Kane Sheehy (born September 3, 1948) is a Canadian-American ice hockey player.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Sheehy was born in Fort Frances, Ontario. He played hockey at Falls High School before joining the Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team. Sheehy, who has dual citizenship, also played for the American national team 1969 and 1971 World Championships as well as the 1972 Winter Olympic Games, where he won a silver medal.
  
  ## Career
  
  Sheehy was signed by the World Hockey Association's New England Whalers after the Olympics and later also played 433 games for the WHA Edmonton Oilers and Birmingham Bulls before moving on to the National Hockey League where he played a total of 27 games for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers before retiring from professional hockey in 1980.
  
  Sheehy was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Sheehy is the nephew of National Football League player Bronko Nagurski. His younger brother, Neil Sheehy, also played in the NHL.
  
  ## Career statistics
  
  ### Regular season and playoffs
  
  | | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
  | 1962–63 | International Falls High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1963–64 | International Falls High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1964–65 | International Falls High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1965–66 | International Falls High School | HS-MN | 21 | 56 | 42 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1967–68 | Boston College | ECAC | 30 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1968–69 | Boston College | ECAC | 26 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1969–70 | Boston College | ECAC | 24 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1970–71 | United States National Team | Intl | 40 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1971–72 | United States National Team | Intl | 41 | 37 | 42 | 79 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1972–73 | New England Whalers | WHA | 78 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 13 |
  | 1973–74 | New England Whalers | WHA | 77 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
  | 1974–75 | New England Whalers | WHA | 52 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1974–75 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 29 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1975–76 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 81 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
  | 1976–77 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 28 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1976–77 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 50 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1977–78 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1977–78 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1977–78 | Kansas City Red Wings | CHL | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1977–78 | New England Whalers | WHA | 25 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
  | 1978–79 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 49 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1978–79 | Utica Mohawks | NEHL | 21 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1979–80 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1979–80 | Cincinnati Stingers | CHL | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
  | 1979–80 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 52 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | WHA totals | WHA totals | WHA totals | 433 | 178 | 173 | 351 | 158 | 39 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 26 |
  | NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
  
  ### International
  
  | Year | Team | Event | | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1969 | United States | WC | | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
  | 1971 | United States | WC | | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
  | 1972 | United States | OLY | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
  | 1972 | United States | WC-B | | — | — | — | — | — |
  | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 |
  