Riley Sheahan

Riley Sheahan

Sheahan playing for the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2012
Born (1991-12-07) December 7, 1991
St. Catharines, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 223 lb (101 kg; 15 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft 21st overall, 2010
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2011–present

Riley Michael Sheahan (born December 7, 1991) is a Canadian ice hockey centre for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] Sheahan was drafted 21st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[2] Sheahan performed well enough at Canada’s 2011 National Junior Team prospect camp in the summer of 2010 and was asked to come back to the Selection Camp in December 2010.

Playing career

Junior

Sheahan played junior B ice hockey in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League with the St. Catharines Falcons playing both centre and wing. During his first season with the Falcons Sheahan played with Atlanta Thrashers 1st round pick Daultan Leveille. Sheahan collected 49 goals and 85 assists over two seasons with the Falcons.[3]

College

Following the two seasons in St. Catharines, Sheahan decided to forgo major junior hockey with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League to play NCAA Division I college ice hockey with the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA).[1]

Professional

On April 5, 2012, the Detroit Red Wings signed Sheahan to a three-year entry-level contract.[4] On April 7, 2012, Sheahan made his NHL debut for the Detroit Red Wings in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks.[5] On January 11, 2014, Sheahan scored his first career NHL goal against Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings. On July 1, 2014, the Detroit Red Wings signed Sheahan to a two-year, $1.9 million contract extension.[6]

Personal life

On October 29, 2012, Sheahan was stopped by Grand Rapids police after the car he was driving was spotted driving the wrong way on the road. He subsequently registered a blood alcohol concentration of .30 and was charged under Michigan's "super-drunk" DUI law.[7] Sheahan's blood alcohol level was nearly four times the legal limit and almost double the "super drunk" definition of .17 under Michigan law. Police stated that Sheahan was dressed in a purple Teletubby costume at the time of his arrest. The police initially believed they were dealing with Sheahan's Grand Rapids Griffins' teammate Brendan Smith, who was twenty-three years old at the time of the incident. Sheahan admitted to police that he was carrying Smith's drivers license to get into local bars.[8]

Awards and honours

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08St. Catharines FalconsGOJHL45223961—751015—
2008–09St. Catharines FalconsGOJHL40274673—118513—
2009–10Notre Dame Fighting IrishCCHA376111722—————
2010–11Notre Dame Fighting IrishCCHA405172228—————
2011–12Notre Dame Fighting IrishCCHA379162524—————
2011–12Detroit Red WingsNHL10004—————
2011–12Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL71120—————
2012–13Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL7216203633243131610
2012–13Detroit Red WingsNHL10000—————
2013–14Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL31810181281450
2013–14Detroit Red WingsNHL4291524650000
2014–15Detroit Red WingsNHL791323361672132
2015–16Detroit Red WingsNHL811411251250114
NHL totals 204 36 49 85 38 17 2 2 4 6

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Preceded by
Thomas McCollum		 Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick
2010 		Succeeded by
Anthony Mantha
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