Sean Monahan

Sean Monahan
Born (1994-10-12) October 12, 1994
Brampton, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team Calgary Flames
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 6th overall, 2013
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2013–present

Sean Monahan (born October 12, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is a first round selection of the Flames, sixth overall, at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and played junior hockey with the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) where he served as team captain.

Early life

A native of Brampton, Ontario, Sean is the son of Cathy and John Monahan, and has a sister, Jacqueline.[1] He attended St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School. A shy child who developed into a prankster, Monahan excelled athletically. He played minor hockey and lacrosse Brampton Excelsiors.[2]

Playing career

Junior

Monahan played with the Mississauga Rebels. As a 15-year-old in 2010, he captained the Rebels to an OHL Cup title and was named most valuable player of the tournament.[3] He finished the 2009–10 season with 46 goals and 40 assists in 47 games for the Rebels and was then selected by the Ottawa 67's in the first round, 16th overall, at the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection draft.[4] Monahan's junior hockey career began with difficulty as he suffered a sprained wrist in his first training camp with the 67's, resulting in a slow start for him in the 2010–11 OHL season.[4] An invitation to play in the 2011 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, in which he was a key performer for the gold medal-winning Team Ontario, allowed Monahan to regain confidence; he completed his first OHL season on the 67's second line and recorded 47 points in 65 games.[4] Monahan played in his second international tournament following the season. He joined the Canadian Under-18 National Team for the 2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and scored a goal in the championship game to help Canada win a fourth consecutive gold medal at the event.[5]

Playing alongside NHL prospects Tyler Toffoli, Shane Prince and Cody Ceci,[3] Monahan was one of the OHL's top scorers in the 2011–12. He finished tied for 15th in league scoring with 78 points.[6] He was named to the OHL's Second All-Star team and was the 67's representative on the league's All-Scholastic team.[7] Monahan's third season in Ottawa was a transitional one for the franchise. The 67's had won three consecutive East Division titles between 2010 and 2012,[8] but the graduation of top players caused the team to enter a rebuilding phase. The 67's finished in last place in the 2012–13 OHL season with just 16 wins.[9] Monahan served as the team's captain, sharing the role with Ceci in the first half of the season until the latter player's departure in a trade.[3] He finished the season with 31 goals and 78 points.[9] He was invited to Team Canada's selection camp for the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, but failed to make the team.[10] He also missed ten games during the season after being suspended for an elbowing incident.[11]

Calgary Flames

Monahan was one of the top-ranked prospects for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft: The NHL Central Scouting Bureau ranked him as the 5th best North American skater in its final ranking while International Scouting Services ranked him 9th overall.[12] Among OHL draft prospects, the league's coaches rated Monahan highly for his intelligence on the ice, playmaking and stickhandling, and for his faceoff ability.[3] He was selected in the first round, sixth overall, by the Calgary Flames. Upon his selection, the 18-year-old centre expressed his confidence that he was ready to immediately play in the NHL.[12] He earned a spot on the Flames roster to begin the 2013–14 season and made his NHL debut on October 3, 2013, against the Washington Capitals. Monahan scored his first career point in the game, assisting on David Jones' goal in a 5–4 shootout loss.[13] He then scored his first goal the following night against goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 4–3 win.[14]

Though he remained eligible to return to junior without impacting his NHL contract, Monahan scored six goals in his first nine games to earn a permanent spot in Calgary.[15] In doing so, he became the first junior-eligible player to make the full-time jump to the Flames roster since Kevin LaVallee in 33 years.[16] Monahan scored his 20th goal in a late-season loss to the Ottawa Senators, and in doing so, became the first Flames rookie to score 20 goals since Dion Phaneuf in 2005–06 and first rookie forward since Jarome Iginla in 1996–97 to reach the mark.[17]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Ottawa 67's OHL 65 20 27 47 32 4 2 2 4 0
2011–12 Ottawa 67's OHL 62 33 45 78 38 18 8 7 15 12
2012–13 Ottawa 67's OHL 58 31 47 78 24 — — — — —
2013–14 Calgary Flames NHL 75 22 12 34 8 — — — — —
2014–15 Calgary Flames NHL 81 31 31 62 12 11 3 3 6 2
2015–16 Calgary Flames NHL 81 27 36 63 18 — — — — —
NHL totals 237 80 79 159 38 11 3 3 6 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Canada Ontario U17 1st 5 3 2 5 2
2012 Canada IH18 1st 5 2 1 3 12
2014 Canada WC 5th 7 0 2 2 2
Junior totals 10 5 3 8 14
Senior totals 7 0 2 2 2

Awards and honours

Junior
Award Year Ref.
OHL Cup Most Valuable Player 2010 [3]
World U-17 Hockey Challenge Gold Medal 2011 [4]
OHL Second Team All-Star 2011–12 [18]

References

  1. ↑ Monahan, Sean (2013-06-28). "Monahan excited for NHL Draft". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  2. ↑ Campbell, Don (2012-11-09). "Born to play". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Morreale, Mike G. (2013-03-20). "Monahan developed thanks to ex-teammates' help". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Girard, Daniel (2011-11-05). "Sean Monahan right at home on 67’s top line". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  5. ↑ "Canada wins gold at Ivan Hlinka tournament". The Globe and Mail (Toronto). 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  6. ↑ Bell, Aaron, ed. (2012). 2012–13 OHL Media Guide. Ontario Hockey League. p. 68.
  7. ↑ Bell, Aaron, ed. (2012). 2012–13 OHL Media Guide. Ontario Hockey League. pp. 139, 145.
  8. ↑ Bell, Aaron, ed. (2012). 2012–13 OHL Media Guide. Ontario Hockey League. p. 42.
  9. 1 2 Sportak, Randy (2013-07-01). "Money Man". Calgary Sun. p. S2.
  10. ↑ Gilbertson, Wes; Helmer, Aedan (2012-12-12). "Team Canada cuts Ottawa 67's Sean Monahan, Tyler Graovac". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  11. ↑ Helmer, Aedan (2012-11-23). "Ottawa 67's co-captain Sean Monahan suspended 10 games for elbow to head of Plymouth Whalers captain Colin MacDonald". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  12. 1 2 Cruickshank, Scott (2013-07-01). "Flames stick to script, take Monahan at No. 6". Calgary Herald. p. C1.
  13. ↑ Gilbertson, Wes (2013-10-04). "Ovie and out". Calgary Sun. p. S2.
  14. ↑ "Flames slip past Blue Jackets 4-3". ESPN. 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  15. ↑ "Rookie Sean Monahan earns season-long stay with Flames". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  16. ↑ Sportak, Randy (2013-10-20). "Flames rookie Sean Monahan looks to make rare jump from juniors to NHL". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  17. ↑ Yerdon, Joe (2013-03-31). "PHT Morning Skate: Monahan excites Flames with 20-goal season". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  18. ↑ Bell, Aaron, ed. (2012). 2012–13 OHL Media Guide. Ontario Hockey League. p. 145.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Mark Jankowski		 Calgary Flames' first round draft pick
2013 		Succeeded by
Émile Poirier
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