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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
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{{for|the basketball player|Kevin O'Shea (basketball)}}
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| image = Kevin-oshea-danny-oshea.jpg
| image = Kevin-oshea-danny-oshea.jpg
| image_size = 230px
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| caption = Danny O'Shea congratulates his brother Kevin after scoring the game-winning goal overtime goal versus Minnesota in game six of the Quarterfinals which elevated St. Louis into the semifinals.
| caption = Danny O'Shea congratulates his brother Kevin after scoring the game-winning goal in 1972
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right Wing]]
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right Wing]]
| shoots = Right
| shoots = Right
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| height_in = 2
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 205
| weight_lb = 205
| ntl_team = CAN
| ntl_team = Canada
| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|5|28}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|5|28}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario|ON]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|1|18|1947|5|28}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|1|18|1947|5|28}}
| death_place = [[Ontario]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| death_place = [[Ontario]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| career_start = 1969
| career_start = 1969
| career_end = 1976
| career_end = 1976
| played_for = [[Buffalo Sabres]]<br />[[St. Louis Blues]]<br />[[Minnesota Fighting Saints]] ([[World Hockey Association|WHA]])
| played_for = [[Buffalo Sabres]] <br>[[St. Louis Blues]] <br>[[Minnesota Fighting Saints]] <br>[[Timrå IK]]
}}
}}
'''Kevin William O'Shea''' (May 28, 1947 in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] &ndash; January 18, 2010 in [[Ontario]]) was a professional [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]]. He played in the [[National Hockey League]] with the [[Buffalo Sabres]] and [[St. Louis Blues]], as well as in the [[World Hockey Association]] with the [[Minnesota Fighting Saints]]. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for [[Skating Saints|St. Lawrence University]].<ref>[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13903 Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Kevin O'Shea<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''Kevin William O'Shea''' (May 28, 1947 — January 18, 2010) was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]]. He played in the [[National Hockey League]] with the [[Buffalo Sabres]] and [[St. Louis Blues]] between 1970 and 1973, as well as in the [[World Hockey Association]] with the [[Minnesota Fighting Saints]] between 1974 and 1975. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for [[Skating Saints|St. Lawrence University]].<ref>[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13903 Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Kevin O'Shea<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Internationally he played for the [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canadian national team]] at the [[1969 Ice Hockey World Championships|1969 World Championships]].


In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal in Game 7 of a playoff quarterfinal series in [[1971–72 NHL season|1972]], leading the Blues past the [[Minnesota North Stars]] and into the next round.<ref name="obit">{{cite web|last=Hawthorn|first=Tom|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|title=Hockey player famous for dramatic goal|url=http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20100130.OBOSHEA30ART2033/BDAStory/BDA/deaths|date=January 30, 2010|accessdate=February 14, 2016}}</ref>
In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal in Game 7 of a playoff quarterfinal series in [[1971–72 NHL season|1972]], leading the Blues past the [[Minnesota North Stars]] and into the next round.<ref name="obit">{{cite web|last=Hawthorn|first=Tom|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|title=Hockey player famous for dramatic goal|url=http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20100130.OBOSHEA30ART2033/BDAStory/BDA/deaths|date=January 30, 2010|accessdate=February 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Post-Dispatch |first=Dan O'Neill St Louis |date=2019-05-11 |title=Before Maroon struck, here were the 10 most memorable OT goals in Blues playoff history |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/before-maroon-struck-here-were-the-10-most-memorable-ot-goals-in-blues-playoff-history/collection_6741fe9a-f069-5e49-91c5-bda776101d7a.html |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=STLtoday.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hawthorn |first=Tom |date=2010-02-17 |title=Tom Hawthorn's blog: Kevin O'Shea, hockey player (1947-2010) |url=https://tomhawthorn.blogspot.com/2010/02/kevin-oshea-hockey-player-1947-2010.html |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Tom Hawthorn's blog}}</ref>


He played in 68 WHA games, scoring ten goals and adding ten assists. He did one season in [[Sweden]], representing [[Timrå IK]] in [[Swedish Hockey League|Elitserien]], establishing a then all-time league record in penalty minutes with 72 PIM in 33 regular season games.
He played in 68 WHA games, scoring ten goals and adding ten assists. He did one season in [[Sweden]], representing [[Timrå IK]] in [[Swedish Hockey League|Elitserien]], establishing a then all-time league record in penalty minutes with 72 PIM in 33 regular season games.


Kevin O'Shea died January 18, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Week |first=Oshawa This |date=2010-01-20 |title=Kevin O'Shea dies |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/life/kevin-oshea-dies/article_e6611119-cdbc-5421-9822-f5cec466489b.html |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=DurhamRegion.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="obit" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin O'Shea Obituary (2010) - Toronto Star |url=https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/thestar/name/kevin-o-shea-obituary?id=45239773 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref> Kevin was the brother of [[Danny O'Shea (ice hockey)|Danny O'Shea]].
O'Shea died January 18, 2010.<ref name="obit" />

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1963–64 OHA season|1963–64]]
| [[Oshawa Generals]]
| [[Ontario Hockey Association|OHA]]
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1966–67
| Cornwall Colts
| OHA-B
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1966–67
| [[Cornwall Royals]]
| [[Central Canada Hockey League|CJHL]]
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1967 Memorial Cup|1966–67]]
| Cornwall Royals
| [[Memorial Cup|M-Cup]]
| — || — || — || — || —
| 12 || 6 || 5 || 11 || 43
|-
| [[1967–68 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season|1967–68]]
| [[St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey|St. Lawrence University]]
| [[ECAC Hockey|ECAC]]
| 14 || 11 || 13 || 24 || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1968–69 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season|1968–69]]
| St. Lawrence University
| ECAC
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1968–69
| Ottawa Nationals
| [[OHA Senior A League (1890–1979)|OHA Sr]]
| 6 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 32
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1969–70 WHL season|1969–70]]
| [[San Diego Gulls (1966–1974)|San Diego Gulls]]
| [[Western Hockey League (1952–74)|WHL]]
| 71 || 12 || 22 || 34 || 49
| 6 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 9
|-
| [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]]
| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 41 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 8
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 52 || 6 || 9 || 15 || 44
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1971–72
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| NHL
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
| 11 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1972–73 NHL season|1972–73]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 36 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 31
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[1972–73 WHL season|1972–73]]
| [[Denver Spurs]]
| WHL
| 16 || 11 || 7 || 18 || 29
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1973–74 WHL season|1973–74]]
| [[Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL)|Phoenix Roadrunners]]
| WHL
| 54 || 24 || 21 || 45 || 40
| 9 || 6 || 5 || 11 || 0
|-
| [[1974–75 WHA season|1974–75]]
| [[Minnesota Fighting Saints]]
| [[World Hockey Association|WHA]]
| 68 || 10 || 10 || 20 || 42
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1975–76 Elitserien season|1975–76]]
| [[Timrå IK]]
| [[Swedish Hockey League|SWE]]
| 33 || 16 || 5 || 21 || 72
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | WHA totals
! 68 !! 10 !! 10 !! 20 !! 42
! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 133 !! 13 !! 18 !! 31 !! 85
! 12 !! 2 !! 1 !! 3 !! 10
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1969 Ice Hockey World Championships|1969]]
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"| Senior totals
! 7 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 23
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{hockeydb|4050}}
* {{icehockeystats}}
*{{legendsofhockey|13903}}

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Latest revision as of 16:16, 13 October 2024

For the basketball player, see Kevin O'Shea (basketball).
Kevin O'Shea
Danny O'Shea congratulates his brother Kevin after scoring the game-winning goal in 1972
Born (1947-05-28)May 28, 1947
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died January 18, 2010(2010-01-18) (aged 62)
Ontario, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Buffalo Sabres
St. Louis Blues
Minnesota Fighting Saints
Timrå IK
National team  Canada
Playing career 1969–1976

Kevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 — January 18, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues between 1970 and 1973, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints between 1974 and 1975. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University.[1] Internationally he played for the Canadian national team at the 1969 World Championships.

In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal in Game 7 of a playoff quarterfinal series in 1972, leading the Blues past the Minnesota North Stars and into the next round.[2][3][4]

He played in 68 WHA games, scoring ten goals and adding ten assists. He did one season in Sweden, representing Timrå IK in Elitserien, establishing a then all-time league record in penalty minutes with 72 PIM in 33 regular season games.

Kevin O'Shea died January 18, 2010.[5][2][6] Kevin was the brother of Danny O'Shea.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1963–64 Oshawa Generals OHA 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1966–67 Cornwall Colts OHA-B — — — — — — — — — —
1966–67 Cornwall Royals CJHL — — — — — — — — — —
1966–67 Cornwall Royals M-Cup — — — — — 12 6 5 11 43
1967–68 St. Lawrence University ECAC 14 11 13 24 — — — — — —
1968–69 St. Lawrence University ECAC — — — — — — — — — —
1968–69 Ottawa Nationals OHA Sr 6 3 1 4 32 — — — — —
1969–70 San Diego Gulls WHL 71 12 22 34 49 6 1 2 3 9
1970–71 Buffalo Sabres NHL 41 4 4 8 8 — — — — —
1971–72 Buffalo Sabres NHL 52 6 9 15 44 — — — — —
1971–72 St. Louis Blues NHL 4 0 0 0 2 11 2 1 3 10
1972–73 St. Louis Blues NHL 36 3 5 8 31 1 0 0 0 0
1972–73 Denver Spurs WHL 16 11 7 18 29 — — — — —
1973–74 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 54 24 21 45 40 9 6 5 11 0
1974–75 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 68 10 10 20 42 1 0 0 0 0
1975–76 Timrå IK SWE 33 16 5 21 72 — — — — —
WHA totals 68 10 10 20 42 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 133 13 18 31 85 12 2 1 3 10

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1969 Canada WC 7 0 0 0 23
Senior totals 7 0 0 0 23

References

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  1. ^ Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Kevin O'Shea
  2. ^ a b Hawthorn, Tom (January 30, 2010). "Hockey player famous for dramatic goal". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Post-Dispatch, Dan O'Neill St Louis (2019-05-11). "Before Maroon struck, here were the 10 most memorable OT goals in Blues playoff history". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  4. ^ Hawthorn, Tom (2010-02-17). "Tom Hawthorn's blog: Kevin O'Shea, hockey player (1947-2010)". Tom Hawthorn's blog. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  5. ^ Week, Oshawa This (2010-01-20). "Kevin O'Shea dies". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  6. ^ "Kevin O'Shea Obituary (2010) - Toronto Star". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
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