Position Right Wing National team Canada Height 1.88 m Career start 1969 | Shot Right Playing career Weight 93 kg Career end 1976 | |
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Born May 28, 1947
Toronto, ON, CAN ( 1947-05-28 ) Died 18 January 2010, Ontario, Canada Played for Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Fighting Saints (World Hockey Association) | ||
Kevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional 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 St. Lawrence University.
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.
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.
O'Shea died January 18, 2010.