Kevin O'Shea

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. Internationally he played for the Canadian national team at the 1969 World Championships. Kevin was the brother of Danny O'Shea, who played alongside him for a handful of seasons in the NHL and WHA.

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 retired in 1976. He attended law school at the University of Windsor and became a practicing barrister. He died on January 18, 2010 and was buried at Stouffville Cemetery in Ontario.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs

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