Neil Sheehy

Neil Kane Sheehy (born February 9, 1960) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey player with dual citizenship. He grew up in International Falls, Minnesota.

A defenceman and Harvard University graduate, Sheehy signed as a free agent in 1983 by the Calgary Flames. His tough defensive play would help guide the Flames to their first finals appearance in 1986. He has also played for the Hartford Whalers and Washington Capitals.

Sheehy is one of two NHL players who wore the number 0, the other was Paul Bibeault. After NHL statisticians discovered a bug in their new stat-tracking software, the league restricted jersey numbers to whole numbers between 1 and 99 (later limited to numbers between 1 and 98 after the league-wide retirement of number 99 for Wayne Gretzky). This gives Sheehy the distinction of being the last player in NHL history to wear the number 0, with the Hartford Whalers in 1988.

His older brother is former NHL and USA Olympic team member Timothy Sheehy.

Sexual assault allegation In May 1990, while playing for the Capitals, Sheehy was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl outside a bar, alongside teammates Dino Ciccarelli, Scott Stevens, and Geoff Courtnall. The court case fell apart, though a spokesperson for the Metropolitan police at the time stated (without any supporting evidence available for use at trial,) that the police “have sufficient grounds to believe that a criminal offense did occur.”

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1978–79 Phillips Academy Andover HS-MA — — — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Harvard University ECAC 13 0 0 0 10 — — — — — 1980–81 Harvard University ECAC 26 4 8 12 22 — — — — — 1981–82 Harvard University ECAC 30 7 11 18 46 — — — — — 1982–83 Harvard University ECAC 34 5 13 18 48 — — — — — 1983–84 Calgary Flames NHL 1 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 4 1983–84 Colorado Flames CHL 74 5 18 23 151 — — — — — 1984–85 Calgary Flames NHL 31 3 4 7 109 — — — — — 1984–85 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 34 6 9 15 101 — — — — — 1985–86 Calgary Flames NHL 65 2 16 18 271 22 0 2 2 79 1985–86 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 4 1 1 2 21 — — — — — 1986–87 Calgary Flames NHL 54 4 6 10 151 6 0 0 0 21 1987–88 Calgary Flames NHL 36 2 6 8 73 — — — — — 1987–88 Hartford Whalers NHL 26 1 4 5 116 1 0 0 0 7 1988–89 Washington Capitals NHL 72 3 4 7 179 6 0 0 0 19 1989–90 Washington Capitals NHL 59 1 5 6 291 13 0 1 1 92 1990–91 Washington Capitals NHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 19 1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL 35 1 2 3 119 — — — — — 1991–92 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 6 0 0 0 34 — — — — — 1992–93 Olimpija Ljubljana SLO — — — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Olimpija Ljubljana SLO 23 14 23 37 89 — — — — — NHL totals 379 18 47 65 1311 54 0 3 3 241

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1985 United States WC 8 0 0 0 14 1992 United States WC 6 0 0 0 2 Senior totals 14 0 0 0 16