Tyler Sheehy
Tyler Sheehy (born November 20, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Nürnberg Ice Tigers in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was an All-American for Minnesota.[1]
| Tyler Sheehy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93098.jpg.webp) Sheehy in 2022 | |||
| Born |
November 20, 1995 Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Free Agent Iowa Wild Nürnberg Ice Tigers | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Playing career
Sheehy joined the Golden Gophers ice hockey team in the fall of 2015 and immediately became a key contributor on offense. After helping Minnesota capture its 4th-consecutive first-place finish, Sheehy became one of the team's stars as a sophomore.[2] Sheehy led the Gophers in scoring and was named an All-American. Unfortunately, Minnesota lost both of its postseason games that season and ended the season on a sour note. Entering his junior season, Sheehy was named team captain and, with the team ranked 3rd in the pre-season poll, there were high expectations. As it turned out, however, Minnesota's offense played poorly all season while Sheehy's offensive numbers were more than halved. The fallout from losing both playoff matches once more was the resignation of head coach Don Lucia after 19 seasons.[3] Sheehy's production recovered in his senior season under new bench boss Bob Motzko but Minnesota fared little better in their record and Sheehy's college career ended with just a single NCAA tournament game to his résumé.
After graduating, Sheehy signed with the Minnesota Wild and was assigned to their AHL affiliate for the remainder of the season. He spent most of his first full year as a professional playing with the Allen Americans but made the most of his time there, leading the team in scoring. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he wasn't able to showcase his talent in any postseason games. He was resigned to a 1-year contract[4] when the following season finally began and split time between the Americans and the Iowa Wild. He didn't have as good of a season the second time around but did finally return to postseason action.
In 2021, Sheehy travelled to Germany to continue his professional career and signed a deal with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the top flight DEL.[5]
In his second season with the Ice Tigers in 2022–23, Sheehy contributed offensively with 12 goals and 34 points through 53 regular season games. Following a playoff qualifier defeat to the Fischtown Pinguins, he left Nürnberg at the conclusion of his contract on March 18, 2023.[6]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Burnsville High School | MN-HS | 25 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Burnsville High School | MN-HS | 25 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | USNTDP U-18 | USHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 49 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 43 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | U. of Minnesota | B1G | 37 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | U. of Minnesota | B1G | 38 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | U. of Minnesota | B1G | 36 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | U. of Minnesota | B1G | 38 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Allen Americans | ECHL | 47 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Allen Americans | ECHL | 16 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 49 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 53 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| DEL totals | 102 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten All-Tournament Team | 2016 | [7] |
| All-Big Ten First Team | 2016–17 | [8] |
| AHCA West First Team All-American | 2016–17 | [1] |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | 2018–19 | [9] |
References
- "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- "Minnesota Men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- "Minnesota Hockey: Don Lucia steps down as Gophers head coach". The Daily Gopher. March 20, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- "Iowa re-signs forward Tyler Sheehy". Iowa Wild. November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- "With Tyler Sheehy comes a strong center" (in German). Nürnberg Ice Tigers. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- "Current status of personnel planning" (in German). Nürnberg Ice Tigers. March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- "2016 All-Tournament Team" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2016-17/release/release_final.pdf
- "Hockey Postseason Honors Announced". bigten.org. March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database