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Hockey Hall Of Famer Tim Sheehy -Tim Sheehy
played his high school and college hockey
like a man against boys yet he was always
the youngest player in his class. He turned
down the opportunity to be the NHL's first
pick in 1966 by refusing to go to Canada
and play Major Junior and was told that if
he did not play Major Junior, he would have
no chance to play in the NHL. Sheehy opted
for an education and went to Boston College.
In
January 1969, Sports Illustrated featured
Sheehy with headlines which read: "Found
- a native who outplays the imports".
Tim Sheehy was known throughout North America
as the best college hockey player in the
country and he was an American.
Sheehy
excelled at every level of hockey in the
United States and was known as the best
at every level. Sheehy played in the pros
at
a time when very few Americans played in
the game and Americans were looked at as
taking Canadian jobs. He excelled as the
only American playing in a Canadian city
and was one of Edmonton's top scorers in
1975-76
Even
now after being retired from the game since
1980, Sheehy is still well-known today in
Minnesota for his State Tournament performances
and championships. He is well-known in Massachusetts
for his stellar career at Boston College
and rookie season with the New England Whalers.
He is respected at the International level
as the Captain of a Silver Medal Winner at
the Olympics and a member of three national
teams (1969, 1971, 1972). Tim Sheehy made
an impact at every level of hockey possible
in the United States and now as a hockey
agent, he uses his experience and expertise
to guide young men in their pursuit of a
professional hockey career.
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