Shawn McEachern

Shawn Kenneth McEachern (born February 28, 1969) is an American ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. He is the current head boys' varsity ice hockey coach at The Rivers School, an independent 6–12 school in Weston, Massachusetts.

Shawn McEachern
Born (1969-02-28) February 28, 1969
Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Los Angeles Kings
Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators
Atlanta Thrashers
Kiekko-Espoo
Malmö IF
National team  United States
NHL Draft 110th overall, 1987
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 19912006

Biography

As a youth, McEachern played in the 1981 and 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Boston.[1]

During his stint as a professional, he tallied 254 goals and 317 assists during a 13-year NHL career with the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators and Atlanta Thrashers. He scored over 30 goals in two different seasons and his best point total came in 2000–01, when he notched 32 goals and 40 assists for the Ottawa Senators. He won a Stanley Cup championship in 1992 with the Pittsburgh Penguins. On August 27, 2006, he announced his retirement.

Before entering the NHL, McEachern was a standout ice hockey player at Boston University and at Matignon High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has previously served as an assistant hockey coach at University of Massachusetts Lowell, as well as Northeastern University and Salem State University. He is also the coach for the East Coast Wizards U16 team in Bedford, Massachusetts.

He currently resides in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East Second Team 1989–90
All-Hockey East First Team 1990–91
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1990–91
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1991 [2]
Stanley Cup championship (Pittsburgh) 1992

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Matignon High School HS-MA 20322052
1986–87 Matignon High School HS-MA 16292857
1987–88 Matignon High School HS-MA 22524092
1988–89 Boston University HE 3620284832
1989–90 Boston University HE 4325315678
1990–91 Boston University HE 4134488243
1991–92 United States Intl 5726234938
1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 150440 192794
1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8428336146 1232510
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 498132124
1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 271292110 61012
1994–95 Kiekko-Espoo SM-l 81346
1994–95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 4413132622 110228
1995–96 Boston Bruins NHL 8224295334 52138
1996–97 Ottawa Senators NHL 6511203118 72028
1997–98 Ottawa Senators NHL 8124244842 110448
1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 7731255646 42026
1999–2000 Ottawa Senators NHL 6929225124 60334
2000–01 Ottawa Senators NHL 8232407262 40222
2001–02 Ottawa Senators NHL 8015314652 120442
2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 4610162628
2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 8217385576
2004–05 Malmö IF SEL 601114
2005–06 Boston Bruins NHL 2826822
2005–06 Providence Bruins AHL 102466
NHL totals 911256323579506 9712253762

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1991 United States WC 10 3 2 5 6
1992 United States OG 8 1 0 1 10
1996 United States WCH 1 0 1 1 0
Senior totals 19 4 3 7 16

See also

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  2. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Scott LaGrand
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player
1991
Succeeded by
Scott Pellerin
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ray Ferraro
Atlanta Thrashers captain
200204
Succeeded by
Scott Mellanby
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