Canada Riley Sheahan
#61 EHC Biel-Bienne / NL - 22/23
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Position
C/LW
Age
33
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

A strong center with excellent defensive skills. A good skater and passer. Good at protecting the puck. Projects as a power forward. (Matias Strozyk)

Cousins: Brock Sheahan, Brodie Sheahan

© Photo: Dan Hickling

Riley Sheahan Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 St. Catharines Falcons U16 AAA SCTA U16 46* 33* 42* 75* 80* -* |
St. Catharines Falcons GHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -
2007-08 St. Catharines Falcons GHL 45* 22* 39* 61* 39* -* | Playoffs 16 5 10 15 14 -
2008-09 St. Catharines Falcons GOJHL 40* 27* 46* 73* 55* -* | Playoffs 11 8 5 13 30 -
2009-10 Univ. of Notre Dame NCAA 37* 6* 11* 17* 22* -10* |
2010-11 Univ. of Notre Dame NCAA 40* 5* 17* 22* 28* -6* |
2011-12 Univ. of Notre Dame NCAA 37* 9* 16* 25* 24* 0* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 7* 1* 1* 2* 0* -2* |
2012-13 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 72* 16* 20* 36* 33* 5* | Playoffs 24 3 13 16 10 7
2013-14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42* 9* 15* 24* 6* 8* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -1
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 31* 8* 10* 18* 12* -2* | Playoffs 8 1 4 5 0 -5
2014-15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79* 13* 23* 36* 16* -3* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 2 -1
2015-16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 81* 14* 11* 25* 12* -8* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 0
2016-17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80* 2* 11* 13* 14* -29* |
2017-18 Detroit Red Wings NHL 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73* 11* 21* 32* 4* 4* | Playoffs 12 1 2 3 2 -2
2018-19 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 49* 7* 2* 9* 13* -7* |
Florida Panthers NHL 33* 2* 8* 10* 4* -2* |
2019-20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 66* 8* 7* 15* 6* -13* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -1
2020-21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 53* 4* 9* 13* 8* -8* |
2021-22 Seattle Kraken NHL 69* 4* 13* 17* 2* 6* |
Charlotte Checkers AHL 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
2022-23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
Rochester Americans AHL 6* 0* 3* 3* 2* 3* |
EHC Biel-Bienne NL 12* 3* 4* 7* 2* 5* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 2

Riley Sheahan Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 120* 26* 35* 61* 0.51* 47* 4* | 2 32 4 * 17 * 21 * 0.66 * 10 * 2 *
GHL 2 45* 22* 39* 61* 1.36* 39* -* | 2 19 6 * 11 * 17 * 0.89 * 14 * - *
GOJHL 1 40* 27* 46* 73* 1.83* 55* -* | 1 11 8 * 5 * 13 * 1.18 * 30 * - *
NCAA 3 114* 20* 44* 64* 0.56* 74* -16* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 12 637* 74* 120* 194* 0.30* 97* -54* | 5 33 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.21 * 10 * -5 *
NL 1 12* 3* 4* 7* 0.58* 2* 5* | 1 4 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.25 * 4 * 2 *
SCTA U16 1 46* 33* 42* 75* 1.63* 80* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Riley Sheahan Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/12/2024
10/12/2024 Confirmed No team Retired
12/02/2022
12/02/2022 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres EHC Biel-Bienne
11/27/2022
11/27/2022 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Unknown
08/10/2022
08/10/2022 Confirmed Seattle Kraken Buffalo Sabres
09/01/2021
09/01/2021 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Seattle Kraken
01/08/2021
01/08/2021 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Buffalo Sabres
09/05/2019
09/05/2019 Confirmed Florida Panthers Edmonton Oilers
02/01/2019
02/01/2019 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Florida Panthers
06/28/2018
06/28/2018 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
10/21/2017
10/21/2017 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins
06/15/2016
06/15/2016 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
07/01/2014
07/01/2014 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
04/05/2012
04/05/2012 Confirmed Univ. of Notre Dame Detroit Red Wings
03/20/2012
03/20/2012 Confirmed Univ. of Notre Dame Grand Rapids Griffins
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2007, 1 #12 overall by Tri-City Storm in the USHL Futures Draft

Drafted 2007, 4 #76 overall by Erie Otters in the OHL Priority Selection

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