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 |
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 | 1991–2006 | ||
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 | 20 | 32 | 20 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Matignon High School | HS-MA | 16 | 29 | 28 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Matignon High School | HS-MA | 22 | 52 | 40 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Boston University | HE | 36 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Boston University | HE | 43 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Boston University | HE | 41 | 34 | 48 | 82 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | United States | Intl | 57 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 84 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1993–94 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 49 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 27 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-Espoo | SM-l | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 44 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1995–96 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 65 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1997–98 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 81 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 77 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 69 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 82 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 80 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 46 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 82 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Malmö IF | SEL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 28 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 911 | 256 | 323 | 579 | 506 | 97 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 62 | ||||
See also
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
External links
- Shawn McEachern career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Shawn McEachern career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Shawn McEachern's TSN profile
- Shawn McEachern's Hockey Reference profile
| 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 2002–04 |
Succeeded by Scott Mellanby |