Conor Sheary

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Conor Sheary
File:Conor Sheary 2016-04-28 1.JPG
Sheary with the Penguins in 2016.
Born (1992-06-08) June 8, 1992 (age 32)
Melrose, MA, USA
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Left
NHL team Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Conor Sheary (born June 8, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Sheary played collegiate hockey with the University of Massachusetts Amherst of the Hockey East. At the conclusion of his senior season with the Minutemen, Sheary made his professional debut with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL at the tail end of the 2013–14 season, and remained with the club into the post-season to produce 11 points in 15 games.

On July 1, 2015, Sheary was signed to a two-year entry-level contract with the NHL affiliate of Wilkes-Barre, the Pittsburgh Penguins.[1]

In the following 2015–16 season, Sheary was recalled from the AHL to the Pittsburgh Penguins on December 15, 2015 and made his NHL debut on December 16, 2015 in a 3–0 loss against the Boston Bruins.[2][3] On December 18, 2015, he scored his first NHL goal on goaltender Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins and registered his first NHL assist in the same game.

On March 13, 2016. Sheary recorded his first multi-goal game, scoring 2 goals against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden against goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. He would then record his first career playoff goal vs Lundqvist on April 21, 2016.

Personal life

Sheary has been dating Jordan Sullivan since their years at Cushing Academy. They recently became engaged in March.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Cushing Academy USHS 29 2 2 4 12
2008–09 Cushing Academy USHS 31 16 27 43 6
2009–10 Cushing Academy USHS 31 30 41 71 24
2010–11 UMass-Amherst HE 34 6 8 14 12
2011–12 UMass-Amherst HE 36 12 23 35 10
2012–13 UMass-Amherst HE 34 11 16 27 29
2013–14 UMass-Amherst HE 34 9 19 28 2
2013–14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 2 0 0 0 0 15 6 5 11 0
2014–15 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 58 20 25 45 8 8 5 7 12 2
2015–16 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 30 7 29 36 4
2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 44 7 3 10 8
AHL totals 90 27 54 81 12 23 11 12 23 2
NHL totals 44 7 3 10 8

References

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