| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 205 |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1973 |
| Career End: | 1979 |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Wha Draft: | 110th overall |
| Wha Draft Year: | 1973 |
| Wha Draft Team: | Houston Aeros |
| Played For: | Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Colorado Rockies Cincinnati Stingers |
Sean Bryan Shanahan (February 8, 1951 – May 15, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger.
Shanahan was drafted by the Houston Aeros in the ninth round, 110th overall, of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He caused some controversy in Boston by being the first person after Hockey Hall of Fame player Phil Esposito to wear #7. He also played four games in the World Hockey Association with the Cincinnati Stingers.
Shanahan died on May 15, 2022, at the age of 71.[1]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1967–68 | North York Rangers | MJBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 50 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Markham Waxers | MetJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Providence College | ECAC | 23 | 13 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Providence College | ECAC | 25 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 63 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1974–75 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 67 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 159 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | ||
| 1975–76 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 64 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 91 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 1976–77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Rhode Island Reds | AHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1977–78 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 66 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 156 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1978–79 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||