Shawn McEachern

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United StatesUnited States  Shawn McEachern Ice hockey player
Date of birth February 28, 1969
place of birth Waltham , Massachusetts , USA
size 180 cm
Weight 91 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1987 , 6th lap, 110th position
Pittsburgh Penguins
Career stations
1988-1991 Boston University
1991-1992 USA hockey
1992-1993 Pittsburgh Penguins
1993-1994 Los Angeles Kings
1994-1995 Pittsburgh Penguins
1995-1996 Boston Bruins
1996-2002 Ottawa Senators
2002-2004 Atlanta Thrashers
2005 Malmo Redhawks
2005-2006 Boston Bruins

Shawn Kenneth McEachern (born February 28, 1969 in Waltham , Massachusetts ) is a former American ice hockey player and current coach , who played 1008 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins , Los Angeles Kings , Boston during his playing career between 1988 and 2006 Bruins , Ottawa Senators and Atlanta Thrashers played in the National Hockey League on the left winger position . McEachern celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the Pittsburgh Penguins by winning the Stanley Cup in 1992 and in the jersey of the United States national team by winning the 1996 World Cup of Hockey . He has been the head coach of the Rivers School high school ice hockey team since the summer of 2010 .

Career

Player career

Shawn McEachern began his active career with the Matignon Warriors , the ice hockey team at Matignon High School , in Cambridge , Massachusetts , for which he was active from 1985 to 1988. During this time, the attacker was selected in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft in the sixth round at a total of 110th position by the Pittsburgh Penguins . After graduating from high school in 1988, McEachern began studying at Boston University and also ran for their ice hockey team, the Boston University Terriers , in Hockey East . In the 1990/91 season he won the Hockey East championship with the team and was given various awards for his convincing performance. McEachern received an appointment to the All-Star Team and was named as the best player as the most valuable player . During the 1991/92 season he made the jump into the NHL squad of the Pittsburgh Penguins. After victories over the Washington Capitals , New York Rangers and Boston Bruins , he won the final series of the Stanley Cup against the Chicago Blackhawks in four games with the Penguins and secured the trophy with the team.

In the following season, the offensive player earned himself a regular place in the Penguins team and completed all 84 games of the regular season , in which he scored 61 points . The team failed in the play-offs in the second round in seven games against the New York Islanders . On August 27, 1993 McEachern was given in an exchange deal with the Los Angeles Kings . In return, the enforcer Marty McSorley went to Pittsburgh. After he had completed 49 games for the Kings and scored 21 points, the left-shot was sent again to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the same season. After another year in the service of the Penguins, another swap followed, as a result of which the attacker was ordered to the Boston Bruins on August 2, 1995 . In his only season for the Bruins, the offensive player was able to increase his points yield again and book 56 points in a total of 87 NHL games.

But it didn't last long in Boston either, and the Bruins gave it to the Ottawa Senators in June 1996 . In the following six years, McEachern was a regular among the Senators' best scorers and for years played in a row with Marián Hossa , Daniel Alfredsson and Alexei Jashin . In June 2002 McEachern was transferred to the Atlanta Thrashers along with a six- round suffrage for the 2004 Entry Draft , in exchange Brian Pothier went to Ottawa. In the 2003 calendar year he was named team captain of the Thrashers and held this position for more than a year. After the 2004/05 season was canceled due to the lockout , the attacker initially remained without engagement. In January 2005 he signed with the Swedish club Malmö Redhawks , for which he completed 16 games. In August 2005, he joined the Boston Bruins as a free agent . The left shooter was sent to their farm team , the Providence Bruins , in the American Hockey League during the season . After ten missions for the Providence Bruins in the AHL, he ended his active career following this season.

International

McEachern took with Team USA at the World Cup in 1991 in part. He also represented his home country at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey . His greatest success was winning the gold medal at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.

Coaching career

McEachern took up a career as a coach immediately after his career as an active player and began the 2006/07 season as an assistant coach in the team at Northeastern University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . After he had performed this position for another year in Boston, he took over again the duties of assistant coach with the ice hockey team of the University of Massachusetts Lowell . McEachern also held this position for two years. In the summer of 2010 he was hired to lead the Rivers School , a high school team.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1988/89 Boston University Hockey East 36 20th 28 48 32
1989/90 Boston University Hockey East 43 25th 31 56 78
1990/91 Boston University Hockey East 41 34 48 82 43
1991/92 USA hockey International 57 26th 23 49 38
1991/92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 15th 0 4th 4th 0 19th 2 7th 9 4th
1992/93 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 84 28 33 61 46 12 3 2 5 10
1993/94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 49 8th 13 21st 24 - - - - -
1993/94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 27 12 9 21st 10 6th 1 0 1 2
1994/95 Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 8th 1 3 4th 6th - - - - -
1994/95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 44 13 13 26th 22nd 11 0 2 2 8th
1995/96 Boston Bruins NHL 82 24 29 53 34 5 2 1 3 8th
1996/97 Ottawa Senators NHL 65 11 20th 31 18th 7th 2 0 2 8th
1997/98 Ottawa Senators NHL 81 24 24 48 42 11 0 4th 4th 8th
1998/99 Ottawa Senators NHL 77 31 25th 56 46 4th 2 0 2 6th
1999/00 Ottawa Senators NHL 69 29 22nd 51 24 6th 0 3 3 4th
200001 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 32 40 72 62 4th 0 2 2 2
200102 Ottawa Senators NHL 80 15th 31 46 52 12 0 4th 4th 2
2002/03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 46 10 16 26th 28 - - - - -
2003/04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 82 17th 38 55 76 - - - - -
2004/05 Malmo Redhawks Elitserien 6th 0 1 1 14th - - - - -
2005/06 Boston Bruins NHL 28 2 6th 8th 22nd - - - - -
2005/06 Providence Bruins AHL 10 2 4th 6th 6th - - - - -
NCAA overall 120 79 107 186 153
NHL overall 911 256 323 579 506 97 12 25th 37 62

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1991 United States WM 4th Place 10 3 2 5 6th
1992 United States Olympia 4th Place 8th 1 0 1 10
1996 United States World cup 1st place, gold 1 0 1 1 0
Men overall 19th 4th 3 7th 16

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME McEachern, Shawn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McEachern, Shawn Kenneth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Waltham , Massachusetts