Sports
Former Oilers Forward Hangs Up His Skates
EDMONTON — All’s well that ends well.
According to a recent article by BP Sports Niagara, former Edmonton Oilers forward Riley Sheahan has retired from playing hockey.
This may surprise some, but the NHL journeyman hasn’t played professionally since the 2022-23 season. He split that season between the Buffalo Sabres, Rochester Americans, and the National League’s EHC Biel-Bienne.
View the original article to see embedded media.
Sheahan played for the Oilers in the 2019-20 season. In 66 games, he scored 15 points and averaged 12:48 of ice time.
Despite not playing for a couple of years now, Sheahan is happy with where he is in life, where he finds himself helping with the Niagara North Stars once a week.
“I’ve kind of wanted to get back into coaching a bit, ” Sheahan told BP Sports. “They have external guys come in and run a skate and kind of provide some assistance, maybe a different voice.”
“It’s been fun.”
Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Watching the kids come for these skates has made Sheahan realize something—he wants to help them achieve what he did, playing in the NHL.
“These kids are working their way to that and they just love hockey so much,” Sheahan remarks, “It’s cool to see that, so I definitely have a deep appreciation for kids at that age where they’re trying to achieve their dream and I’d like to help.”
The 2010 21st overall pick played 637 games in the NHL. In addition to the Oilers he made stops playing for the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers, Seattle Kraken, and the aforementioned Sabres.
One of the coolest moments in the latter part of his career was scoring the first goal in Seattle Kraken history.
Bookmark The Hockey News Edmonton Oilers team site to never miss the latest news, game-day coverage, and more.
Related: Bad Puck Luck Behind Oilers’ Early-Season Struggles
Related: Ex-Oiler Cam Talbot Breaks NHL Record
Related: Former Oilers Forward One-Punches Frank Vatrano
Related: Sights & Sounds: Behind The Oilers Brutal Loss To Flames
Related: Oilers Make Big Statement On Waived Defender
Even with October struggles, AL MVP Aaron Judge just put up one of the greatest seasons we’ve ever seen
What to know about a storm bringing high winds, heavy rain, snow to California and Pacific Northwest
How Roki Sasaki’s arrival to MLB could upend the entire 2025 Latin American signing class
49ers QB Purdy appears to leave practice with shoulder injury
Can UConn pull off a historic three-peat? The next three weeks will provide some answers
5 stats that prove LeBron James is having his most impressive season | The Big Number
Draymond issues passionate defense of Warriors teammate Podziemski
Report: Former Temple men’s basketball player the subject of a federal points-shaving investigation
