Brock Sheahan (born May 6, 1984) is a Canadian former ice hockey player and the head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team.

Playing career

Sheahan played his college ice hockey at Notre Dame from 2004 to 2008. He recorded four goals and 29 assists in 161 games. He served as alternate captain his senior year, and helped lead the Irish to the Frozen Four for the first time in program history.[1]

Following his collegiate career, he played four seasons in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), one season with the Wheeling Nailers, two seasons with the Cincinnati Cyclones and one with the Ontario Reign.[2]

Coaching career

On August 10, 2014, Sheahan was named an assistant coach for Holy Cross.[2]

Following four years at Holy Cross, he then served as an associate head coach for the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League (USHL) for two years. On December 1, 2019, he was promoted to head coach of the Steel, after former head coach Greg Moore left midway through the 2019–20 season.[3] He finished the 2019–20 with a record of 26–3–0–0, in a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and led the Steel to the Anderson Cup. He again led the Steel to the Anderson Cup during the 2020–21 season, and the Clark Cup in 2021. He finished his career with the Steel as the winningest coach in program history, with a record of 108–30–12–3, including the postseason.[4]

On August 23, 2022, he was named head coach of the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL).[5] During the 2022–23 season, he led the Wolves to a 35–29–5 regular season record.[6]

On June 20, 2023, he was named an associate head coach for Notre Dame.[7] On June 24, 2024, he was named the head coach in waiting for Notre Dame, after longtime head coach Jeff Jackson announced he would retire following the 2024–25 season.[8] On March 17, 2025, he was officially named the head coach for Notre Dame.[9]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Big Ten) (2025–present)
2025–26 Notre Dame 0–0–0 0–0–0
Notre Dame: 0–0–0 0–0–0
Total: 0–0–0

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life

Sheahan's second cousin, Riley Sheahan, is a former professional ice hockey player.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Brock Sheahan". fightingirish.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Brock Sheahan Named Assistant Men's Hockey Coach". goholycross.com. August 10, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "Greg Moore Named Head Coach of Toronto Marlies (AHL)". chicagosteelhockeyteam.com. December 1, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  4. ^ "Brock Sheahan Hired By Carolina Hurricanes to Be Chicago Wolves Head Coach". chicagosteelhockeyteam.com. August 23, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  5. ^ "Brock Sheahan named head coach of AHL champion Chicago Wolves". chicagowolves.com. August 23, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  6. ^ "Congratulations Brock Sheahan". lethbridgeminorhockey.com. June 27, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Fineran, John (June 20, 2023). "Notre Dame hockey alumnus Brock Sheahan named as third associate head coach". ndinsider.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  8. ^ "Jeff Jackson Announces Final Season At Notre Dame; Brock Sheahan '08 Named Head Coach-In-Waiting". fightingirish.com. June 24, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  9. ^ "Hockey Welcomes Brock Sheahan As Catalino Family Head Hockey Coach". fightingirish.com. March 17, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  10. ^ "Riley Sheahan". fightingirish.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  11. ^ Malik, George (June 26, 2010). "Red Wings pick Riley Sheahan 21st overall". MLive.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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