Lindsay  Auld  | l.auld@hotmail.com  |  412.304.9296  

 
 
 
FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  
 
Penguins  Sign  Riley  Sheahan  to  a  One-­Year  Contract    
   
The  Pittsburgh  Penguins  have  signed  forward  Riley  Sheahan  to  a  one-­year  contract,  it  
was  announced  today  by  executive  vice  president  and  general  manager  Jim  Rutherford.    
 
Sheahan’s  deal  carries  an  average  value  of  $2.5  million.  
 
The  26-­year-­old  Sheahan  recorded  one  of  his  best  seasons  after  arriving  in  Pittsburgh  in  
October  of  2017.  He  was  ranked  eighth  on  the  Penguins  in  the  2017-­18  season  with  32  
points  (11G-­21A).  He  held  three  points  (1G-­  2A)  in  the  postseason.  His  assist  and  point  
totals  were  the  second-­highest  of  his  career.    
 
Sheahan  stood  third  on  the  team  among  forwards  with  46  blocked  shots.  He  also  ranked  
first  on  the  team  in  shorthanded  minutes  per  game  (2:41).  
 
The  6-­foot-­3,  214-­pound  Sheahan  holds  a  career  average  of  50.2%  on  faceoffs.  By  the  
end  of  the  2017-­18  season  his  faceoff  win  percentage  was  at  a  career  high  of  54.44%.  
He  continued  striving  in  the  2017-­18  playoff  season  with  an  average  of  55.9%.    
 
The  Penguins,  in  need  of  a  center,  acquired  the  St.  Catharines,  Ontario  native  in  a  trade  
with  the  Detroit  Red  Wings  on  October  21,  2017.  Pittsburgh  traded  Scott  Wilson  and  a  
2018  third  round  draft  pick.  Sheahan  played  eight  games  with  the  Red  wings  before  
being  traded.  
 
Before  arriving  in  Pittsburgh,  Sheahan  played  four  full  seasons,  and  parts  of  three  others  
with  the  Detroit  Red  Wings.  The  Detroit  Red  Wings  selected  Sheahan  in  the  first  round  
(21st  overall)  of  the  2010  NHL  Draft.  
 
Sheahan  has  played  365  career  regular-­season  games  with  the  Penguins  and  Red  
Wings  tallying  49  goals,  81  assists,  and  130  points.