Kevin William O'Shea (May 28, 1947 — January 18, 2010) was a Canadian professional

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. He played in the

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with the

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and

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between 1970 and 1973, as well as in the

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with the

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between 1974 and 1975. Prior to his professional career, O'Shea played two years for

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. Internationally he played for the Canadian national team at the 1969 World Championships. In his NHL career, O'Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal in Game 7 of a playoff quarterfinal series in

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, leading the Blues past the

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and into the next round. He played in 68 WHA games, scoring ten goals and adding ten assists. He did one season in

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, representing

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, establishing a then all-time league record in penalty minutes with 72 PIM in 33 regular season games. Kevin O'Shea died January 18, 2010. Kevin was the brother of Danny O'Shea.

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