Former Canadiens Stanley Cup champion Bobby Sheehan dies at 77

The Montreal Canadiens announced that Bobby (Robert Richard) Sheehan passed away over the weekend.

Sheehan died at his home in Weymouth, Massachusetts, at the age of 77.  

During his eight year NHL career, he played 310 games for six different teams, starting with the Habs from 1969 to 1971 where he won a Stanley Cup.

Sheehan would then go on to play for the Blackhawks in 1975-76, before playing for the Red Wings in 1976-77, the Colorado Rockies from 1979-81, before playing for the Kings from 1981-82.

After retiring, he moved back to Weymouth, and became a minor hockey instructor.

He is survived by his five children.

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