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Sean Monahan
Sean Monahan Flames 2016
Born (1994-10-12)October 12, 1994,
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height
Weight 		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
F. teams 		Montreal Canadiens
Calgary Flames
Ntl. team Flag of Canada Canada
NHL Draft 6th overall, 2013
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2013–present

Sean Monahan (born October 12, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Monahan was selected sixth overall by the Calgary Flames, at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and he played junior hockey with the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) where he served as team captain.

Early life[]

A native of Brampton, Ontario, Sean is the son of Cathy and John Monahan, and has a sister, Jacqueline.[1] He attended St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School. He played minor hockey and lacrosse for the Brampton Excelsiors, where one of his teammates was former Syracuse and NBA guard Tyler Ennis.[2][3]

Playing career[]

Junior[]

Monahan played with the Mississauga Rebels. As a 15-year-old in 2010, he captained the Rebels to an OHL Cup title and was named most valuable player of the tournament.[4] He finished the 2009–10 season with 46 goals and 40 assists in 47 games for the Rebels and was then selected by the Ottawa 67's in the first round, 16th overall, at the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection draft.[5] Monahan's junior hockey career began with difficulty as he suffered a sprained wrist in his first training camp with the 67's, resulting in a slow start for him in the 2010–11 OHL season.[5] An invitation to play in the 2011 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, in which he was a key performer for the gold medal-winning Team Ontario, allowed Monahan to regain confidence; he completed his first OHL season on the 67's second line and recorded 47 points in 65 games.[5] Monahan played in his second international tournament following the season. He joined the Canadian Under-18 National Team for the 2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and scored a goal in the championship game to help Canada win a fourth consecutive gold medal at the event.[6]

Playing alongside NHL prospects Tyler Toffoli, Shane Prince and Cody Ceci,[4] Monahan was one of the OHL's top scorers in the 2011–12. He finished tied for 15th in league scoring with 78 points.[7] He was named to the OHL's Second All-Star team and was the 67's representative on the league's All-Scholastic team.[8] Monahan's third season in Ottawa was a transitional one for the franchise. The 67's had won three consecutive East Division titles between 2010 and 2012,[9] but the graduation of top players caused the team to enter a rebuilding phase. The 67's finished in last place in the 2012–13 OHL season with just 16 wins.[10] Monahan served as the team's captain, sharing the role with Ceci in the first half of the season until the latter player's departure in a trade.[4] He finished the season with 31 goals and 78 points.[10] He was invited to Team Canada's selection camp for the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, but failed to make the team.[11] He also missed ten games during the season after being suspended for an elbowing incident.[12]

Calgary Flames[]

Monahan was one of the top-ranked prospects for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft: The NHL Central Scouting Bureau ranked him as the 5th best North American skater in its final ranking while International Scouting Services ranked him 9th overall.[13] Among OHL draft prospects, the league's coaches rated Monahan highly for his intelligence on the ice, playmaking and stickhandling, and for his faceoff ability.[4] He was selected in the first round, sixth overall, by the Calgary Flames. Upon his selection, the 18-year-old centre expressed his confidence that he was ready to immediately play in the NHL.[13] He earned a spot on the Flames roster to begin the 2013–14 season and made his NHL debut on October 3, 2013, against the Washington Capitals. Monahan scored his first career point in the game, assisting on David Jones' goal in a 5–4 shootout loss.[14] He then scored his first goal the following night against goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 4–3 win.[15]

Though he remained eligible to return to junior without impacting his NHL contract, Monahan scored six goals in his first nine games to earn a permanent spot in Calgary.[16] In doing so, he became the first junior-eligible player to make the full-time jump to the Flames roster since Kevin LaVallee in 33 years.[17] Monahan scored his 20th goal in a late-season loss to the Ottawa Senators, and in doing so, became the first Flames rookie to score 20 goals since Dion Phaneuf in 2005–06 and first rookie forward since Jarome Iginla in 1996–97 to reach the mark.[18]

On August 19, 2016, following back-to-back seasons in which he scored 60 or more points, Monahan, as a restricted free agent signed a seven-year, $44.625 million contract extension to remain in the Flames' organization through 2023.[19] During the 2016–17 season, Monahan scored his 100th career goal against Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning on February 23, 2017. He is the 6th youngest active player to achieve this milestone, joining the elite company of Alexander Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Jaromír Jágr, Steven Stamkos, and Patrick Kane.[20] His 100th goal also marked his 20th of the season, marking the 4 consecutive season he has scored at least 20 goals.[21] He was the youngest player in Flames' history to reach the 100-goal milestone (22 years, 134 days), passing Joe Nieuwendyk, who was 22 years and 185 days old when he scored 100th career goal.[22]

On November 18, 2017, in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Monahan scored his first career hat trick in the second period to help the Flames win 5–4.[23] He became the fastest player in the Flames’ franchise to record 9 career overtime goals when he scored his 9th on December 7, 2017 vs the Montreal Canadiens in a 3-2 win.[citation needed] However, his season was cut short in March due to injuries.[24] During the following month, Monahan underwent four surgeries but was expected to be able to play during the 2018–19 season.[25]

During the 2021–22 season, with the Flames in the midst of a resurgent season and leading the Pacific Division, Monahan was playing in a reduced role and on pace for a career-low in points-per-game. On April 2, 2022, after recording 8 goals and 23 points through 65 regular season games, it was announced he would undergo season-ending surgery on his right hip.[26] Monahan later reflected on his final season with the Flames, relating "I tore the labrum of my other hip three games into last season and kept playing. Later on, I suffered three fractured ribs. They were protruding out of my back and it was brutal. There were days where I don't even know what I was doing practicing because I couldn't even tie my own skates."[27]

Montreal Canadiens[]

On August 18, 2022, Monahan was traded, along with a conditional first-round pick in 2025 to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for future considerations. The Flames made the trade in order to create salary cap room to sign free agent Nazem Kadri.[28] Monahan made his debut in the Canadiens' season-opening game on October 12, and scored his first goal for the team that night in what proved to be a 4–3 victory over traditional archrival the Toronto Maple Leafs. The occasion coincided with his birthday.[29]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Ottawa 67's OHL 65 20 27 47 32 4 2 2 4 0
2011–12 Ottawa 67's OHL 62 33 45 78 38 18 8 7 15 12
2012–13 Ottawa 67's OHL 58 31 47 78 24 — — — — —
2013–14 Calgary Flames NHL 75 22 12 34 8 — — — — —
2014–15 Calgary Flames NHL 81 31 31 62 12 11 3 3 6 2
2015–16 Calgary Flames NHL 81 27 36 63 18 — — — — —
2016–17 Calgary Flames NHL 82 27 31 58 20 4 4 1 5 0
2017–18 Calgary Flames NHL 74 31 33 64 24 — — — — —
2018–19 Calgary Flames NHL 78 34 48 82 12 5 1 1 2 0
2019–20 Calgary Flames NHL 70 22 26 48 25 10 2 6 8 2
2020–21 Calgary Flames NHL 50 10 18 28 10 — — — — —
2021–22 Calgary Flames NHL 65 8 15 23 24 — — — — —
NHL totals 656 212 250 462 153 30 10 11 21 4

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Canada Ontario U17 Gold medal icon 5 3 2 5 2
2011 Canada IH18 Gold medal icon 5 2 1 3 12
2014 Canada WC 5th 7 0 2 2 2
Junior totals 10 5 3 8 14
Senior totals 7 0 2 2 2

Awards and honours[]

Junior
Award Year Ref.
OHL Cup Most Valuable Player 2010 [4]
World U-17 Hockey Challenge Gold Medal 2011 [5]
OHL Second Team All-Star 2011–12 [30]
NHL
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Finalist 2018–19

References[]

  1. ↑ Monahan, Sean (2013-06-28). Monahan excited for NHL Draft. National Hockey League. Retrieved on 2013-07-01.
  2. ↑ Campbell, Don. "Born to play", Ottawa Citizen, 2012-11-09. Retrieved on 2013-07-01. 
  3. ↑ "How NHL's Monahan, NBA's Ennis honed skills on same lacrosse team - Sportsnet.ca", Sportsnet.ca. (en-US) 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Morreale, Mike G.. "Monahan developed thanks to ex-teammates' help", National Hockey League, 2013-03-20. Retrieved on 2013-07-01. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Girard, Daniel. "Sean Monahan right at home on 67's top line", Toronto Star, 2011-11-05. Retrieved on 2013-07-01. 
  6. ↑ "Canada wins gold at Ivan Hlinka tournament", The Globe and Mail (Toronto), 2011-08-13. Retrieved on 2013-07-01. 
  7. ↑ (2012) 2012–13 OHL Media Guide. Ontario Hockey League, 68. 
  8. ↑ (2012) 2012–13 OHL Media Guide. Ontario Hockey League, 139, 145. 
  9. ↑ (2012) 2012–13 OHL Media Guide. Ontario Hockey League, 42. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sportak, Randy. "Money Man", Calgary Sun, 2013-07-01, p. S2. 
  11. ↑ "Team Canada cuts Ottawa 67's Sean Monahan, Tyler Graovac", Ottawa Sun, 2012-12-12. Retrieved on 2013-07-01. 
  12. ↑ Helmer, Aedan. "Ottawa 67's co-captain Sean Monahan suspended 10 games for elbow to head of Plymouth Whalers captain Colin MacDonald", Ottawa Sun, 2012-11-23. Retrieved on 2013-07-01. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Cruickshank, Scott. "Flames stick to script, take Monahan at No. 6", Calgary Herald, 2013-07-01, p. C1. 
  14. ↑ Gilbertson, Wes. "Ovie and out", Calgary Sun, 2013-10-04, p. S2. 
  15. ↑ "Flames slip past Blue Jackets 4-3", ESPN, 2013-10-04. Retrieved on 2013-10-04. 
  16. ↑ "Rookie Sean Monahan earns season-long stay with Flames", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2013-10-23. Retrieved on 2014-04-11. 
  17. ↑ Sportak, Randy. "Flames rookie Sean Monahan looks to make rare jump from juniors to NHL", Calgary Sun, 2013-10-20. Retrieved on 2014-04-11. 
  18. ↑ Yerdon, Joe. "PHT Morning Skate: Monahan excites Flames with 20-goal season", NBC Sports, 2013-03-31. Retrieved on 2013-03-31. 
  19. ↑ Flames sign Sean Monahan to seven-year contract extension. National Hockey League (August 19, 2016).
  20. ↑ AP (Feb 23, 2017) 'Flames squeeze past Lightning on Sean Monahan's 100th career goal'.Associated Press retrieved from http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames-tampa-bay-lightning-recap-1.3997036. Retrieved Feb 23, 2017
  21. ↑ Calgary Flames' Sean Monahan Makes History As They Top Lightning (February 23, 2017).
  22. ↑ Sean Monahan just landed himself inside a pretty tight circle of NHL history makers.
  23. ↑ Sean Monahan's 1st hat trick helps Flames down Flyers. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (November 18, 2017).
  24. ↑ Report: Flames centre Sean Monahan done for the season (March 23, 2018). Retrieved on March 24, 2018.
  25. ↑ Monahan progressing for Flames following four surgeries (June 6, 2018). Retrieved on June 6, 2018.
  26. ↑ Flames Monahan to undergo season-ending surgery. The Sports Network (April 2, 2022). Retrieved on April 2, 2022.
  27. ↑ Engels, Eric (October 12, 2022). Canadiens begin season focused on taking meaningful steps in developing young roster.
  28. ↑ TSN ca Staff (2022-08-18). Flames trade F Monahan to Canadiens - TSN.ca (en).
  29. ↑ Leijon, Erik (October 13, 2022). Habs start season on right foot with 4-3 win.
  30. ↑ (2012) 2012–13 OHL Media Guide. Ontario Hockey League, 145. 

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Preceded by
Mark Jankowski 		Calgary Flames' first round draft pick
2013 		Succeeded by
Émile Poirier
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