Neil Shea

Neil Shea #19

Full Name: Neil Shea
Date of Birth: 15th July 1963
Place of Birth: Boston, USA
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 195lb
Colour of Eyes: Green
Shoe Size: 10
Nickname: None
School: Boston College
First Job: Have not had one
First Love: Beer

Home Life

Family: Father Jim, mother Betty, brother Jim, sisters Carolyn and Kathy
Lives: Never mind!
Newspaper: Boston Herald
Favourite Food: Chicken
Worst Food: English
Favourite Drink: Budweiser
Hobbies: Sleeping
Favourite room in the house: The big bed
Top TV programmes: Sports
Programmes you always switch off: BBC
Pets: Girls
Top music taste: Alvin the Chipmunk
Worst music: Mary Poppins
Last record/tape bought: Muppets
First record you ever bought: Not answered
Favourite chocolate/sweets: None
Best film watched: Batman
Top actor/actress: Tom Cruise and Cybill Shepherd
Best thing that ever happened to you: I was born
Top disc jockey: Mickey Mouse
Favourite colour: Black
What’s the first thing you do when you get up in the morning: Take a s***

Hockey Life

Former clubs: Boston College, amongst others
Favourite equipment: Rally (?)
Best club played for: Boston College
Favourite other club: Boston Bruins
Most respected opponent: Martyn Barratt (Martyn was a Lions player at the time!)
Favourite player: Nick Fotiu (Calgary)
Favourite rink: Boston Garden
Worst rink: Richmond (the programme editor remarked “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!”)
Biggest influence: My father
Favourite hockey people: American
Best game: NCAA final four
Worst game: None
Worst injury: Neck
If there was one player you would model yourself on, who would it be? Gary Bayliss
Best stadium played in: Not answered
Most embarrassing moment in hockey: No comment
Favourite shirt number: 110
Transport: Mazda 323 from Fuji Color
Sponsors: Lee Valley Park, SG Insurance
What advice would you pass onto youngsters starting in hockey? Work hard or you will never get anywhere
Best game watched: Stanley Cup’72
Worst thing about hockey: Dumb players

Fun Life

Have you ever been mistaken for anyone else before? My brother
What day of the week do you most dislike? I don’t
Which other sport would you most like to be involved in? American Football
If you were invisible for one day where would you most like to be? In Cybill Shepherd’s bedroom
If someone gave you £50,000 tomorrow what would you do with it? Buy another house
What is your favourite cartoon character? Porky Pig
Most admired female: My mother

Social Life

Ideal night out: Get drunk
Favourite kind of people: Girls
Least favourite: Dykes
Best country visited: America

Private Life

Relaxes: Buds
Laughs: Being out with my friends
Hates: No comment
Phobias: None
Favourite possession: Manhood
What do you wish for in life? A caring wife and healthy children
What time do you normally go to bed? 1am

Hypothetical Life

Who would you most like to meet? Jamie Lee Curtis
What would you be, if not a hockey player? An actor
What would be the ultimate for you in hockey? Stanley Cup
How would you describe yourself? Normal

Future Life

To live happy at home