Ryan Shea (born February 11, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career Shea attended Boston College High School and played junior hockey with the Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League (USHL). He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the fourth round, 121st overall, of the 2015 NHL entry draft. Shea suffered a broken collarbone twice during the 2015–16 USHL season with Youngstown.
Shea played college hockey with Northeastern of the Hockey East from 2016 to 2020. He scored his first collegiate goal on October 15, 2016, against Bentley. Shea served as an alternate captain for Northeastern during the 2018–19 season, before becoming Northeastern's captain in 2019–20 season. In November 2019, Shea was named MVP of the Friendship Four tournament. Shea was named a Hockey East Second-Team All-Star for the 2019–20 season.
After completing his tenure with Northeastern, Shea became a free agent and signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars on August 19.
Shea played the 2021–22 AHL season with the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL).
On June 29, 2022, Shea signed a one-year contract extension with Dallas. Shea played the 2022–23 AHL season with Texas.
As a free agent, following three seasons within the Stars organization, Shea was signed to a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 1, 2023. Shea made his NHL debut on October 21, 2023, in Pittsburgh's game against the St. Louis Blues. On April 4, 2024, Shea scored his first NHL goal, against Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren in a 4–1 Penguins win.
On July 1, 2024, Shea signed another one-year contract with Pittsburgh. On March 7, 2025, Shea re-signed with the Penguins on a one-year contract through the 2025–26 NHL season.
On July 1, 2026, Shea signed a five-year, $20 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers.
International play
Shea, after completing his first professional season, was added to the United States national team to compete in the 2021 IIHF World Championship in Riga, Latvia. He collected 1 assist in 3 games for the United States, helping collect a bronze medal in defeating Russia in the third-place playoff.
Personal life Shea was born to parents Dan and Kathy, and was raised with an older brother, Connor, and younger sisters, Christina and Kelly. Dan played hockey for Boston College.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM2012–13Boston College HighUSHS 23 3 9 12 14 — — — — —2013–14Boston College HighUSHS 19 5 16 21 12 — — — — —2014–15Boston College HighUSHS 22 6 29 35 18 — — — — —2014–15Youngstown PhantomsUSHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —2015–16Youngstown PhantomsUSHL 28 2 5 7 32 — — — — —2016–17Northeastern UniversityHE 38 1 13 14 8 — — — — —2017–18Northeastern UniversityHE 38 1 16 17 24 — — — — —2018–19Northeastern UniversityHE 39 3 13 16 12 — — — — —2019–20Northeastern UniversityHE 34 5 26 31 10 — — — — —2020–21Texas StarsAHL 27 0 6 6 10 — — — — —2021–22Texas StarsAHL 66 3 29 32 23 2 0 0 0 02022–23Texas StarsAHL 70 7 21 28 36 8 0 4 4 62023–24Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL 31 1 0 1 6 — — — — —2023–24Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL 22 2 4 6 8 2 0 0 0 02024–25Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL 39 2 3 5 14 — — — — — 2025–26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 6 29 35 22 6 0 1 1 2NHL totals 150 9 32 41 42 6 0 1 1 2
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2021 United States WC 3 0 1 1 0 Senior totals 3 0 1 1 0
Awards and honours Award YearUSHS All-USA Hockey Second Team 2015College HE Second All-Star Team 2020 (New England) D1 All-Stars 2020
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