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Ryan Shea

Position	Left Defense	Current Team	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	1 years
Height	6'1"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	200	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	29
Age	28 (Feb 11, 1997)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2015, Round 4, Overall 121 (CHI)

Date	Team	Transaction
Mar 7, 2025	Pittsburgh Penguins	Signed 1 year @ $900K AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 1, 2024	Pittsburgh Penguins	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 1, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jun 29, 2022	Dallas Stars	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23
Aug 18, 2020	Dallas Stars	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2023-24	PIT	31	350:00	0.17	0.00	0.17	0.06	0.11	6.67	2.24	4.42	0.00	0.00
2024-25	PIT	39	576:13	0.21	0.21	0.42	0.09	0.11	10.53	4.73	5.80	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2023-24	PIT	31	350:00	40.46	1.89	2.44	45.94	2.23	3.00	45.83	44.91	-0.38	0.30	-6.21
2024-25	PIT	39	576:13	37.07	1.77	2.09	40.19	2.81	2.29	38.64	47.73	-0.53	-0.35	-2.09

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	31	20.5	0.1	8.2	8.3	89.6	67.2	81.8	18.2	0.0	41.6	17.4	41.0
2024-25	39	21.3	0.1	8.4	8.6	84.5	67.4	69.2	30.8	0.0	38.5	18.0	43.5

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Team	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	PIT	1.36	2.45	35.71	1.92	2.21	46.45	-0.88	-0.30	-6.20
2024-25	PIT	2.27	1.70	57.14	1.85	2.96	38.46	-0.64	0.42	-11.01
2024-25	PIT	3.63	2.72	57.14	2.30	2.35	49.48	0.25	-0.50	7.67
2024-25	PIT	1.44	5.78	20.00	1.94	2.16	47.37	-0.52	-0.40	-1.63
2024-25	PIT	1.90	1.90	50.00	3.33	1.95	63.15	0.97	-0.68	15.70
2024-25	PIT	2.59	2.59	50.00	2.60	1.25	67.52	-0.21	-1.00	11.93
2024-25	PIT	3.00	6.00	33.33	1.52	2.84	34.86	-1.28	0.41	-18.68
2023-24	PIT	2.73	1.37	66.67	2.17	2.65	45.07	-0.50	-0.01	-5.06
2023-24	PIT	0.73	2.19	25.00	1.87	2.68	41.01	-1.35	-0.05	-13.05
2023-24	PIT	0.95	1.90	33.33	2.31	2.35	49.59	-0.27	-0.72	3.92
2023-24	PIT	1.69	5.07	25.00	3.31	3.48	48.77	0.57	0.74	-1.22
2023-24	PIT	3.75	3.75	50.00	3.71	2.85	56.58	1.03	0.09	7.31
2023-24	PIT	3.00	0.00	100.00	3.99	4.22	48.65	1.20	1.45	-1.61

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Penguins' Pre-Season: Pens Storm Back Again, Take Down Sabres In OT To Cap Off Solid Pre-Season at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
2025 Pittsburgh Penguins Preseason Game 7 vs Buffalo Sabres at WonderPens (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
Penguins' Pre-Season: Final 23-Man Roster Prediction Edition at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
2025 Pittsburgh Penguins Preseason Game 6 at Buffalo Sabres at WonderPens (Wed Oct 1, 2025)
Penguins announce lineup for game against Buffalo at Pens Burgh (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
Penguins Win Third in a Row, Stave Off Red Wings at PenguinPoop.com (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
Red Wings-Penguins game #2 Tweetcap: Pens’ youngsters out-play a ‘stronger’ Detroit team, win 2-1 decision as a result at The Malik Report (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
at Pens Burgh (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
2025 Pittsburgh Penguins Preseason Game 5 at Detroit Red Wings at WonderPens (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
2025 Pittsburgh Penguins Preseason Game 3 vs Detroit Red Wings at WonderPens (Fri Sep 26, 2025)
2025 Pittsburgh Penguins Preseason Game 1 at Montreal Canadiens at WonderPens (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
Penguins announce roster for preseason game against Montreal at Pens Burgh (Sun Sep 21, 2025)
Penguins' 2025 Training Camp Preview: 6 Storylines To Watch at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
2025 Pittsburgh Penguins Training Camp at WonderPens (Sun Sep 14, 2025)
Expectations for Penguins Defensemen in 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Tue Sep 9, 2025)
What Is Ryan Shea's Role With The Penguins This Year? at Yahoo Sports (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
What Is Ryan Shea's Role With The Penguins This Year? at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Projecting Penguins Defense; Waiting on New AHL Rule at Yahoo Sports (Sun Sep 7, 2025)
Can Penguins' Defenseman Bounce Back This Season? at Yahoo Sports (Sun Sep 7, 2025)
Projecting the Penguins’ 2025-26 lineup at Pens Burgh (Mon Aug 25, 2025)
What Will The Penguins' Left Side Look Like In 2025-26? at Yahoo Sports (Sun Aug 17, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	28		$900,000	$900,000	-	-	$900,000	$900,000	$900,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$900,000	$900,000	$900,000

Signed: Mar 7, 2025

Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

GM: Kyle Dubas

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.94

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Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	27		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$425,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$425,000

Signed: July 1, 2024

Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

GM: Kyle Dubas

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.88

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $450,000.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	26		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	UFA-Grp6
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

GM: Kyle Dubas

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.93

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	25		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$110,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$110,000

Signed: June 29, 2022

Team: Dallas Stars

GM: Jim Nill

Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6

Cap %: 0.91

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	23	$925,000	$1,562,500	$425,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2021-22	24	$925,000	$1,562,500	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$1,275,000	$185,000	$1,665,000	$1,850,000	$140,000

Signed: Aug 18, 2020

Team: Dallas Stars

GM: Jim Nill

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2011-12	Bantam	Boston Advantage Bantam AAA	5	0	4	4
2012-13	High-MA	Bos. College High	23	3	9	12
2013-14	High-MA	Bos. College High	19	5	16	21
2013-14	Minor-MA	Cape Cod U16	12	1	7	8		4
2014-15	High-MA	Bos. College High	22	6	29	35
2014-15	Minor-MA	Cape Cod U18	14	3	6	9
2014-15	USHL	Youngstown	2	0	0	0	-2		1	0.0
2015-16	USHL	Youngstown Phantoms	28	2	5	7		32
2016-17	NCAA	Northeastern Univ.	38	1	13	14	+13	8
2017-18	NCAA	Northeastern Univ.	38	1	16	17	+19	24
2018-19	NCAA	Northeastern Univ.	39	3	13	16	+23	12
2019-20	NCAA	Northeastern Univ.	34	5	26	31		10
2020-21	AHL	Texas Stars	27	0	6	6	-13	10
2020-21	WC	USA	3	0	1	1	+2
2021-22	AHL	Texas Stars	66	3	29	32	-4	23				2				-2
2022-23	AHL	Texas Stars	70	7	21	28	+37	36				8		4	4	+6	6
2023-24	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	31	1	0	1	+1	6	17	5.9	12:37
2023-24	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	23	2	4	6		8				2
2024-25	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	39	2	3	5	-9	14	19	10.5	16:44
NHL Career			70	3	3	6	-8	20	36	8.3	14:55