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At 26 years old, Shea had never played a game in the NHL despite being drafted in 2015 by the Chicago Blackhawks." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Shea took a long road through four years of college and three years in the American Hockey League before the Penguins finally gave him a chance in the NHL. After making his NHL debut, Shea saw his role with the team dip a bit as he eventually found his way back to the AHL." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "With only a handful of games remaining in the year, injuries and illness opened up a new opportunity for Shea. In his most recent NHL stint, Shea has looked far more comfortable and finally capitalized on an accomplishment every young hockey player dreams of." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "To kick off the scoring in a massive game against the Washington Capitals, Shea recorded his first career goal." } }, { "id": "lgatvwud-bmu5ax0h", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1776027197947437191", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1776027197947437191", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "As a stay at home defenseman, Shea isn’t expected to score much, be it was still a sweet feeling for the first-year NHLer." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "“I’ve been waiting for something like that for a while,” Shea said. “It’s been a long time coming.”" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Shea said he received upwards of 200 congratulatory texts from friends and family and barely had time to respond to them all." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "“I appreciated all of them,” Shea said. “I got to them as fast as I could.”" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Shea’s goal opened the scoring for the Penguins in a critical contest that felt like an early playoff game. The Penguins are still on the outside looking in at the postseason but are within striking distance." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "“Especially in a big game like that,” Shea said on his tally. “It felt like a playoff game, especially in our locker room.”" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Despite it being Shea’s first season playing games at the NHL level, due to his age, he is considered a first-year player instead of a rookie. 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Penguins First-Year Defender Reacts to First Goal