Shawn Wheeler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetShawn Wheeler
ice hockey coach, player
Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1966
Place of Birth: Mount Vernon, New York, United States
Profession: ice hockey player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Shawn Wheeler
- Shawn Wheeler (born June 8, 1966) is a retired professional ice hockey forward and coach.
- He was born in Mount Vernon, New York. Wheeler played college hockey at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he helped lead the Pointers in back-to-back National Championships in 1989 and 1990.
- Wheeler led the team in penalty minutes in all four of his seasons and averaged over a point a game, compiling 76 goals and 78 assists in 136 games.
- His professional playing career consisted of time in the East Coast Hockey League with the Hampton Roads Admirals, Greensboro Monarchs and Charlotte Checkers; the American Hockey League with the Providence Bruins and Hershey Bears; and as a noted power forward for the Peoria Rivermen of the International Hockey League.
- He scored 30 goals in four different seasons in the ECHL, despite high totals in penalty minutes each season.
- In 1991-92, his 301 penalty minutes were the fifth-highest total in the league, while he scored a career-high 36 goals.
- Wheeler was notable as the most prominent African-American player in the ECHL at the time; this, combined with his rough playing style, made him an occasional target of hostility from opposing fans.In 1995, Wheeler signed as a free agent, moving from the Hampton Roads Admirals to their rival the Charlotte Checkers, where he began his coaching career as a player/assistant coach under head coach John Marks.
- The following season, he played a key role in the Checkers' championship title.
- Following his retirement from playing in 1996-97, he took on the role of the Checkers' assistant coach.
- He was named head coach in 1998 after Marks accepted the same role with the Greenville Grrowl.
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