Bobby Sheehan, the speedy forward who won a Stanley Cup in Montreal before sparking a memorable playoff run for the New York Rangers, has died at 77. A cause of death has not been revealed.Sheehan passed Saturday at his home in Weymouth, Massachusetts.A third-round pick of the Canadiens in 1969, Sheehan would go on to play 310 NHL games with six different teams, as well as another 241 games in the rival World Hockey Association, where he scored 75 goals across four seasons.Although he was a member of the 1971 Canadiens, who beat the Chicago Blackhawks (nee: Black Hawks) in a riveting seven-game Stanley Cup final, Sheehan may be best remembered for the Rangers’ playoff run in 1979. He played the entire 1978-79 regular season with the AHL’s New Haven Nighthawks, but got called up by the Rangers to play between wings Pat Hickey and Ron Duguay, the latter of whom died from cancer last month.Sheehan provided an offensive spark for the Rangers, who would go on to the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals, where they ultimately lost to the Canadiens in five games. For Montreal, it was the club’s fourth consecutive Stanley Cup title. Over 15 playoff games, Sheehan had four goals and three assists for the resurgent Rangers. ‘[Sheehan] was just that shot in the arm, that energy, that speed he brought,’ ex-Rangers forward Don Maloney told The Athletic in 2018. ‘All of a sudden, you throw him in the lineup and it just kind of opened up time and space for all of us. It was a great move, a great addition at that time. That speed was second to none back then. He had a really good run.’ Bobby Sheehan, the speedy forward who won a Stanley Cup in Montreal before sparking a memorable playoff run for the New York Rangers, has died at 77 A third-round pick in 1969, Sheehan would go on to play 310 NHL games with six teams Sheehan’s Rangers teammate Ron Duguay (seen with partner Sarah Palin) died last month The 5ft 7in forward joined the New York Raiders of the upstart World Hockey Association in 1972 before going on to play for the New England Whalers and Edmonton Oilers.He’d return to the NHL with Chicago and Detroit during the 1976-1977 season and went back and forth between the two leagues for several years before his famed playoff run with the Rangers in 1979.Sheehan later had brief stints with the NHL’s Colorado Rockies (now the New Jersey Devils) and Los Angeles Kings before retiring from hockey after playing with the AHL’s Binghamton Whalers in 1982-83.The Rangers released a statement on Sheehan’s passing Monday. ‘We join the hockey community in mourning the loss of Bobby Sheehan, who played an integral role in helping the Rangers advance to the Stanley Cup Final in 1979,’ the Rangers said in a statement. ‘Our thoughts are with Bobby’s family, friends, and former teammates during this difficult time.’ Sheehan is survived by his five children and his cherished companion Carol Ridlon, according to an obituary. In his later years, Sheehan coached youth hockey around Weymouth and also spent 30 years working for the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission.‘Above all, Bobby loved his children and cherished every moment spent with them and his grandchildren,’ read the CC Funeral Home obit. ‘He was a deeply generous soul who believed in giving back; every holiday season, he could be counted on to stop by the Pine Street Inn with a donation to help those in need. Bobby particularly loved his regular trips back to Canada to visit and stay connected with the family and friends he held so dear.’