| Position: | Defense |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Played For: | Quebec Nordiques |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 220 |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A. |
| Draft: | 192nd overall |
| Draft Team: | Quebec Nordiques |
| Draft Year: | 1983 |
| Career Start: | 1987 |
| Career End: | 1999 |
Scott Thomas Shaunessy (born January 22, 1964) is an American retired professional ice hockey player who played seven games in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques during 1986–87 and 1988–89 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1987 to 1999, was spent in the minor leagues. He has two daughters who also both play hockey, Caroline Shaunessy who played for IFK Helsinki and graduated from and played at Dartmouth College, and Julia Shaunessy who plays at his alma mater Boston University.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1982–83 | St. John's Preparatory School | HS-MA | 23 | 7 | 32 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Boston University | ECAC | 40 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Boston University | ECAC | 42 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Boston University | ECAC | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Boston University | ECAC | 32 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 60 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 257 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1988–89 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 45 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 267 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | ||
| 1990–91 | Albany Choppers | IHL | 34 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
| 1991–92 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 53 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 243 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 1992–93 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 71 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Austin Ice Bats | WPHL | 32 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 138 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 1997–98 | Tupelo T-Rex | WPHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Fort Worth Brahmas | WPHL | 55 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 190 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | ||
| IHL totals | 226 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 962 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 79 | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Second Team | 1984–85 | [1] |
| All-Hockey East First Team | 1985–86 | |
| Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 1986 | [2] |