| Sean Farrell | |
| Birth Date: | 2 November 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Hopkinton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lb: | 181 |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Prospect League: | AHL |
| Prospect Team: | Laval Rocket |
| Ntl Team: | USA |
| Draft: | 124th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2020 |
| Draft Team: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Career Start: | 2023 |
Sean Farrell (born November 2, 2001) is an American professional ice hockey winger for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 124th overall, by the Canadiens in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
After two years with the National Team Development Program (USNTDP), Farrell began playing in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Chicago Steel. He was originally meant to begin his collegiate career with the Harvard Crimson during the 2020–21 season, however, following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy League teams opted not to participate in the athletic season. As a result, it was decided that he would return for an additional season in the USHL.[1] The pandemic also resulted in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft not being held in-person as originally planned, with Farrell and his father watching his draft announcement in a pub at the Steel's Fox Valley Ice Arena. He later called it "a bright spot in a pretty weird year for everyone."[2]
During the 2020–21 season, Farrell recorded 29 goals and 72 assists in 53 games for the Steel, becoming the second player in USHL history to surpass 100 points in a season, after Kevin Roy in 2012. Following an outstanding season, he was awarded the USHL Player of the Year and Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award.[3] [4] Farrell belatedly began his National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) career for the Crimson during the 2021–22 NCAA season. During his sophomore year, he led the conference in goals (17), assists (19), and points (36). He finished fourth in the conference with three game-winners and third with 77 shots through 22 games. Following an outstanding season he was named to the All-ECAC Hockey First Team and the ECAC Hockey Player of the Year.[5]
Farrell was selected in the fifth round (124th overall) by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. On March 26, 2023, Farrell signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Canadiens.[6] Two days later, he made his NHL debut in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Farrell scored his first goal on his first shot in the league on March 30, in a 5–2 loss to the Florida Panthers.[7] He played five more games that season. Farrell attended the Canadiens 2023 training camp but was assigned to Montreal's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Laval Rocket, to start the 2023–24 season.[8]
Farrell represented Team USA at the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he recorded two assists in seven games and won a bronze medal.[9] On January 13, 2022, Farrell was named to the United States men's national ice hockey team for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[10] [11] In his Olympic debut, he scored a hat-trick to help lead Team USA to an 8–0 victory over the host nation China.[12]
In May 2022, Farrell competed at the 2022 IIHF World Championship.[13] He recorded two goals and four assists in ten games.[14]
Farrell began his studies at Harvard University online during his final season in the USHL while the collegiate athletics season had been canceled. He graduated with a degree in economics in 2023, having completed the typical four-year curriculum in three years by taking summer courses.[15]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 34 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 28 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 44 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 53 | 29 | 72 | 101 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Harvard University | ECAC | 24 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Harvard University | ECAC | 34 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 47 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | United States | U18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | United States | OG | 5th | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | United States | WC | 4th | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2023 | United States | WC | 4th | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 24 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| Clark Cup champion | 2021 | [16] |
| All-USHL First Team | 2021 | [17] |
| USHL Player of the Year | 2021 | |
| Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award | 2021 | |
| College | ||
| All-Ivy League Honorable Mention Team | 2022 | [18] |
| All-ECAC First Team | 2023 | [19] |
| ECAC Hockey Player of the Year | 2023 | [20] |
| All-Ivy League First Team | 2023 | [21] |
| Ivy League Player of the Year | 2023 | |
| AHCA East First Team All-American | 2023 | [22] |
| All-USCHO Third Team | 2023 | [23] |
| New England Best Forward | 2023 | [24] |
| New England D1 All-Stars | 2023 | [25] |