Background
McEachern, Shawn was born on February 28, 1969 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.
McEachern, Shawn was born on February 28, 1969 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.
Attended, Boston University, 1991.
He is the current head boys" varsity ice hockey coach at The Rivers School, an independent 6–12 school in Weston, Massachusetts. During his stint as a professional, he tallied 254 goals and 317 assists during a 13-year National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators and Atlanta Thrashers. He scored over 30 goals in two different seasons and his best point total came in 2000-2001, when he notched 32 goals and 40 assists for the Ottawa Senators.
On August 27, 2006, he announced his retirement.
Before entering the National Hockey League, McEachern was a standout ice hockey player at Boston University and at Matignon High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has previously served as an assistant hockey coach at University of Massachusetts Lowell, as well as Northeastern University and Salem State University.
He is also the coach for the East Coast Wizards U16 team in Bedford, Massachusetts
He currently resides in Marblehead, Massachusetts.