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Cavanagh made his National Hockey League debut with San Jose near the end of the 2007–08 season and recorded an assist on his first shift.[citation needed] The following season, he scored his lone NHL goal March 28, 2009, a backhand shot past Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov.
(March 24, 1982 — January 6, 2011)
Death
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Notable statistics
Cavanagh was the first player to play every single one of the Harvard’s games during his collegiate career. Cavanagh made his 138th consecutive appearance in a Crimson jersey in Harvard's final game of the 2005 NCAA Tournament.[5]Cavanagh is the Worcester Sharks' all-time scoring leader with 138 points in 202 games.[6] Cavanagh holds the San Jose Sharks franchise record for quickest point by a rookie for an assist on a goal by Joe Thornton that came 36 seconds into Cavanagh's first game in the NHL.[7]
Reputation as a player
Cavanagh was a highly regarded player by coaches and teammates throughout his hockey career.[8] Harvard Hockey coach Ted Donato described Cavanagh with the following statement: “He was one of my favorite players I have ever been around in any facet of hockey, whether playing or coaching. He was just a very unselfish, hard-working team guy who played his best in big games.”[9]Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2001–02 | Harvard University | NCAA | 34 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Harvard University | NCAA | 34 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Harvard University | NCAA | 36 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Harvard University | NCAA | 34 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 62 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 74 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
2007–08 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 77 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 51 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
2008–09 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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