Sean Avery

Sean Avery
Born	April 10, 1980 (1980-04-10) North York, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers Dallas Stars
National team	Canada
Playing career	1996–2012

Sean Avery (born Sean Christopher Avery on April 10, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

During his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), he played left wing for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars and New York Rangers, gaining recognition for his agitating playing style and controversial behavior both on and off the ice.

Sean finished his 12-year career with a total of 90 goals, 247 points and 1,533 penalty minutes in 580 games.

He is also known for his eclectic interests, having worked in fashion, most notably as an intern at Vogue magazine, as a model and as a restaurateur.

After retiring in 2012, Sean began working at advertising and creative agency Lipman in New York City.

Personal Life

On November 8, 2013, Sean became engaged to model Hilary Rhoda.

Appearances in TV and Film

Sean played a small role in the 2005 Maurice Richard biopic "The Rocket: The Legend of Rocket Richard" portraying former New York Rangers defenseman Bob Dill.

Avery appeared in a 2007 episode of MADtv with Kings teammates Tom Kostopoulos and Scott Thornton.

Sean was a guest on a 2009 episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; a Top Ten List presenter on a 2009 episode of Late Show with David Letterman; a guest judge on Project Runway: All Stars in 2012.

He has appeared on Fashion Police in 2013. He was on People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive 2007 list.