37 Facts About Sean Avery

Sean Avery's agitating playing style led to multiple teams waiving him and to having a contract terminated.

Sean Avery has worked in fashion as an intern at Vogue magazine, as a model, and as a restaurateur.

Sean Avery has hosted a weekly podcast, No Gruffs Given with Sean Avery since December of 2019.

Sean Avery was born in North York, Ontario, the son of Al and Marlene Sean Avery, both teachers.

Sean Avery grew up in Pickering, Ontario, where he attended Dunbarton High School.

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Sean Avery was signed by the Detroit Red Wings as a free agent in 1999.

Sean Avery played one final season in the OHL before turning professional in 2000 with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League .

The Red Wings went on to win the Stanley Cup that season but Sean Avery did not play in the playoffs nor did he play the required 41 games to get his name engraved on the Cup.

Sean Avery announced his retirement on Watch What Happens Live with host Andy Cohen.

Sean Avery has bullied people including Dustin Brown and Martin Brodeur.

In November 2007, Howard Berger, a reporter for Toronto radio station FAN 590 stated that an unnamed Rangers player had accused Sean Avery of commenting about Toronto Maple Leafs player Jason Blake's battle with leukemia, prior to a pre-game confrontation between Sean Avery and Toronto's Darcy Tucker.

Sean Avery, who denied the allegation, received an NHL-maximum $2500 fine, and Tucker received a $1000 fine.

Sean Avery waved his hands and stick in front of Brodeur in an attempt to distract him and block his view.

Notable in this instance was that Sean Avery had spent the initial part of the play facing Brodeur while ignoring the puck, with his back to the play .

Sean Avery's comments were met with near-unanimous condemnation by the Stars organization, fellow players, and fans alike.

Sean Avery apologized the next day, calling his actions "inappropriate" and "a bad attempt to build excitement for the game".

Sean Avery agreed to undergo anger management counseling due to what the NHL called unacceptable and antisocial behavior.

In November 2014, Sean Avery suddenly quit an off-Broadway play he was set to star in, Negative is Positive, two days before the play was set to open.

In 2016, Sean Avery was served with a restraining order for harassing his mother-in-law.

Sean Avery was driving in his car too close to her and scaring her.

In 2019, Sean Avery used his Instagram account to mount "an increasingly brash, occasionally violent crusade" to clear New York City's bike lanes.

Sean Avery was cited by police for allegedly ramming his scooter into a car that was blocking a bike lane in the West Village.

Sean Avery tried to use his podcast to rally supporters to attend his trial, although only two were in attendance.

Sean Avery was ordered to pay a $205 surcharge and was barred from contact with his victims for three years.

Sean Avery was said to have "charmed Lipman into giving him a position" and was brought on as the chief strategic officer.

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Sean Avery helped develop strategies for the company and worked as a model.

Sean Avery handled a range of assignments for Lipman's parent company, Revolate Holdings, a "failed brand marketing holding company that had stakes in a number of ventures".

In 2008, New Line Cinema put into development a film based on Sean Avery's life, focusing on his status as a professional athlete with an active interest in fashion, including a summer internship at Vogue.

In 2009, Sean Avery worked with men's fashion label Commonwealth Utilities to present a clothing line for New York Fashion Week.

Sean Avery was in the 2013 campaign for 7 For All Mankind, A Beautiful Odyssey.

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

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

Sean Avery 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; and appeared on Fashion Police in 2013.

In January 2020, Sean Avery announced he was cast in Christopher Nolans film Tenet.

Sean Avery had financial interest in two New York City restaurants in the early 2010s.

In May 2011, Sean Avery recorded a video for the New Yorkers for Marriage Equality campaign, in support of same-sex marriage.

In 2012, Sean Avery was a member the board of directors of Athlete Ally.