[1] He was part of the New Zealand team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Shea McAleese played at Uhlenhorster Hockey Club in Hamburg from 2007 till 2009.

He also helped his team to a second-place finish in the competition in the 2008–2009 Season, when they were defeated by HC Bloemendaal of The Netherlands.

[2] In August 2021, Shea McAleese announced his retirement from International Hockey.

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