And while he moves in a more Hollywood circle than most hockey players, Sean doesn't exactly maintain quality relationships with his old flames, either. After dating
Elisha Cuthbert for a while, Sean got himself suspended from the NHL when, before a game against the Calgary Flames (Cuthbert had moved on to dating Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf), he unleashed the following quote on-air:
"I just want to comment on how it's become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds. I don't know what that's about. Enjoy the game tonight."
Avery has also been romantically linked to
Rachel Hunter and, most currently,
Mark Sanchez ex-flame
Hilary Rhoda.