Brian O'Neill (ice hockey, born 1988)

Brian O'Neill
Born (1988-06-01) June 1, 1988
Yardley, PA, USA
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Center/Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 New Jersey Devils
Albany Devils (AHL)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present

Brian O'Neill (born June 1, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Albany Devils in the American Hockey League while under contract to the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, O'Neill played collegiate hockey with Yale University of the ECAC before signing a one-year entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings at the conclusion of his senior year on March 15, 2012.[1]

In the 2014–15 season, his third full season within the Kings organization, O'Neill was assigned to continue to play with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL. He enjoyed a break out year offensively with the Monarchs, leading not only the team but the league with 58 assists and 80 points in 71 games to be awarded the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL's most valuable player. In the post-season O'Neill's continued his offensive pace in recording 10 goals and 20 points to help the Monarch's dominate the league and capture the Calder Cup in their final season within the AHL.

Prior to the 2015–16 season, O'Neill attended the Kings training camp and participated in the pre-season. O'Neill was unable to earn a roster spot in Los Angeles and as a result on the eve of the season, on October 6, 2015, the Kings traded O'Neill to the New Jersey Devils in return for a conditional 7th round pick.[2] O'Neill made his NHL debut with the Devils on October 10, 2015 against the Washington Capitals.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Chicago Steel USHL 60 23 38 61 40 7 3 2 5 10
2008–09 Yale University ECAC 33 12 14 26 37 — — — — —
2009–10 Yale University ECAC 34 16 29 45 20 — — — — —
2010–11 Yale University ECAC 36 20 26 46 39 — — — — —
2011–12 Yale University ECAC 35 21 25 46 26 — — — — —
2011–12 Manchester Monarchs AHL 12 1 1 2 4 4 0 1 1 6
2012–13 Manchester Monarchs AHL 49 3 12 15 18 4 1 0 1 2
2013–14 Manchester Monarchs AHL 60 26 21 47 39 — — — — —
2014–15 Manchester Monarchs AHL 71 22 58 80 55 19 10 10 20 12
AHL totals 192 52 92 144 116 27 11 11 22 20

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 2008–09
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2010–11 [3]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 2011 [4]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2011–12
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2011–12
AHL
Les Cunningham Award (AHL Most Valuable Player) 2014–15 [5]
John B. Sollenberger Trophy (AHL leading scorer) 2014–15
Second All-Star Team 2014–15
Calder Cup (Manchester Monarchs) 2015 [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Kings sign forward Brian O'Neill to one-year entry level contract". Los Angeles Kings. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. ↑ "Devils acquire Brian O'Neill from the Kings". New Jersey Devils. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  3. ↑ "All-League & All-Rookie Teams Announced". ECAC Hockey. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  4. ↑ "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  5. ↑ "Monarchs' O'Neill voted AHL MVP". American Hockey League. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  6. ↑ "Manchester defeats Utica to win Calder Cup". National Hockey League. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-19.

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