Matt O'Connor (ice hockey)

Matt O'Connor
Born (1992-02-14) February 14, 1992
Toronto, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Ottawa Senators
Binghamton Senators (AHL)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015present

Matthew Hadrill O'Connor (born February 14, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with the Binghamton Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect of the Ottawa Senators organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Amateur

O'Connor went undrafted in both OHL and NHL drafts and, after spending two seasons in the OJHL, decided to play in the United States Hockey League.[1] After spending two seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms O'Connor was offered a full scholarship to Boston University. The Terriers won the NCAA (Hockey East) championship in 2014–15 and O'Connor was named to the NCAA (Hockey East) Second All-Star Team.[2]

Professional

Over the course of three years with the Terriers O'Connor had garnered the attention of multiple NHL teams.[3] O'Connor chose to forego his senior year at Boston and signed a two-year contract with the Ottawa Senators in May 2015.[4] He was expected to start the season with the Binghamton Senators minor league team but after an injury to Ottawa goalie Andrew Hammond, O'Connor stayed with the team and made his NHL debut on October 11, 2015 in a 3-1 defeat to the Montreal Canadiens.[5][6]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2008–09 Upper Canada Hockey Club OJHL 27 3 19 1 1427 147 1 6.18 .878
2009–10 Upper Canada Patriots OJHL 23 7 12 2 1325 89 1 4.03 .904
2009–10 Burlington Cougars OJHL 5 2 2 0 237 18 0 4.55 .895
2010–11 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 29 10 16 2 1713 98 0 3.43 .886
2011–12 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 50 28 16 5 1713 146 1 3.04 .902 6 3 3 326 20 0 3.68 .859
2012–13 Boston University HE 19 8 8 2 1110 53 0 2.86 .910
2013–14 Boston University HE 22 7 9 4 1224 59 0 2.89 .920
2014–15 Boston University HE 35 25 4 4 2088 76 1 2.18 .927
2015–16 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 0 1 0 59 3 0 3.10 .912
2015–16 Binghamton Senators AHL 34 10 20 3 1921 106 0 3.31 .895
NHL totals 1 0 1 0 59 3 0 3.10 .912

References

  1. "A tale of two NCAA prospects". The Sports Network. March 30, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  2. "Matt O'Connor". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  3. "BU Goalie O'Connor to meet with NHL clubs". The Sports Network. 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  4. "Senators sign NCAA goalie Matt O'Connor". National Hockey League. 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  5. "Battle of the rookies: Sens' Matt O'Connor starts vs. Michael Condon". Ottawa Sun. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  6. "Canadiens top Senators, Mike Condon picks up 1st career win". CBC.ca. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-10-12.

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