Brian O'Neill (ice hockey player)

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Brian O'Neill
Date of birth June 1, 1988
place of birth Yardley , Pennsylvania , USA
size 175 cm
Weight 78 kg
position striker
Shot hand Right
Career stations
2007-2008 Chicago Steel
2008–2012 Yale University
2012-2015 Manchester monarchs
2015-2016 New Jersey Devils
Albany Devils
since 2016 Jokerite

Brian Thomas O'Neill (born June 1, 1988 in Yardley , Pennsylvania ) is an American ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Jokerit in the Continental Hockey League since May 2016 . He was part of Team USA's roster at the 2018 Winter Olympics .

Career

Youth and college

Brian O'Neill played in his youth for the Chicago Steel in the United States Hockey League (USHL), the highest junior league in the United States. In his first and only year there, he promptly got a points average of over 1.0 (61 in 60 games) and was consequently appointed to the USHL All-Rookie Team . The attacker then enrolled at Yale University in autumn 2008 and ran from then on for their ice hockey team, the Yale Bulldogs , in the ECAC Hockey in the NCAA's game operations . As a freshman , he won the ECAC championship with the Bulldogs and was elected to the ECAC All-Rookie Team after 26 scorer points in 33 games . In total, O'Neill spent four years at Yale, steadily increasing his personal stats and having been nominated twice to the ECAC First All-Star Team , while leading the Bulldogs in his senior year as team captain. He also completed his studies with a bachelor's degree in political science .

Professional area

Without being considered in an NHL Entry Draft , O'Neill signed in March 2012 as a free agent an entry contract with the Los Angeles Kings from the National Hockey League (NHL). With their farm team , the Manchester Monarchs , he made his professional debut in the American Hockey League (AHL) at the end of the 2011/12 season and played for the team in the following years, without being considered by the Kings in their NHL line-up to become. His breakthrough in the AHL came in the 2014/15 season, when he led the entire league in templates (58), points (80) and in the plus / minus statistics (+30), with the best scorer being the John B. Sollenberger Trophy received. In addition, he was honored as Most Valuable Player with the Les Cunningham Award and appointed to the AHL All-Star Classic and the AHL Second All-Star Team . Meanwhile, he won the playoffs for the Calder Cup with the Monarchs at the end of the season .

Despite these achievements, the Kings gave the attacker in October 2015 to the New Jersey Devils and should in return receive a seven-round vote for the NHL Entry Draft 2017 , provided the Devils provided O'Neill with a new contract for the following season; this did not happen subsequently. However, this transfer gave him the opportunity to gain first experience in the NHL, so he was part of the New Jersey squad until December 2015 and played 22 games in the highest league in North America during this time. He was then sent back to the AHL to the Albany Devils , where he ended the season and subsequently decided to move to Europe by signing a contract with the Finnish Jokerit from the Continental Hockey League in May 2016 . There he also established himself as a regular scorer and received a new three-year contract in December 2017.

International

O'Neill gained his first international experience at the Germany Cup 2017 , in which he finished fourth and last with the US national team . Nevertheless, just under a month later, it was announced that the attacker had been nominated for Team USA's line-up at the 2018 Winter Olympics . He benefited from the decision of the National Hockey League not to interrupt the season for this Olympiad and thus ban their players from participating. In Pyeongchang, he finally reached seventh place in the US selection.

Achievements and Awards

  • 2008 USHL All-Rookie Team
  • 2009 ECAC championship with Yale University
  • 2009 ECAC All-Rookie Team
  • 2011 ECAC First All-Star Team
  • 2012 ECAC First All-Star Team

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2018/19 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt +/- SM Sp T V Pt +/- SM
2007/08 Chicago Steel USHL 60 23 38 61 +29 40 7th 3 2 5 ± 0 10
2008/09 Yale University NCAA 33 12 14th 26th +15 37
2009/10 Yale University NCAA 34 16 29 45 +12 20th
2010/11 Yale University NCAA 36 20th 26th 46 +24 39
2011/12 Yale University NCAA 35 21st 25th 46 +13 26th
2011/12 Manchester monarchs AHL 12 1 1 2 +3 4th 4th 0 1 1 -2 6th
2012/13 Manchester monarchs AHL 49 3 12 15th -2 18th 4th 1 0 1 ± 0 2
2013/14 Manchester monarchs AHL 60 26th 21st 47 +31 39 - - - - - -
2014/15 Manchester monarchs AHL 71 22nd 58 80 +30 55 19th 10 10 20th +15 12
2015/16 Albany Devils AHL 42 13 19th 32 +10 10 9 1 4th 5 +2 6th
2015/16 New Jersey Devils NHL 22nd 0 2 2 -3 8th - - - - - -
2016/17 Jokerite KHL 55 16 20th 36 +2 49 4th 1 1 2 -3 4th
2017/18 Jokerite KHL 44 14th 16 30th +13 40 11 2 1 3 ± 0 6th
2018/19 Jokerite KHL 62 13 45 58 +7 30th 6th 1 2 3 +4 6th
NCAA overall 138 69 94 163 +64 122
AHL total 234 65 111 176 +72 126 36 12 15th 27 +15 26th
KHL total 161 43 81 124 +22 119 21st 4th 4th 8th +1 16

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt +/- SM
2017 United States Germany Cup 4th Place 2 0 0 0 ± 0 0
2018 United States Olympia 7th place 5 1 3 4th +3 0
Men overall 7th 1 3 4th +3 0

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kings Sign Forward Brian O'Neill To One-Year Entry Level Contract. nhl.com, March 15, 2012, accessed January 4, 2018 .
  2. ^ Devils acquire F Brian O'Neill from Kings. nhl.com, October 6, 2015, accessed January 4, 2018 .
  3. ↑ 3 more years! O'Neill jatkaa Jokereissa. jokerit.com, December 6, 2017, accessed January 4, 2018 (Finnish).
  4. ↑ Team USA announces rosters for Olympic hockey teams. sportsnet.ca, January 1, 2018, accessed January 4, 2018 .
Squad of Jokerit in the 2020/21 season
personal data
SURNAME O'Neill, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O'Neill, Brian; O'Neill, Brian Thomas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Yardley , Pennsylvania , United States