Jack O'Callahan

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United StatesUnited States  Jack O'Callahan Ice hockey player
Date of birth July 24, 1957
place of birth Charlestown , Massachusetts , USA
size 185 cm
Weight 85 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1977 , 6th round, 96th position
Chicago Black Hawks
WHA Amateur Draft 1977 , 8th lap, 68th position
Calgary Cowboys
Career stations
1975-1979 Boston University
1979-1980 USA hockey
1980-1982 New Brunswick Hawks
1982-1987 Chicago Black Hawks
1987-1989 New Jersey Devils

John J. "Jack" O'Callahan (* 24. July 1957 in Charlestown , Massachusetts ) is a retired American ice hockey player , who in his active period from 1975 to 1989, including for the Chicago Blackhawks and New Jersey Devils in National Hockey League has played. At the 1980 Winter Olympics , he won the gold medal as a member of the US national team.

Career

Jack O'Callahan began his career as an ice hockey player at Boston University , which he attended from 1975 to 1979, while he also played for their ice hockey team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . In 1976 and 1977, the defender and his team won the championship of ECAC Hockey . He himself was elected to the first all-star team of ECAC Hockey in 1978 and 1979. In addition, he won the NCAA championship with Boston University in 1978, where he himself was elected to the first All-American team of the Eastern Conference of the NCAA as well as to the most valuable player at the final tournament and to the all-tournament team. During this time, the defender also ran temporarily on the ice as team captain of the Boston University Terriers . He spent the 1979/80 season with Team USA during its Olympic preparation.

During his time at Boston University, O'Callahan was in the NHL Amateur Draft 1977 in the sixth round as the 96th player from the Chicago Black Hawks and in the WHA Amateur Draft 1977 in the eighth round as the 68th player from the Calgary Cowboys been selected. Since the WHA had been dissolved in the meantime, he joined the Black Hawks franchise , for whose farm team New Brunswick Hawks he played from 1980 to 1982 in the American Hockey League . In the 1981/82 season he won the Calder Cup with his team . In the season 1982/83 he was active both for the new AHL farm team Chicago, the Springfield Indians , and with the Black Hawks themselves in the National Hockey League , where he prevailed in Chicago's team from the National Hockey League during the season for which he played until 1987. O'Callahan, who made his debut in the NHL on October 10, 1982 in a game against the Winnipeg Jets for the Chicago Black Hawks, was beaten by the New York Rangers for eight NHL games the following season after a stick blow against Dave Maloney blocked. In the 1984/85 season , the defender was unable to play for several games due to a shoulder injury. In the 1985/86 season , the American formed a defender duo with Doug Wilson . He last played from 1987 to 1989 for the NHL team New Jersey Devils , who had previously selected him in the NHL Waiver Draft , before he ended his career at the age of 30.

International

For the United States , O'Callahan took part in the 1979 and 1989 World Championships . He was also in his country's squad at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , where he and his team won the gold medal.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1976 ECAC championship with Boston University
  • 1977 ECAC championship with Boston University
  • 1978 ECAC First All-Star Team
  • 1978 NCAA championship with Boston University
  • 1978 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 1978 NCAA Championship Tournament MVP
  • 1979 ECAC First All-Star Team
  • 1979 NCAA East First All-American Team
  • 1982 Calder Cup win with the New Brunswick Hawks

International

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 7th 389 27 104 131 541
Playoffs 6th 32 4th 11 15th 41

After the career

After finishing his professional career as a hockey player, the American worked in the financial services sector at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange . He was also one of the co-founders of Beanpot Financial Services , among others with former NHL player Jack Hughes .

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personal data
SURNAME O'Callahan, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O'Callahan, John J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Charlestown , Massachusetts , USA