Mike O'Neill (ice hockey)
Michael Anthony O'Neill (born November 3, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Mike O'Neill | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 3, 1967 LaSalle, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Tappara Tampere Moncton Hawks Fort Wayne Komets Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Roadrunners Baltimore Bandits Anaheim Mighty Ducks Long Beach Ice Dogs Portland Pirates EC VSV Michigan K-Wings Sheffield Steelers | ||
| NHL Draft |
1988 NHL Supplemental Draft Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 1989–2001 | ||
Playing career
O'Neill was born in LaSalle, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1979 and 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from LaSalle.[1]
O'Neill played four years at Yale University before spending the 1989–90 season with Tappara Tampere of the SM-liiga. He was drafted 15th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft while he was at Yale University. He joined the Jets' farm system when he returned to North America in 1990–91.
O'Neill mainly played for the Moncton Hawks of the AHL and the Fort Wayne Komets of the IHL, only playing a few times for the Jets in the 1991–92 and 1992–93 seasons. In the 1993–94 season, he made 17 appearances for the Jets posting a 0–9–1 record. O'Neill returned to the minors and, in 1995–96, made 74 appearances with the Baltimore Bandits, an AHL record.
O'Neill was signed as a free agent by Anaheim and made his debut on December 11, 1997 against Pittsburgh relieving Mikhail Shtalenkov halfway throu the second period, allowing 3 goals on 10 shots. He played mainly for the Long Beach Ice Dogs in the IHL. He then signed with the Washington Capitals as a free agent in August 1997 and played 47 games for the Portland Pirates of the AHL in 1997–98.
O'Neill played for EC VSV in Austria in the 1998–99 season before returning to North America to play for the Long Beach Ice Dogs and the Michigan K-Wings during 1999–00 season.
In 2000–01, he played for the Sheffield Steelers of the British Ice Hockey Superleague, and won the B&H Cup, the Challenge Cup, the League Championship and the Playoff Championship.
O'Neill retired from professional hockey following the 2000–01 season. O'Neill holds the record for the most NHL career games without a win.[2]
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1986–87 | [3] |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1988–89 | [3] |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1988–89 | [4] |
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1982–83 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1198 | 107 | 0 | 5.34 | .855 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 9.00 | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1307 | 80 | 0 | 3.67 | .894 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 10 | 0 | 5.50 | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Yale University | ECAC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 389 | 17 | 0 | 3.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Yale University | ECAC | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 964 | 55 | 2 | 3.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Yale University | ECAC | 24 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1385 | 101 | 0 | 4.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Yale University | ECAC | 25 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1490 | 93 | 0 | 3.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Tappara Tampere | FIN | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.10 | .902 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 419 | 31 | 0 | 4.44 | .867 | ||
| 1990–91 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 30 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1613 | 84 | 0 | 3.12 | .896 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 435 | 29 | 0 | 4.00 | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 490 | 31 | 0 | 3.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4.62 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 32 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 1902 | 108 | 1 | 3.41 | .897 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 670 | 43 | 1 | 3.85 | .891 | ||
| 1991–92 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 33 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1858 | 97 | 4 | 3.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 4.93 | .824 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 30 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1649 | 88 | 1 | 3.20 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 738 | 51 | 0 | 4.15 | .866 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 716 | 33 | 1 | 2.76 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 642 | 38 | 0 | 3.55 | .869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 28 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1603 | 109 | 0 | 4.08 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1256 | 64 | 1 | 3.06 | .903 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 535 | 33 | 0 | 3.70 | .889 | ||
| 1995–96 | Baltimore Bandits | AHL | 74 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 4250 | 250 | 2 | 3.53 | .889 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 689 | 43 | 0 | 3.75 | .897 | ||
| 1996–97 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 5.81 | .700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 45 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2644 | 145 | 1 | 3.29 | .886 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1997–98 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 47 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2640 | 135 | 1 | 3.07 | .904 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 305 | 16 | 0 | 3.15 | .893 | ||
| 1998–99 | EC Villacher SV | ALP | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | EC Villacher SV | AUT | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 25 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1423 | 71 | 0 | 2.99 | .894 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3.01 | .875 | ||
| 1999–00 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 6 | 1 | 2.33 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Sheffield Steelers | BISL | 30 | — | — | — | 1603 | 64 | 0 | 2.40 | — | 7 | — | — | 420 | 16 | — | 2.28 | .890 | ||
| NHL totals | 21 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 856 | 61 | 0 | 4.28 | .859 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- Weekes, Don (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Even More of Hockey's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. pp. 240. ISBN 9781553650621.
- "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Hockey Goalies bio