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 (1967-11-03) 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 19892001

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 GPWLTMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1982–83 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 20785119810705.34.855 10020309.00
1983–84 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 22137213078003.67.894 2111091005.50
1985–86 Yale University ECAC 63103891703.53
1986–87 Yale University ECAC 169619645523.42
1987–88 Yale University ECAC 246170138510104.37
1988–89 Yale University ECAC 251014114909303.74
1989–90 Tappara Tampere FIN 443.10.902 7344193104.44.867
1990–91 Moncton Hawks AHL 30137616138403.12.896 8344352904.00
1990–91 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 85214903103.80
1991–92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 100013104.62.857
1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL 3214162190210813.41.897 11476704313.85.891
1991–92 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 33226318589743.13
1992–93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 200173604.93.824
1992–93 Moncton Hawks AHL 301310416498813.20.905
1993–94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 170917385104.15.866
1993–94 Moncton Hawks AHL 128407163312.76.902
1993–94 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 114436423803.55.869
1994–95 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 2811124160310904.08.857
1994–95 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 21134412566413.06.903 9455353303.70.889
1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL 7431317425025023.53.889 12666894303.75.897
1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 100031305.81.700
1996–97 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 4526126264414513.29.886 1007000.001.000
1997–98 Portland Pirates AHL 47161810264013513.07.904 6233051603.15.893
1998–99 EC Villacher SV ALP 222.39
1998–99 EC Villacher SV AUT 202.53
1999–00 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 25712514237102.99.894 10159303.01.875
1999–00 Michigan K-Wings IHL 4110155612.33.919
2000–01 Sheffield Steelers BISL 3016036402.40 7420162.28.890
NHL totals 210928566104.28.859

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  2. Weekes, Don (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Even More of Hockey's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. pp. 240. ISBN 9781553650621.
  3. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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