| Myles O'Connor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 2, 1967 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New Jersey Devils Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
| NHL Draft |
45th overall, 1985 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1989–1997 | ||
Myles O'Connor (born April 2, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. O'Connor played in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and played 43 regular season games between 1990 and 1994, scoring 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points, collecting 69 penalty minutes.
Playing career
Born in Calgary, Alberta, O'Connor was drafted 45th overall by the Devils in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He played four years for the University of Michigan hockey program before turning pro at the end of the 1988-89 college season. O'Connor spent five years with the Devils organization, splitting time between the AHL and NHL. From 1993 to 1996 O'Connor played 5 games with the Anaheim Ducks and spent the rest of the time playing in the IHL. He spent the 1997-98 season playing in Japan before retiring.[1]
Personal life
His son Logan O'Connor also became a professional hockey player and debuted with the Colorado Avalanche in 2019.[2][1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Notre Dame Hounds | U18 AAA | 40 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 4 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 37 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 39 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 40 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 40 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Utica Devils | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 76 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 124 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Utica Devils | AHL | 33 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 66 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Utica Devils | AHL | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 39 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 117 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 83 | ||
| 1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 80 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 62 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 241 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | ||
| 1997–98 | Nippon Paper Cranes | JIHL | 31 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 107 | |||||||
| AHL totals | 185 | 30 | 94 | 124 | 380 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | ||||
| IHL totals | 200 | 4 | 45 | 49 | 670 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 117 | ||||
| NHL totals | 43 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-CCHA First Team | 1988–89 | [3] |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 1988–89 | [4] |
References
- 1 2 3 "Logan O'Connor, former DU forward, set for Colorado Avalanche debut". The Denver Post. December 31, 2018.
- ↑ "Avalanche Signs Logan O'Connor". Colorado Avalanche. July 23, 2018.
- ↑ "CCHA 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 NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database