Matt O'Connor (ice hockey)

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Matt O'Connor
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Born (1992-02-14) February 14, 1992 (age 29)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
Slovak team
Former teams		 HK Nitra
Ottawa Senators
Rødovre Mighty Bulls
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present

Matthew Harrison O'Connor (born February 14, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the HK Nitra of the Slovak Extraliga. O'Connor played a single game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators during the 2015–16 season.

Playing career[]

Amateur[]

O'Connor went undrafted in both OHL and NHL drafts and, after spending two seasons in the OJHL, decided to play in the United States Hockey League.[1] After spending two seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms O'Connor was offered a full scholarship to Boston University. The Terriers won the Hockey East championship in 2014–15 and O'Connor was named to the Hockey East Second All-Star Team.[2]

Professional[]

Over the course of three years with the Terriers O'Connor had garnered the attention of multiple NHL teams.[3] O'Connor chose to forego his senior year at Boston University and signed a two-year contract with the Ottawa Senators in May 2015.[4] He was expected to start the season with the Binghamton Senators minor league team but after an injury to Ottawa goalie Andrew Hammond, O'Connor stayed with the team and made his NHL debut on October 11, 2015 in a 3-1 defeat to the Montreal Canadiens.[5][6]

It was announced by the Senators that O'Connor would not receive a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent, thus making him a free agent on June 26, 2017. On July 1, 2017, O'Connor agreed to a one-year, two-way $650, 000 contract with the Nashville Predators.[7]

After spending his first four professional seasons in North America, playing extensively in the minor leagues, O'Connor embarked on a European career as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year contract with Danish club, Rødovre Mighty Bulls of the Metal Ligaen, on July 17, 2019.[8]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2008–09 Upper Canada Hockey Club OJHL 27 3 19 1 1427 147 1 6.18 .878 — — — — — — — —
2009–10 Upper Canada Patriots OJHL 23 7 12 2 1325 89 1 4.03 .904 — — — — — — — —
2009–10 Burlington Cougars OJHL 5 2 2 0 237 18 0 4.55 .895 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 29 10 16 2 1713 98 0 3.43 .886 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 50 28 16 5 1713 146 1 3.04 .902 6 3 3 326 20 0 3.68 .859
2012–13 Boston University HE 19 8 8 2 1110 53 0 2.86 .910 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Boston University HE 22 7 9 4 1224 59 0 2.89 .920 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Boston University HE 35 25 4 4 2088 76 1 2.18 .927 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Binghamton Senators AHL 34 10 20 3 1921 106 0 3.31 .895 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 0 1 0 59 3 0 3.10 .912 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 Binghamton Senators AHL 37 14 18 1 2064 111 0 3.23 .895 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 Wichita Thunder ECHL 2 0 2 0 90 7 0 4.63 .875 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 2 0 2 0 117 7 0 3.58 .891 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 4 0 4 0 232 14 0 3.62 .894 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Quad City Mallards ECHL 6 0 4 2 340 29 0 5.12 .853 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 2 2 0 0 123 7 0 3.42 .904 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 4 0 1 2 216 12 0 3.33 .892 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 24 11 7 4 1314 67 2 3.06 .905 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 2 1 0 0 80 3 0 2.26 .930 — — — — — — — —
Rødovre Mighty Bulls Danish
2020–21 HK Nitra Slovak 5 4 0 1 9 0 1.77 .949 2 0 2 6 0 4.41 .864
2021–22 HK Nitra Slovak
NHL totals 1 0 1 0 59 3 0 3.10 .912 — — — — — — — —

References[]

  1. ^ "A tale of two NCAA prospects". The Sports Network. March 30, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Matt O'Connor". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "BU Goalie O'Connor to meet with NHL clubs". The Sports Network. April 14, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "Senators sign NCAA goalie Matt O'Connor". National Hockey League. May 9, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  5. ^ "Battle of the rookies: Sens' Matt O'Connor starts vs. Michael Condon". Ottawa Sun. October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  6. ^ "Canadiens top Senators, Mike Condon picks up 1st career win". CBC.ca. October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  7. ^ "Predators add O'Connor with one-year contract". Nashville Predators. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "Canadian O'Connor completes Goaltender duo" (in Danish). Rødovre Mighty Bulls. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.

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