Mike O'Neill (ice hockey)
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| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Right |
| Nickname(s) | Oney |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg/11 st 1 lb) |
| Pro clubs | Tappara Tampere Moncton Hawks Fort Wayne Komets Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Roadrunners Baltimore Bandits Anaheim Might Ducks Long Beach Ice Dogs Portland Pirates EC Villacher SV Michigan K-Wings Sheffield Steelers |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | November 3, 1967 , LaSalle, QC, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 15th overall (supplemental draft), 1988 Winnipeg Jets |
| Pro career | 1989 – 2001 |
Mike O'Neill (born 3 November 1967, LaSalle, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender who played 21 games in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets and the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.
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[edit] Playing career
O'Neill played four years at Yale University before spending the 1989–90 season with Tappara Tampere of the Finnish Elite league. O'Neill was drafted 15th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft whilst 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.
In 1996–97 O'Neill was signed as a free agent by Anaheim. Only playing half a game for Anaheim, O'Neill played mainly for the Long Beach Ice Dogs in the IHL. O'Neill 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 returned to Europe in the 1998–99 season to play for EC Villacher SV in Switzerland, 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 O'Neill again returned to Europe to play for the Sheffield Steelers of the British Ice Hockey Superleague where he won all four trophies that were available — 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.
[edit] Awards
- Named to the ECAC First All-Star Team in 1987 and 1989.
- Named to the NCAA First All-Star Team in 1989.
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Regular season
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Tappara Tampere | SM-liiga | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.10 |
| 1990–91 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 30 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1613 | 84 | 0 | 3.12 |
| 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 |
| 1991–92 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 32 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 1902 | 108 | 1 | 3.41 |
| 1992–93 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 4.93 |
| 1992–93 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 30 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1649 | 88 | 1 | 3.20 |
| 1993–94 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 738 | 51 | 0 | 4.15 |
| 1993–94 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 716 | 33 | 1 | 2.76 |
| 1993–94 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 642 | 38 | 0 | 3.55 |
| 1994–95 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 28 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1603 | 109 | 0 | 4.08 |
| 1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1256 | 64 | 1 | 3.06 |
| 1995–96 | Baltimore Bandits | AHL | 74 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 4250 | 250 | 2 | 3.53 |
| 1996–97 | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 5.81 |
| 1997–98 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 45 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2644 | 145 | 1 | 3.29 |
| 1997–98 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 47 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2640 | 135 | 1 | 3.07 |
| 1998–99 | EC Villacher SV | Alpenliga | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.39 |
| 1998–99 | EC Villacher SV | Swiss | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.53 |
| 1999–00 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 25 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1423 | 71 | 0 | 2.99 |
| 1999–00 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 6 | 1 | 2.33 |
| 2000–01 | Sheffield Steelers | BISL | 30 | – | – | – | 1603 | 64 | 0 | 2.40 |
| NHL CAREER TOTALS | 21 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 855 | 61 | 0 | 4.28 | ||
[edit] Post season
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Tappara Tampere | SM-liiga | 7 | 3 | 4 | – | 0 | 4.44 |
| 1990–91 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 8 | 3 | 4 | – | 0 | 4.00 |
| 1991–92 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 11 | 4 | 7 | – | 1 | 3.85 |
| 1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 9 | 4 | 5 | – | 0 | 3.70 |
| 1995–96 | Baltimore Bandits | AHL | 12 | 6 | 6 | – | 0 | 3.75 |
| 1996–97 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1997–98 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | 3.15 |
| 1999–00 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 3.01 |
| 2000–01 | Sheffield Steelers | BISL | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2.28 |
[edit] References
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| NAME | O'Neill, Mike |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1967-11-03 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | LaSalle, Quebec, Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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