Mike O'Neill (ice hockey)

Michael Anthony O'Neill (born November 3, 1967) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender.

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 Might Ducks Long Beach Ice Dogs Portland Pirates EC VSV Michigan K-Wings Sheffield Steelers
NHL Draft	15th overall (supplemental draft), 1988 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 career games without a win in a career.[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

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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Hockey Goalies bio