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'''Jeffrey O'Neill''' (born February 23, 1976) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] broadcaster and former professional [[ice hockey]] player in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He played 12 seasons with the [[Hartford Whalers]], [[Carolina Hurricanes]] and the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]].<ref name="tsn">{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/talent/jeff-o-neill-1.57106 |title=Talent: Jeff O'Neill |publisher=[[The Sports Network|TSN]] |access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> |
'''Jeffrey O'Neill''' (born February 23, 1976) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] broadcaster and former professional [[ice hockey]] player in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He played 12 seasons with the [[Hartford Whalers]], [[Carolina Hurricanes]] and the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. He has earned accolades for his offensive contributions on the ice and represented Canada internationally in various tournaments.<ref name="tsn">{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/talent/jeff-o-neill-1.57106 |title=Talent: Jeff O'Neill |publisher=[[The Sports Network|TSN]] |access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Playing career== |
==Playing career== |
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===Minor hockey=== |
===Minor hockey=== |
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O'Neill grew up in the community of [[King City, Ontario|King City]], north of [[Toronto]], playing minor hockey for the King City Kings MHA as a youth. He grew up with two older brothers, Don and Ryan, both of whom played hockey.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} O'Neill played in the 1990 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]] with the Richmond Hill-Vaughan Kings [[minor ice hockey]] team from the [[Ontario Minor Hockey Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=January 31, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a 14-year-old, he played at the Midget level with his brother Ryan — almost three years younger than some of his peers.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} At 15, O'Neill signed with the [[Thornhill Thunderbirds]] Jr. A club (OHA), whose coach Scott McLennan stated he had the skills to make it to the [[Ontario Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https:// |
O'Neill grew up in the community of [[King City, Ontario|King City]], north of [[Toronto]], playing minor hockey for the King City Kings MHA as a youth. He grew up with two older brothers, Don and Ryan, both of whom played hockey.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} O'Neill played in the 1990 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]] with the Richmond Hill-Vaughan Kings [[minor ice hockey]] team from the [[Ontario Minor Hockey Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=January 31, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a 14-year-old, he played at the Midget level with his brother Ryan — almost three years younger than some of his peers.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} At 15, O'Neill signed with the [[Thornhill Thunderbirds]] Jr. A club (OHA), whose coach Scott McLennan stated he had the skills to make it to the [[Ontario Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/436491506|title=15-year-old draws raves from Lindros' old coach|last=Laskaris|first=Sam|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=October 17, 1991|access-date=October 3, 2014|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303084005/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/436491506.html|url-status=live}}</ref> O’Neill's number was later retired by the Thunderbirds in 2004. He finished his rookie season second in the [[Metro Junior A Hockey League|Metro Junior Hockey League]] in scoring.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
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O'Neill was the first overall selection of the [[Guelph Storm]] in the 1992 OHL Priority Selection, held at [[Maple Leaf Gardens]] in June 1992. He was named OHL Rookie of the Year that year after scoring 79 points in 65 games with the upstart Storm.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} His point total of 79 for a 16-year-old was the second highest total by a 16-year-old since [[Kirk Muller]] recorded 112 with the [[Guelph Platers]] in 1982–83.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} He also played in the [[American Hockey League]] for the [[Springfield Falcons]]. O'Neill spent three years in the OHL with the Storm before jumping to the NHL with the [[Hartford Whalers]] in 1995. Also in 1995 he represented Canada at the world junior hockey championships, winning a gold medal.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
O'Neill was the first overall selection of the [[Guelph Storm]] in the 1992 OHL Priority Selection, held at [[Maple Leaf Gardens]] in June 1992. He was named OHL Rookie of the Year that year after scoring 79 points in 65 games with the upstart Storm.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} His point total of 79 for a 16-year-old was the second highest total by a 16-year-old since [[Kirk Muller]] recorded 112 with the [[Guelph Platers]] in 1982–83.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} He also played in the [[American Hockey League]] for the [[Springfield Falcons]]. O'Neill spent three years in the OHL with the Storm before jumping to the NHL with the [[Hartford Whalers]] in 1995. Also in 1995 he represented Canada at the world junior hockey championships, winning a gold medal.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
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===NHL=== |
===NHL=== |
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O'Neill was drafted in the first round, fifth overall by the Hartford Whalers (now [[Carolina Hurricanes]]) in the [[1994 NHL Entry Draft]]. After joining the Whalers in 1995, he spent the next two seasons in Hartford before following the franchise to [[Carolina Hurricanes|North Carolina]] in 1997. His point production increased after he arrived in Carolina, scoring at least 30 goals per season each year between 2000 and 2003, including a career high 41 goals during the [[2000-2001 NHL season]]. The following year, the Hurricanes went on a Cinderella run to the [[Stanley Cup Finals]]. During that playoff run, O'Neill led his team in playoff goals, including an overtime winner in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against his hometown team, the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. O'Neill has since proclaimed that game in Toronto as the greatest game of his professional career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/radio/toronto-1050/my-greatest-game-jeff-o-neill-1.1551691|title=My Greatest Game: Jeff O'Neill|publisher=TSN}}</ref> After eliminating the Maple Leafs, his team would advance to the final series against the [[Detroit Red Wings]]. They could not prevail however, as the Red Wings were heavily favoured with several future Hall of Famers on the roster and eliminated the Hurricanes in 5 games. The Hurricanes could not repeat their success the next season as they missed the playoffs, but O'Neill recorded his third 30-goal season and was selected to his first [[53rd National Hockey League All-Star Game|NHL All-Star Game]] |
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O'Neill was drafted in the first round, fifth overall by the Hartford Whalers (now [[Carolina Hurricanes]]) in the [[1994 NHL Entry Draft]]. He went to the [[2002 Stanley Cup Finals]] with the Hurricanes before losing to the [[Detroit Red Wings]]. O'Neill was selected to the [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]] team for the [[53rd National Hockey League All-Star Game|2002–03 NHL All-Star Game]].{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
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After joining the Whalers in 1995, he spent the next two seasons in Hartford before following the franchise to [[Carolina Hurricanes|North Carolina]] in 1997. His point production increased after he arrived in Carolina, scoring at least 30 goals per season each year between 2000 and 2003, including a career high 41 goals during the 2000-2001 NHL season. The following season, his team went on a memorable Cinderella run to the Stanley Cup Finals where O'Neill led the Hurricanes in playoff goal-scoring, including an OT winner in Game 3 against his hometown team the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. After eliminated the Leafs in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Hurricanes could not prevail and were eliminated in 5 games by the heavily favoured [[Detroit Red Wings]] for the Stanley Cup. |
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After his brother was killed in a car accident in Toronto in July 2005, O'Neill expressed a desire to play for the Maple Leafs in order to be closer to family.<ref name="Toronto Sun">{{cite news |last1=Buffery |first1=Steve |title=NHLer turned broadcaster Jeff O'Neill tells it like it is when it comes to the Toronto Maple Leafs |url=https://torontosun.com/2015/03/24/nhler-turned-broadcaster-jeff-oneill-tells-it-like-it-is-when-it-comes-to-the-toronto-maple-leafs |newspaper=Toronto Sun |access-date=6 November 2020}}</ref> On July 30, 2005, Carolina GM [[Jim Rutherford]] traded O'Neill to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] for a conditional draft pick in the [[2006 NHL Entry Draft]]. |
After his brother was killed in a car accident in Toronto in July 2005, O'Neill expressed a desire to play for the Maple Leafs in order to be closer to family.<ref name="Toronto Sun">{{cite news |last1=Buffery |first1=Steve |title=NHLer turned broadcaster Jeff O'Neill tells it like it is when it comes to the Toronto Maple Leafs |url=https://torontosun.com/2015/03/24/nhler-turned-broadcaster-jeff-oneill-tells-it-like-it-is-when-it-comes-to-the-toronto-maple-leafs |newspaper=Toronto Sun |access-date=6 November 2020}}</ref> On July 30, 2005, Carolina GM [[Jim Rutherford]] traded O'Neill to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] for a conditional draft pick in the [[2006 NHL Entry Draft]]. |
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Re-united with former [[Carolina Hurricanes]] coach [[Paul Maurice]], O'Neill enjoyed a resurgence early in the 2006–2007 season |
Re-united with former [[Carolina Hurricanes]] coach [[Paul Maurice]], O'Neill enjoyed a resurgence early in the 2006–2007 season playing on the top line with [[Mats Sundin]] and [[Alexander Steen]], was briefly one of the top scorers. However, despite scoring 20 goals that season, O'Neill was benched for the remaining few games due to inconsistent performances. His poor performance combined with his fear of flying led him to consider retirement at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=O'Neill may hang 'em up |url=http://www2.sportsnet.ca/blogs/hockey_hearsay/2006/04/11/oneill_may_hand_em_up/ |date=April 11, 2006 |publisher=Sportsnet |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010122506/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/blogs/hockey_hearsay/2006/04/11/oneill_may_hand_em_up/ |archive-date=October 10, 2007 }}</ref> After sitting out the following season, he was invited to the 2008-09 Training Camp by his former team, the [[Carolina Hurricanes]]. Following training camp, O'Neill played in two exhibition games with the Hurricanes, but opted to retire before the official start of the season.<ref name="retired">{{Cite web|url=http://www.kingsentinel.com/news/2009/0107/sports/012.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127025238/http://www.kingsentinel.com/news/2009/0107/sports/012.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-27 |title=O'Neill's hockey career settles down, as the former NHLer starts new life |last=Yaneff |first=Jon |publisher=King Township Sentinel |date=January 7, 2009 |access-date=February 5, 2009}}</ref> |
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==Broadcasting career== |
==Broadcasting career== |
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O'Neill is presently a sports broadcaster and hockey analyst with [[The Sports Network]], appearing on [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] broadcasts and [[TSN Hockey]] programs.<ref name="tsn"/> He currently co-hosts ''[[OverDrive (TSN)|OverDrive]]'' on [[CHUM (AM)|TSN Radio 1050]] with host Bryan Hayes and fellow co-host and former goaltender [[Jamie McLennan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/radio/toronto-1050/overdrive |title=OverDrive with Hayes, Noodles and The O-Dog |publisher=[[The Sports Network|TSN]] |access-date=March 5, 2020}}</ref> |
O'Neill is presently a sports broadcaster and hockey analyst with [[The Sports Network]], appearing on [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] broadcasts and [[TSN Hockey]] programs.<ref name="tsn"/> He currently co-hosts ''[[OverDrive (TSN)|OverDrive]]'' on [[CHUM (AM)|TSN Radio 1050]] with host [[Bryan Hayes (radio host)|Bryan Hayes]] and fellow co-host and former goaltender [[Jamie McLennan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/radio/toronto-1050/overdrive |title=OverDrive with Hayes, Noodles and The O-Dog |publisher=[[The Sports Network|TSN]] |access-date=March 5, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Career statistics== |
==Career statistics== |
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Latest revision as of 07:28, 2 December 2024
Jeff O'Neill | |||
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Born |
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | February 23, 1976||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Hartford Whalers Carolina Hurricanes Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
NHL draft |
5th overall, 1994 Hartford Whalers | ||
Playing career | 1995–2007 |
Jeffrey O'Neill (born February 23, 1976) is a Canadian broadcaster and former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played 12 seasons with the Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes and the Toronto Maple Leafs. He has earned accolades for his offensive contributions on the ice and represented Canada internationally in various tournaments.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Minor hockey
[edit]O'Neill grew up in the community of King City, north of Toronto, playing minor hockey for the King City Kings MHA as a youth. He grew up with two older brothers, Don and Ryan, both of whom played hockey.[citation needed] O'Neill played in the 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Richmond Hill-Vaughan Kings minor ice hockey team from the Ontario Minor Hockey Association.[2] As a 14-year-old, he played at the Midget level with his brother Ryan — almost three years younger than some of his peers.[citation needed] At 15, O'Neill signed with the Thornhill Thunderbirds Jr. A club (OHA), whose coach Scott McLennan stated he had the skills to make it to the Ontario Hockey League.[3] O’Neill's number was later retired by the Thunderbirds in 2004. He finished his rookie season second in the Metro Junior Hockey League in scoring.[citation needed]
O'Neill was the first overall selection of the Guelph Storm in the 1992 OHL Priority Selection, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in June 1992. He was named OHL Rookie of the Year that year after scoring 79 points in 65 games with the upstart Storm.[citation needed] His point total of 79 for a 16-year-old was the second highest total by a 16-year-old since Kirk Muller recorded 112 with the Guelph Platers in 1982–83.[citation needed] He also played in the American Hockey League for the Springfield Falcons. O'Neill spent three years in the OHL with the Storm before jumping to the NHL with the Hartford Whalers in 1995. Also in 1995 he represented Canada at the world junior hockey championships, winning a gold medal.[citation needed]
NHL
[edit]O'Neill was drafted in the first round, fifth overall by the Hartford Whalers (now Carolina Hurricanes) in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. After joining the Whalers in 1995, he spent the next two seasons in Hartford before following the franchise to North Carolina in 1997. His point production increased after he arrived in Carolina, scoring at least 30 goals per season each year between 2000 and 2003, including a career high 41 goals during the 2000-2001 NHL season. The following year, the Hurricanes went on a Cinderella run to the Stanley Cup Finals. During that playoff run, O'Neill led his team in playoff goals, including an overtime winner in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against his hometown team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. O'Neill has since proclaimed that game in Toronto as the greatest game of his professional career.[4] After eliminating the Maple Leafs, his team would advance to the final series against the Detroit Red Wings. They could not prevail however, as the Red Wings were heavily favoured with several future Hall of Famers on the roster and eliminated the Hurricanes in 5 games. The Hurricanes could not repeat their success the next season as they missed the playoffs, but O'Neill recorded his third 30-goal season and was selected to his first NHL All-Star Game
After his brother was killed in a car accident in Toronto in July 2005, O'Neill expressed a desire to play for the Maple Leafs in order to be closer to family.[5] On July 30, 2005, Carolina GM Jim Rutherford traded O'Neill to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a conditional draft pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
Re-united with former Carolina Hurricanes coach Paul Maurice, O'Neill enjoyed a resurgence early in the 2006–2007 season playing on the top line with Mats Sundin and Alexander Steen, was briefly one of the top scorers. However, despite scoring 20 goals that season, O'Neill was benched for the remaining few games due to inconsistent performances. His poor performance combined with his fear of flying led him to consider retirement at the end of the season.[6] After sitting out the following season, he was invited to the 2008-09 Training Camp by his former team, the Carolina Hurricanes. Following training camp, O'Neill played in two exhibition games with the Hurricanes, but opted to retire before the official start of the season.[7]
Broadcasting career
[edit]O'Neill is presently a sports broadcaster and hockey analyst with The Sports Network, appearing on Toronto Maple Leafs broadcasts and TSN Hockey programs.[1] He currently co-hosts OverDrive on TSN Radio 1050 with host Bryan Hayes and fellow co-host and former goaltender Jamie McLennan.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1991–92 | Thornhill Thunderbirds | MetJHL | 43 | 27 | 53 | 80 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 65 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 88 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
1993–94 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 66 | 45 | 81 | 126 | 95 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 31 | ||
1994–95 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 57 | 43 | 81 | 124 | 56 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 34 | ||
1995–96 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 65 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 72 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 74 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 75 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1999–2000 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 80 | 25 | 38 | 63 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 41 | 26 | 67 | 106 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
2001–02 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 76 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 63 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 27 | ||
2002–03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 67 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 74 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 74 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 821 | 237 | 259 | 496 | 670 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 37 |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1995 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Talent: Jeff O'Neill". TSN. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ Laskaris, Sam (October 17, 1991). "15-year-old draws raves from Lindros' old coach". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ "My Greatest Game: Jeff O'Neill". TSN.
- ^ Buffery, Steve. "NHLer turned broadcaster Jeff O'Neill tells it like it is when it comes to the Toronto Maple Leafs". Toronto Sun. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "O'Neill may hang 'em up". Sportsnet. April 11, 2006. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007.
- ^ Yaneff, Jon (January 7, 2009). "O'Neill's hockey career settles down, as the former NHLer starts new life". King Township Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ^ "OverDrive with Hayes, Noodles and The O-Dog". TSN. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- Shoalts, David (July 12, 2016). "Jeff O'Neill isn't afraid to wear his beloved Maple Leafs on his sleeve". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1976 births
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Canadian sportspeople of Irish descent
- Carolina Hurricanes players
- Guelph Storm players
- Hartford Whalers draft picks
- Hartford Whalers players
- King City Secondary School alumni
- Living people
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- NHL first-round draft picks
- Sportspeople from King, Ontario
- Ice hockey people from Richmond Hill, Ontario
- Toronto Maple Leafs players