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On top of his physical presence, he also had a decent scoring touch for an enforcer, highlighted by his 29-goal, 90-point season in 1977-78. He added to that with a 77 point effort the following campaign. He had 211 and 205 minutes in penalties in those seasons respectively, displaying an excellent balance of grit and scoring that any hockey GM would cherish. He finished his 13 year career with 204 goals, 402 assists for 606 points, a +212 [[plus/minus]] (a tribute to his good defensive skills) and 2,095 minutes in penalties. |
On top of his physical presence, he also had a decent scoring touch for an enforcer, highlighted by his 29-goal, 90-point season in 1977-78. He added to that with a 77 point effort the following campaign. He had 211 and 205 minutes in penalties in those seasons respectively, displaying an excellent balance of grit and scoring that any hockey GM would cherish. He finished his 13 year career with 204 goals, 402 assists for 606 points, a +212 [[plus/minus]] (a tribute to his good defensive skills) and 2,095 minutes in penalties. |
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One of O’Reilly’s most remembered NHL moment did not take place on the ice but rather in the stands. On December 23, of the [[1979-80 NHL season]] against the Bruins rivals the [[New York Rangers]] at [[Madison Square Garden]]. As a 4-3 victory by the Bruins concluded, a mob of Bruins and Rangers formed along the boards behind the bruin’s goal line toward the bench side of the ice. A Rangers fan reached over the glass and stole the stick of Bruin: Stan Jonathan and hit him in the head with it. O'Reilly immediately climbed the glass into the stands and was followed by several fellow Bruins, [[Mike Milbury]] included. O'Riley tackled the fan responsible for hitting Stan Jonathan while Ranger’s fan John Kaptain threw his shoe at Milbury. Milbury, searching for a fan with one shoe, found Kaptain and beat him with his remaining shoe. After the incident four NYR fans were arrested and O’Riley was suspended 8 games for the [[donnybrook]].[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8K7roZu3WU][http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1927560] |
One of O’Reilly’s most remembered NHL moment did not take place on the ice but rather in the stands. On December 23, of the [[1979-80 NHL season]] against the Bruins rivals the [[New York Rangers]] at [[Madison Square Garden]]. As a 4-3 victory by the Bruins concluded, a mob of Bruins and Rangers formed along the boards behind the bruin’s goal line toward the bench side of the ice. A Rangers fan reached over the glass and stole the stick of Bruin: Stan Jonathan and hit him in the head with it. O'Reilly immediately climbed the glass into the stands and was followed by several fellow Bruins, [[Mike Milbury]] included. O'Riley tackled the fan responsible for hitting Stan Jonathan while Ranger’s fan John Kaptain threw his shoe at Milbury. Milbury, searching for a fan with one shoe, found Kaptain and beat him with his remaining shoe. After the incident four NYR fans were arrested and O’Riley was suspended 8 games for his part in the [[donnybrook]].[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8K7roZu3WU][http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1927560] |
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O'Reilly became the replacement [[head coach]] of the Bruins during the [[1986-87 NHL season]] and kept his job until 1989, when he left to care for, and spend more time with, his son who was seriously ill with liver disease. In that time, he took the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1988, where they were defeated by the [[Wayne Gretzky]]-led [[Edmonton Oilers]]. Terry also was an assistant coach for the Rangers for the two seasons prior to the lockout. |
O'Reilly became the replacement [[head coach]] of the Bruins during the [[1986-87 NHL season]] and kept his job until 1989, when he left to care for, and spend more time with, his son who was seriously ill with liver disease. In that time, he took the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1988, where they were defeated by the [[Wayne Gretzky]]-led [[Edmonton Oilers]]. Terry also was an assistant coach for the Rangers for the two seasons prior to the lockout. |
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Terry O'Reilly | |||
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Born |
Niagara Falls, Ontario | June 7, 1951||
Height | 6 ft 01 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
NHL draft |
Rnd 1, 14th overall, 1971 Bruins | ||
Playing career | 1971–1985 |
Joseph James Terrence (Terry) O'Reilly (born June 7, 1951 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a retired ice hockey right-winger.
Playing career
O'Reilly was picked by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round as the 14th pick overall in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. O'Reilly spent his entire career in Boston, serving as the captain of the Bruins team during the 1983-84 and 1984-85 seasons before his retirement. The Bruins retired his playing number (#24) on October 24, 2002[1].
O'Reilly was known for being a tough player, racking up over 200 penalty minutes in five consecutive seasons, and earning for himself the nickname "Bloody O'Reilly" in the press. He was very protective of his teammates causing Ray Bourque to note, when the Bruins retired his number, that the banner "hangs next to mine, protecting me again. That's awesome."[1]
On top of his physical presence, he also had a decent scoring touch for an enforcer, highlighted by his 29-goal, 90-point season in 1977-78. He added to that with a 77 point effort the following campaign. He had 211 and 205 minutes in penalties in those seasons respectively, displaying an excellent balance of grit and scoring that any hockey GM would cherish. He finished his 13 year career with 204 goals, 402 assists for 606 points, a +212 plus/minus (a tribute to his good defensive skills) and 2,095 minutes in penalties.
One of O’Reilly’s most remembered NHL moment did not take place on the ice but rather in the stands. On December 23, of the 1979-80 NHL season against the Bruins rivals the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. As a 4-3 victory by the Bruins concluded, a mob of Bruins and Rangers formed along the boards behind the bruin’s goal line toward the bench side of the ice. A Rangers fan reached over the glass and stole the stick of Bruin: Stan Jonathan and hit him in the head with it. O'Reilly immediately climbed the glass into the stands and was followed by several fellow Bruins, Mike Milbury included. O'Riley tackled the fan responsible for hitting Stan Jonathan while Ranger’s fan John Kaptain threw his shoe at Milbury. Milbury, searching for a fan with one shoe, found Kaptain and beat him with his remaining shoe. After the incident four NYR fans were arrested and O’Riley was suspended 8 games for his part in the donnybrook.[2][3]
O'Reilly became the replacement head coach of the Bruins during the 1986-87 NHL season and kept his job until 1989, when he left to care for, and spend more time with, his son who was seriously ill with liver disease. In that time, he took the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1988, where they were defeated by the Wayne Gretzky-led Edmonton Oilers. Terry also was an assistant coach for the Rangers for the two seasons prior to the lockout.
Terry O'Reilly is also going to be on a NESN reality show which was conceived by Brad Park.
Trivia
This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. (February 2009) |
- In the Adam Sandler movie Happy Gilmore, O'Reilly is mentioned as Happy Gilmore's favorite hockey player growing up because of his tough style.
Career statistics
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1968-69 Oshawa Generals OHA 46 5 15 20 87 -- -- -- -- -- 1969-70 Oshawa Generals OHA 54 13 36 49 60 -- -- -- -- -- 1970-71 Oshawa Generals OHA 54 23 42 65 151 -- -- -- -- -- 1971-72 Boston Braves AHL 60 9 8 17 134 9 2 2 4 31 1971-72 Boston Bruins NHL 1 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1972-73 Boston Bruins NHL 72 5 22 27 109 5 0 0 0 2 1973-74 Boston Bruins NHL 76 11 24 35 94 16 2 5 7 38 1974-75 Boston Bruins NHL 68 15 20 35 146 3 0 0 0 17 1975-76 Boston Bruins NHL 80 23 27 50 150 12 3 1 4 25 1976-77 Boston Bruins NHL 79 14 41 55 147 14 5 6 11 28 1977-78 Boston Bruins NHL 77 29 61 90 211 15 5 10 15 40 1978-79 Boston Bruins NHL 80 26 51 77 205 11 0 6 6 25 1979-80 Boston Bruins NHL 71 19 42 61 265 10 3 6 9 69 1980-81 Boston Bruins NHL 77 8 35 43 223 3 1 2 3 12 1981-82 Boston Bruins NHL 70 22 30 52 213 11 5 4 9 56 1982-83 Boston Bruins NHL 19 6 14 20 40 -- -- -- -- -- 1983-84 Boston Bruins NHL 58 12 18 30 124 3 0 0 0 14 1984-85 Boston Bruins NHL 63 13 17 30 168 5 1 2 3 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL Totals 891 204 402 606 2095 108 25 42 67 335
Coaching statistics
Season Team Lge Type GP W L T OTL Pct Result 1986-87 Boston Bruins NHL Head Coach 67 32 29 6 0 0.522 Lost in round 1 1987-88 Boston Bruins NHL Head Coach 80 44 30 6 0 0.588 Lost in Finals 1988-89 Boston Bruins NHL Head Coach 80 37 29 14 0 0.550 Lost in round 2 2002-03 New York Rangers NHL Assistant Coach 2003-04 New York Rangers NHL Assistant Coach
References
- ^ Bruce Allen (October 24, 2002). "Terry O'Reilly gets his number". Boston Sports Media Watch. Retrieved 2006-07-18.
See also
External links
- Articles with trivia sections from February 2009
- 1951 births
- Boston Bruins draft picks
- Boston Bruins players
- Boston Bruins coaches
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- New York Rangers coaches
- Ice hockey personnel from Ontario
- Oshawa Generals alumni
- Living people
- Canadians of Irish descent
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- National Hockey League players with retired numbers
- People from Niagara Falls, Ontario