Matt O'Connor (ice hockey)

Matt O'Connor
Matt O'Connor
Born	February 14, 1992 (age 32); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
team; Former teams	Free agent; Ottawa Senators; Binghamton Senators; Milwaukee Admirals; Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins; Rødovre Mighty Bulls; HK Nitra
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2015–present

Matthew Harrison O'Connor (born February 14, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently a free agent.

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 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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	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

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

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[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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