Mike O'Neill (ice hockey)

Mike O'Neill
Born	(1967-11-03) November 3, 1967 LaSalle, QC, CAN
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Right
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

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

Playing career

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 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.

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	1986–87
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	1988–89
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1988–89

Career statistics

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

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

References

• Mike O'Neill's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Hockey Goalies bio
• Mike O'Neill's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Mike O'Neill profile at Eurohockey.com