Dennis O'Brien (ice hockey)
| Dennis O'Brien | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
June 10, 1949 Port Hope, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position |
Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota North Stars Colorado Rockies Cleveland Barons Boston Bruins | ||
| NHL draft | 14th overall, | ||
| Playing career | 1969–1980 | ||
Dennis Francis O'Brien (born 10 June 1949) is a
Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He featured in the 1978 Stanley Cup Finals with the Boston Bruins
.
O'Brien is the uncle of former NHL player Shane O'Brien.
Playing career
O'Brien was selected by the
2017-18
.
After that busy season, O'Brien played parts of two more seasons in the NHL, both for the Bruins.
Career statistics
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 52 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Iowa Stars | CHL
|
72 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 331 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | ||
| 1970–71 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
1971–72
|
Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 70 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1972–73 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 74 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | ||
| 1973–74 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 77 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 56 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 78 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77
|
Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 75 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1977–78 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | ||
| 1978–79 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 64 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 592 | 31 | 91 | 122 | 1017 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 101 | ||||
See also
List of family relations in the NHL
References
- ISBN 9781550548600.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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