- Doug O'Brien
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Doug O'Brien Born February 16, 1984
St. John's, NL, CANHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) Position Defence Shoots Left CZE team
Former teamsHC Sparta
CZE
HC Plzen
NHL
Tampa Bay Lightning
SM-Liiga
LukkoNHL Draft 192nd overall, 2003
Tampa Bay LightningPlaying career 2006–present Doug O'Brien (born February 16, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for HC Sparta in the Czech Extraliga.
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Playing career
O'Brien was drafted 192nd overall in the 6th round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. O'Brien played four seasons of major junior hockey for the Gatineau/Hull Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey (QMJHL) before turning professional. In the 2003–04 season with the Olympiques, Doug recorded 63 points in 66 games and was named the league's top defenceman.
O'Brien made his professional debut with the Lightning's affiliate, the Springfield Falcons of the AHL in the 2004–05 season. At the end of the 2005–06 season, O'Brien made his NHL debut with the Lightning, featuring in 5 games.
Unable to secure a place with the Lightning for the 2006–07 season, O'Brien was assigned to the Falcons. On February 27, 2007, O'Brien was traded by the Lightning to the Anaheim Ducks for Joe Rullier he was then sent to affiliate, the Portland Pirates, for the duration of the season.[1]
A free agent upon the 2007–08 season, O'Brien signed with Finnish team Lukko Rauma of the SM-liiga. Doug returned to North America when he signed with the Rochester Americans of the AHL on September 5, 2008.[2] After playing in 12 games with the Amerks in the 2008–09 season, Doug was demoted to affiliate, the Florida Everblades of the ECHL on November 11, 2009.[3]
On July 16, 2009, O'Brien signed with Czech Republic team, HC Plzeň 1929 of the Czech Extraliga for the 2009–10 season.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 47 1 6 7 16 5 0 1 1 0 2001–02 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 46 1 5 6 36 12 0 0 0 14 2002–03 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 71 10 34 44 102 19 3 12 15 18 2003–04 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 66 17 46 63 146 15 1 8 9 16 2004–05 Springfield Falcons AHL 74 4 13 17 76 — — — — — 2004–05 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2005–06 Springfield Falcons AHL 74 7 25 32 70 — — — — — 2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2006–07 Springfield Falcons AHL 53 6 13 19 34 — — — — — 2006–07 Portland Pirates AHL 13 0 2 2 17 — — — — — 2007–08 Lukko Rauma SM-l 39 5 4 9 51 — — — — — 2008–09 Rochester Americans AHL 12 0 2 2 8 — — — — — 2008–09 Florida Everblades ECHL 56 7 18 25 130 9 2 6 8 12 2009–10 HC Plzeň CZE 44 1 2 3 94 4 0 0 0 6 2010–11 HC Sparta Praha CZE 50 2 10 12 75 — — — — — NHL totals 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — Awards
Award Year(s) QMJHL First All-Star Team 2004 Emile Bouchard Trophy (Best Defenceman) 2004 Award Year(s) Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2003, 2004 Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Memorial Cup Leading Scorer) 2004 References
- ^ "Lightning make 3 deadline deals, acquire Jason Ward, Karl Stewart and Joe Rullier". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2007-02-27. http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=311400&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ "Amerks sign Jacob Micflickier, Doug O'Brien to contracts". oursportscentral.com. 2008-09-04. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3714028. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ "Amerks reassign O'Brien; Shantz sent back to Amerks". Rochester Americans. 2008-11-11. http://www.amerks.com/News/PressReleases/tabid/69/default.aspx?newsID=385. Retrieved 2009-07-27.[dead link]
- ^ "Plzen strengthen with trio of Canadians" (in Czech). sportovninoviny.com. 2009-07-16. http://www.sportovninoviny.cz/zpravy/plzenske-hokejisty-posili-trojice-kanadanu/388314&sl=cs&tl=en&history_state0=. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
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Categories:- 1984 births
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Florida Everblades players
- Gatineau Olympiques alumni
- HC Plzeň players
- HC Sparta Praha players
- Hull Olympiques alumni
- Ice hockey people from Newfoundland and Labrador
- Johnstown Chiefs players
- Living people
- Lukko players
- People from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Portland Pirates players
- Rochester Americans players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1980s births stubs
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