Jeff O'Neill
| Jeff O'Neill | |||
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| Born |
February 23, 1976 Richmond Hill, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 230 lb (100 kg; 16 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Hartford Whalers Carolina Hurricanes Toronto Maple Leafs |
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| NHL Draft | 5th overall, 1994 Hartford Whalers |
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| Playing career | 1995–2007 | ||
Jeffrey O'Neill (born February 23, 1976) is a Canadian broadcaster and former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL). During his career, he played for the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
He retired from hockey after a September 2008 tryout with the Carolina Hurricanes, with whom he had previously played.
O'Neill grew up in the community of King City, north of Toronto, playing minor hockey for the King City Kings MHA as a youth. O'Neill grew up with two older brothers, Don and Ryan, both of whom played hockey. O'Neill moved up to the AAA level at age 13 in the Pee Wee age class with the Richmond Hill-Vaughan Kings of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association. As a 14-year-old, he played at the Midget level with his brother Ryan — almost three years younger than some of his peers. At 15, O'Neill signed with the Thornhill Thunderbirds Jr. A club (OHA), whose coach Scott McLennan stated O'Neill had the skills to make it to the Ontario Hockey League. He finished his rookie season second in the Metro Junior Hockey League in scoring.
O'Neill was the first overall selection of the Guelph Storm in the 1992 OHL Priority Selection, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in June 1992. He was named OHL Rookie of the Year that year after scoring 79 points in 65 games with the upstart Storm. His point total of 79 for a 16-year-old was the second highest total by a 16-year-old since Kirk Muller recorded 112 with the Guelph Platers in 1982–83. He also played in the American Hockey League for the Springfield Falcons. O'Neill spent three years in the OHL with the Storm before jumping to the NHL with the Hartford Whalers in 1995.
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