Kristin O'Neill explained

Kristin O'Neill
Birth Date:30 March 1998
Birth Place:Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Position:Forward
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:4
Weight Lb:125
League:PWHL
Team:PWHL Montreal
Sex:f
Ntl Team:Canada
Career Start:2012

Kristin O'Neill (born March 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for PWHL Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She made her debut for the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2018 4 Nations Cup.[1]

Playing career

In 2013, O'Neill participated with Team Ontario Blue at the 2013 Canadian Under-18 Women’s Nationals, securing a silver medal. O'Neill was named to the Ontario team, which captured the silver medal in women's ice hockey at the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

Later that year, she won the Provincial Women's Hockey League championship with the Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres.[2] With the same Sabres team, she would also gain a silver medal at the 2015 OWHA Provincial championships.

During her final season (2015–16) in the Provincial Women's Hockey League, she was bestowed the captaincy of the Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres. Leading the team in goals, assists and points, she ranked sixth overall in the league. In addition, she was part of the Team Ontario Red roster that won the gold medal at the 2015 Canadian Under-18 Women's Nationals.

NCAA

As a freshman, O'Neill ranked second in scoring on the Cornell Big Red. Finishing as the NCAA’s leading scorer in shorthanded goals with five, she placed seventh in the nation among all freshman with 0.84 points per game.

O'Neill experienced greater success as a sophomore. In addition to leading the Big Red in scoring, she tied for the NCAA lead in shorthanded goals, scoring four, while her seven game-winning goals tied for fourth in the nation. Recognized as the Ivy League Player of the Year, she also gained spots on the ECAC and Ivy League First-Team All-Stars, respectively.

Hockey Canada

O'Neill and Jamie Lee Rattray recorded the assists on Loren Gabel’s first career goal for the Canadian team in a 2-1 preliminary round loss on November 7, 2018, versus the United States at the 4 Nations Cup.[3]

Career statistics

Provincial Women's Hockey League

Season Team GP G A PtsPIM
2013-14 Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres 33 15 17 32 46
2014-15 Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres 3315 18 33 34
2015-16 Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres 30 19 17 36 44

NCAA

Year GP G A PtsPIMPPG SHG GWG
2016-17 31 14 12 26 34 3 5 3
2017-18 31 20 21 41 30 4 4 7
2018-19 33 22 16 38 32 7 1 6
2019-20 30 25 15 40 38 1 0 5
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Hockey Canada

Year EventGP G A PtsPIM
2016NWDT vs Sweden 1 0222
2016NWDT vs USA 3 0000
2017Nations Cup (NWDT) 5 0118
2017NWDT vs Japan 2 0002
2018Nations Cup (NWDT) 4 1014
2018NWDT vs Japan 1 20 20
2018NWDT vs USA 3 00 012

Awards and honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 National Women's Team Four Nations Cup Media Guide . Hockey Canada . n.d. . 8 November 2018 . 4 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204010653/https://cdn.agilitycms.com/hockey-canada/Team-Canada/Women/National/2018-19/downloads/2018-NWT-4NC-Media-Guide.pdf . live.
  2. Web site: 2014-15 League Awards Provincial Women's Hockey League . 2023-09-21 . pwhl.pointstreaksites.com.
  3. Web site: CANADA EDGED BY U.S. IN 4 NATIONS PRELIMS. Hockey Canada. Ali Wilson. 8 November 2018. 8 November 2018. 4 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204024047/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/national/2018-19/4-nations/stats/game-summary?gameid=2222. live.
  4. Web site: Kristin O'Neill: Career Statistics . US College Hockey . n.d. . 13 April 2024 . 8 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200308011158/https://www.uscho.com/stats/player/wid,12554/kristin-o'neill/ . live .
  5. Web site: WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY ALL-IVY, POSTSEASON AWARDS ANNOUNCED. ivyleague.com. February 22, 2018. 22 April 2021. 25 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210425082415/https://ivyleague.com/news/2018/2/22/womens-ice-hockey-all-ivy-postseason-awards-announced.aspx. live.
  6. Web site: Women's Ice Hockey Sweeps Ivy League Major Awards, Five Named All-Ivy. cornellbigred.com. 26 February 2020. 12 April 2021. 12 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210412160852/https://cornellbigred.com/news/2020/2/26/womens-ice-hockey-sweep-ivy-league-major-awards-five-named-all-ivy.aspx. live.