Thomas O'Neill | |
Position: | Right Wing |
Shoots: | Right |
Played For: | Toronto Maple Leafs |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lb: | 155 |
Birth Date: | 28 September 1923 |
Birth Place: | Deseronto, Ontario, Canada |
Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Career Start: | 1942 |
Career End: | 1949 |
Thomas Bernard "Windy" O'Neill (September 28, 1923 – February 13, 1973) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 66 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons. He won the Stanley Cup with Toronto in 1945. O'Neill was born in Deseronto, Ontario.
After his hockey career ended, O'Neill went to law school, becoming a successful Toronto lawyer. He died of a heart attack on February 13, 1973, while dining at the Dell Restaurant in Toronto with his good friend, author Scott Young. He had married and had five children, Thomas, Gregory, Emmett, Connie, and Christopher. He was divorced at the time of his death and had custody of his children.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
1940–41 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OHA-B | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
1941–42 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1942–43 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
1942–43 | Toronto Tip Tops | TIHL | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1943–44 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 33 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1944–45 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1945–46 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 39 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1946–47 | Halifax Crescents | MSHL | 32 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1947–48 | Halifax Crescents | MSHL | 26 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
1948–49 | Halifax St. Mary's | MSHL | 22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1948–49 | Halifax St. Mary's | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
NHL totals | 66 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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