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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Tim O'Connell
Selected in eighth round
No.
124 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born October 26, 1953
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Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 165
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Vermont (ECAC Division II)
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Hometown:
Cohasset, Massachusetts |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Vermont | ECAC D-II |
31 |
21 | 30 |
51 | 37 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Division II National Championship: 1973 (Vermont)
ECAC Division II Rookie of Year: 1972-73 (Vermont)
ECAC Division II All-Star First Team: 1972-73 (Vermont)
Miscellaneous: Played on Vermont team that went 19-0-0 in Division II
play in 1972-73, becoming first Division II team to go through the regular
season and playoffs unbeaten. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Vermont (ECAC D-II);
Vermont (ECAC); Charlotte (SHL); Oklahoma City (CHL); San Diego (WHA)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA East All-America First Team: 1974-75
(Vermont)
ECAC All-Star First Team: 1974-75 (Vermont)
ECAC Division II All-Star First Team: 1973-74 (Vermont)
Vermont Cunningham Trophy (MVP): 1975-76
Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 1986
Vermont Captain: 1975-76
Miscellaneous: Also played center at Vermont. ... Set Vermont record
(later tied) for points by a rookie with 51 in 1972-73. ... Set Vermont record
for goals in a season with 41 in 1974-75. ... Set Vermont record for hat
tricks in a season with 4 in 1974-75. ... Finished second in NCAA scoring race
with 82 points in 1974-75. ... Missed parts of 1975-76 season with
mononucleosis and separated shoulder. ... Played on line with Bill Koch and
Roger Mallette for Vermont in 1975-76. ... Finished college career as
Vermont's all-time leading scorer with 234 points (record since broken).
Personal: Older brother of former NHL player Mike O'Connell. ... Son of
former NFL player Tommy O'Connell, who played quarterback for the Chicago
Bears and Cleveland Browns. ... Ex-husband of Survivor contestant Kathy
Vavrick-O'Brien. |
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SNAPSHOT '73 | | Total Selected: |
168 | | Forwards: |
103 | | Defense: |
53 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Major Junior: |
131 | | College Players: |
28 |
| Canadian: |
151 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
14 | | U.S.-Born: |
14 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
70 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
35 |
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