Fred O'Donnell | |||
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Born | Kingston, Ontario, Canada | December 6, 1949||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Boston Bruins New England Whalers | ||
NHL draft | 37th overall, 1969 Minnesota North Stars | ||
Playing career | 1970–1976 |
Frederick James O'Donnell (born December 6, 1949, in Kingston, Ontario, and raised in Gananoque, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach. During his professional playing career, which lasted from 1970 to 1976, he played 115 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and 155 games in the World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers, mainly at left wing. He later coached the Queen's University Golden Gaels hockey program for several seasons in the late 1970s and early 1980s, leading the team to the Ontario University Athletics title in 1981 (winning the Queen's Cup), and a berth in the national championship tournament that year in Calgary. He then coached the Kingston Canadians Major Junior hockey team for two seasons, from 1985 to 1987. O'Donnell later worked in real estate in Kingston. He was inducted into the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1966–67 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 36 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 44 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 54 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 67 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 158 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30 | ||
1971–72 | Boston Braves | AHL | 62 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 72 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
1973–74 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 43 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | New England Whalers | WHA | 76 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
1975–76 | New England Whalers | WHA | 79 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 81 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | ||
WHA totals | 155 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 165 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 35 | ||||
NHL totals | 115 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
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G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
KGN | 1985–86 | 66 | 35 | 28 | 3 | - | 73 | 4th in Leyden | Lost in Second Round |
KGN | 1986–87 | 66 | 26 | 39 | 1 | - | 53 | 4th in Leyden | Lost in Second Round |
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