Fred O'Donnell

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Fred O'Donnell
Born (1949-12-06) December 6, 1949 (age 74)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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 19701976

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.

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1966–67 Oshawa Generals OHA 36691544
1967–68 Oshawa GeneralsOHA4424143872
1968–69 Oshawa GeneralsOHA54312758124
1969–70 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 22240
1970–71 Oklahoma City BlazersCHL67232346158541530
1971–72 Boston Braves AHL 62162238161
1972–73 Boston Bruins NHL 72104145550115
1973–74 Boston BruinsNHL43571243
1974–75 New England Whalers WHA 7621153684300015
1975–76 New England WhalersWHA79111122811725720
WHA totals1553226581652025735
NHL totals1151511269850115

Coaching record

TeamYearRegular SeasonPost Season
GWLTOTLPtsFinishResult
KGN 1985–86 6635283-734th in LeydenLost in Second Round
KGN 1986–87 6626391-534th in LeydenLost in Second Round
Preceded by Head Coaches of the Kingston Canadians
1985–1987
Succeeded by

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