| Doug O'Brien | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 O'Brien with thePortland Pirates in 2007 | |||
| Born | (1984-02-16)February 16, 1984 (age 41) St. John's,Newfoundland, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Tampa Bay Lightning Lukko Plzeň Sparta Praha | ||
| NHL draft | 192nd overall,2003 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2011 | ||
Doug O'Brien (born February 16, 1984) is a Canadian former professionalice hockeydefenceman who played five games in theNational Hockey League with theTampa Bay Lightning.
O'Brien was drafted 192nd overall in the 6th round of the2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Lightning. O'Brien played four seasons of major junior hockey for the Hull/Gatineau Olympiques of theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before turning professional. In the2003–04 season with the Olympiques, Doug recorded 63 points in 66 games and was named the league's top defenceman.
O'Brien made his professional debut with the Lightning's affiliate, theSpringfield Falcons of theAHL in the2004–05 season. At the end of the2005–06 season, O'Brien made his NHL debut with the Lightning, featuring in 5 games.
Unable to secure a place with the Lightning for the2006–07 season, O'Brien was assigned to the Falcons. On February 27, 2007, O'Brien was traded by the Lightning to theAnaheim Ducks for Joe Rullier he was then sent to affiliate, thePortland Pirates, for the duration of the season.[1]
A free agent upon the 2007–08 season, O'Brien signed withFinnish teamLukko Rauma of theSM-liiga. He returned to North America when he signed with theRochester Americans of the AHL on September 5, 2008.[2] After playing in 12 games with the Amerks in the2008–09 season, O'Brien was demoted to their affiliate, the Florida Everblades of the ECHL on November 11, 2009.[3]
O'Brien signed withCzech Republic team,Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga for the 2009–10 season.[4] He joinedSparta Praha the following season before leaving professional hockey in 2011.[5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 47 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 46 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2002–03 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 71 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 102 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 18 | ||
| 2003–04 | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 66 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 146 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 74 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 74 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 53 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lukko | SM-l | 39 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 56 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 130 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Plzeň 1929 | ELH | 44 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 50 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Corner Brook Royals | NLSHL | 23 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Eastlink Cee Bee Stars | NLSHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 29 | ||
| 2013–14 | Eastlink Cee Bee Stars | NLSHL | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Clarenville Caribous | NLSHL | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 2016–17 | Northeast Sr. Eagles | ECSHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 235 | 17 | 59 | 76 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| QMJHL First All-Star Team | 2004 |
| Emile Bouchard Trophy (Best Defenceman) | 2004 |
| Award | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Memorial Cup All-Star Team | 2003,2004 |
| Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Memorial Cup Leading Scorer) | 2004 |