| Cole O'Hara | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (2002-06-20)June 20, 2002 (age 23) Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team | Nashville Predators Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) | ||
| NHL draft | 114th overall,2022 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2025–present | ||
Cole James O'Hara (born June 20, 2002) is a Canadian professionalice hockey player for theMilwaukee Admirals of theAmerican Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for theNashville Predators of theNational Hockey League (NHL). He playedcollege ice hockey atUMass. He was drafted 114th overall by the Predators in the2022 NHL Entry Draft.
O'Hara played two seasons for theTri-City Storm. During the2020–21 season, he recorded 11 goals and 17 assists in 53 games. During the2021–22 season, he recorded 25 goals and 48 assists in 58 games.[1]
O'Hara began hiscollegiate career forUMass during the2022–23 season. During his freshman year he recorded four goals and 13 assists in 32 games. During the2023–24 season, in his sophomore year, he recorded seven goals and 11 assists in 37 games.[1]
During the2024–25 season, in his junior year, he led his team in scoring with 22 goals and 29 assists in 40 games. His 51 points ranked tied for sixth among all NCAA players, while his 29 assists tied for the seventh-most in a single season in program history. He also tiedJames Marcou's program record for most points in a season with 51.[2] On January 18, 2025, in a game againstMerrimack, he recorded his first careerhat-trick, and finished the game with a career-high tying four points.[3] During conference play he recorded 13 goals and 16 assists in 24 games. He ranked in the top-five in points (tied fifth), goals (fifth), and assists (fourth). He scored at least a point in 31 of his 40 games, and posted a program-record 13-game point streak from January 18, 2025 to March 7, 2025.[4][5] Following the season he was named to theAll-Hockey East First Team, a New England Men's Division I All-Star, and a finalist for theHockey East Player of the Year.[6][7] He finished his collegiate career at UMass with 33 goals and 53 assists in 109 games.[8]
On April 2, 2025, O'Hara signed a two-year, entry-level contract with theNashville Predators, beginning during the2025–26 season.[9] He was assigned to the Predators' AHL affiliate, theMilwaukee Admirals, for the remainder of the2024–25 season.[10][11]
O'Hara was born to Mike and Betty O'Hara, and has two siblings, Jake and Megan.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | North York Rangers | OJHL | 53 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | North York Rangers | OJHL | 51 | 21 | 43 | 64 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 2020–21 | Tri-City Storm | USHL | 49 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Tri-City Storm | USHL | 58 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | UMass-Amherst | HE | 32 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | UMass-Amherst | HE | 37 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | UMass-Amherst | HE | 40 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-Hockey EastFirst Team | 2025 | [12] |
| AHCAEast First Team All-American | 2025 | [13] |