Doug O'Brien

Doug O'Brien (born February 16, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played five games in the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Playing career O'Brien was drafted 192nd overall in the 6th round of the 2003 NHL entry draft by the Lightning. O'Brien played four seasons of major junior hockey for the Hull/Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before turning professional. In the 2003–04 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, the Springfield Falcons of the AHL in the 2004–05 season. At the end of the 2005–06 season, O'Brien made his NHL debut with the Lightning, featuring in 5 games.

Unable to secure a place with the Lightning for the 2006–07 season, O'Brien was assigned to the Falcons. On February 27, 2007, O'Brien was traded by the Lightning to the Anaheim Ducks for Joe Rullier he was then sent to affiliate, the Portland Pirates, for the duration of the season.

A free agent upon the 2007–08 season, O'Brien signed with Finnish team Lukko Rauma of the SM-liiga. He returned to North America when he signed with the Rochester Americans of the AHL on September 5, 2008. After playing in 12 games with the Amerks in the 2008–09 season, O'Brien was demoted to their affiliate, the Florida Everblades of the ECHL on November 11, 2009.

O'Brien signed with Czech Republic team, Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga for the 2009–10 season. He joined Sparta Praha the following season before leaving professional hockey in 2011.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 — — — — —

Awards QMJHL

CHL