Ellard O'Brien

Ellard John "Obie" O'Brien (May 27, 1930 – November 27, 2011) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins during the 1955–56 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1950 to 1962, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1948–49 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 25 9 8 17 20 5 3 3 6 2 1949–50 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 48 58 43 101 79 5 1 2 3 13 1949–50 Boston Olympics EAHL 3 1 2 3 0 5 0 1 1 0 1950–51 Tulsa Oilers USHL 57 33 28 61 38 2 0 1 1 11 1951–52 Hershey Bears AHL 54 13 28 41 22 5 0 1 1 2 1952–53 Hershey Bears AHL 61 16 32 48 38 3 0 1 1 2 1953–54 Hershey Bears AHL 63 20 31 51 23 11 5 9 14 6 1954–55 Hershey Bears AHL 62 31 38 69 28 — — — — — 1955–56 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1955–56 Hershey Bears AHL 49 12 14 26 71 — — — — — 1956–57 Hershey Bears AHL 64 20 35 55 78 7 1 3 4 4 1957–58 Hershey Bears AHL 65 23 48 71 46 11 4 11 15 6 1958–59 Hershey Bears AHL 63 16 26 42 48 13 4 3 7 18 1959–60 Quebec Aces AHL 67 9 19 28 36 — — — — — 1960–61 Quebec Aces AHL 68 8 7 15 25 — — — — — 1961–62 Philadelphia Ramblers EHL 60 23 32 55 12 3 0 0 0 4 AHL totals 616 168 278 446 415 50 14 28 42 38 NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —