About Fred O'Donnell
Born 1949. Fred O'Donnell is a Canadian ice hockey player.
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1966β67 Oshawa Generals OHA 36 6 9 15 44 β β β β β 1967β68 Oshawa Generals OHA 44 24 14 38 72 β β β β β 1968β69 Oshawa Generals OHA 54 31 27 58 124 β β β β β 1969β70 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 2 2 2 4 0 β β β β β 1970β71 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 67 23 23 46 158 5 4 1 5 30 1971β72 Boston Braves AHL 62 16 22 38 161 β β β β β 1972β73 Boston Bruins NHL 72 10 4 14 55 5 0 1 1 5 1973β74 Boston Bruins NHL 43 5 7 12 43 β β β β β 1974β75 New England Whalers WHA 76 21 15 36 84 3 0 0 0 15 1975β76 New England Whalers WHA 79 11 11 22 81 17 2 5 7 20 WHA totals 155 32 26 58 165 20 2 5 7 35 NHL totals 115 15 11 26 98 5 0 1 1 5
Coaching record Team Year Regular season Postseason G W L T OTL Pts Finish ResultKGN1985β866635283-734th in LeydenLost in Second RoundKGN1986β876626391-534th in LeydenLost in Second Round
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Who is Fred O'Donnell?
Canadian ice hockey player
When was Fred O'Donnell born?
Fred O'Donnell was born on 6 December 1949 in Kingston.
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