Matt O'Connor

Matthew Harrison O'Connor (born February 14, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for Ducs d'Angers of Ligue Magnus.

O'Connor played a single game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators during the 2015–16 season.

Playing career

Amateur O'Connor went undrafted in both OHL and NHL drafts and, after spending two seasons in the OJHL, decided to play in the United States Hockey League. After spending two seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms, O'Connor was offered a full scholarship to Boston University. The Terriers won the Hockey East championship in 2014–15 and O'Connor was named to the Hockey East Second All-Star Team.

Professional Over three years with the Terriers, O'Connor had garnered the attention of multiple NHL teams. O'Connor chose to forego his senior year at Boston University and signed a two-year contract with the Ottawa Senators in May 2015. He was expected to start the season with the Binghamton Senators minor league team but after an injury to Ottawa goalie Andrew Hammond, O'Connor stayed with the team and made his NHL debut on October 11, 2015, in a 3-1 defeat to the Montreal Canadiens.

It was announced by the Senators that O'Connor would not receive a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent, thus making him a free agent on June 26, 2017. On July 1, 2017, O'Connor agreed to a one-year, two-way $ contract with the Nashville Predators.

After spending his first four professional seasons in North America, playing extensively in the minor leagues, O'Connor embarked on a European career as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year contract with Danish club, Rødovre Mighty Bulls of the Metal Ligaen, on July 17, 2019.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2008–09 Upper Canada Hockey Club OJHL 27 3 19 1 1427 147 1 6.18 .878 — — — — — — — — 2009–10 Upper Canada Patriots OJHL 23 7 12 2 1325 89 1 4.03 .904 — — — — — — — — 2009–10 Burlington Cougars OJHL 5 2 2 0 237 18 0 4.55 .895 — — — — — — — — 2010–11 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 29 10 16 2 1713 98 0 3.43 .886 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 50 28 16 5 1713 146 1 3.04 .902 6 3 3 326 20 0 3.68 .859 2012–13 Boston University HE 19 8 8 2 1110 53 0 2.86 .910 — — — — — — — — 2013–14 Boston University HE 22 7 9 4 1224 59 0 2.89 .920 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 Boston University HE 35 25 4 4 2088 76 1 2.18 .927 — — — — — — — — 2015–16 Binghamton Senators AHL 34 10 20 3 1921 106 0 3.31 .895 — — — — — — — — 2015–16 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 0 1 0 59 3 0 3.10 .912 — — — — — — — — 2016–17 Binghamton Senators AHL 37 14 18 1 2064 111 0 3.23 .895 — — — — — — — — 2016–17 Wichita Thunder ECHL 2 0 2 0 90 7 0 4.63 .875 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 2 0 2 0 117 7 0 3.58 .891 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 4 0 4 0 232 14 0 3.62 .894 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 Quad City Mallards ECHL 6 0 4 2 340 29 0 5.12 .853 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 2 2 0 0 123 7 0 3.42 .904 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 4 0 1 2 216 12 0 3.33 .892 — — — — — — — — 2018–19 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 24 11 7 4 1314 67 2 3.06 .905 — — — — — — — — 2018–19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 2 1 0 0 80 3 0 2.26 .930 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Rødovre Mighty Bulls DEN 2020–21 HK Nitra Slovak 5 4 0 1 9 0 1.77 .949 2 0 2 6 0 4.41 .864 2021–22 HK Nitra Slovak NHL totals 1 0 1 0 59 3 0 3.10 .912 — — — — — — — —