Tom O'Neill

Thomas Bernard "Windy" O'Neill (September 28, 1923 – February 13, 1973) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 66 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons. He won the Stanley Cup with Toronto in 1945. O'Neill was born in Deseronto, Ontario.

After hockey After his hockey career ended, O'Neill went to law school, becoming a successful Toronto lawyer. In 1958, unsuccessfully contested the 1958 Canadian federal election for the Liberal Party in the Toronto area district of Rosedale. He died of a heart attack on February 13, 1973, while dining at the Dell Restaurant in Toronto with his good friend, author Scott Young. He had married Miriam Jamieson and had five children, Thomas, Gregory, Emmett, Connie, and Christopher.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1940–41 St. Michael's Buzzers OHA-B 6 1 3 4 0 2 0 3 3 0 1941–42 St. Michael's Majors OHA 18 6 6 12 28 2 0 0 0 0 1942–43 St. Michael's Majors OHA 16 5 9 14 34 5 3 3 6 4 1942–43 Toronto Tip Tops TIHL 6 1 6 7 2 — — — — — 1943–44 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 33 8 7 15 29 4 0 0 0 6 1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 33 2 3 5 24 — — — — — 1945–46 Quebec Aces QSHL 39 6 14 20 33 5 0 1 1 0 1946–47 Halifax Crescents MSHL 32 25 21 46 49 4 0 0 0 0 1947–48 Halifax Crescents MSHL 26 14 16 30 36 4 0 4 4 0 1948–49 Halifax St. Mary's MSHL 22 4 2 6 18 5 0 0 0 6 1948–49 Halifax St. Mary's Al-Cup — — — — — 2 0 0 0 4 NHL totals 66 10 12 22 53 4 0 0 0 6