Tom O'Regan

Thomas Patrick O'Regan (born December 29, 1961) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played 61 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1984 to 1985. He then played in the German Bundesliga and Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 1987 to 1998. Internationally O'Regan played for the American national team at four World Championships.

Career O'Regan was a high school star at Matignon High School. O'Regan played 61 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the mid 1980s. The majority of his career was spent in Germany where he was a top scorer in the Bundesliga for many years.

O'Regan played four years at Boston University, and was signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins following his senior year. He played 51 games for the floundering Penguins during the 1983–84 season but was used rarely thereafter. Between 1985 and 1987 he recorded three straight 20-goal seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL). He joined the EV Landshut club of Germany in 1987–88 and played two seasons there. He later skated for the Devils and Capitals clubs of Berlin. O'Regan played for the United States at the World Championships in 1989, 1990, 1995 and 1996, winning a bronze medal at the latter. In 61 NHL games O'Regan recorded 5 goals and 12 assists for 17 career points.

Family His son Danny O'Regan was selected 138th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2012 NHL entry draft and currently plays for the Hartford Wolf Pack in the American Hockey League. Another son, Tommy O'Regan, played hockey for Harvard University and is now a stand-up comedian.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1978–79 Cambridge Matignon School HS-MA 24 21 33 54 — — — — — — 1979–80 Boston University ECAC 28 9 15 24 31 — — — — — 1980–81 Boston University ECAC 20 10 10 20 41 — — — — — 1981–82 Boston University ECAC 28 18 34 52 67 — — — — — 1982–83 Boston University ECAC 29 16 18 34 47 — — — — — 1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 51 4 10 14 8 — — — — — 1983–84 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 25 13 14 27 15 — — — — — 1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1984–85 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 62 28 28 56 62 15 4 5 9 10 1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 1985–86 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 61 23 31 54 65 — — — — — 1986–87 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 58 20 42 62 78 11 3 9 12 10 1987–88 EV Landshut GER 34 27 29 56 110 4 4 1 5 0 1988–89 EV Landshut GER 36 19 34 53 74 3 2 1 3 8 1989–90 BSC Preussen GER 34 27 32 59 71 6 1 5 6 14 1990–91 BSC Preussen GER 42 21 26 47 72 8 6 3 9 6 1991–92 BSC Preussen GER 42 20 30 50 93 7 3 2 5 6 1992–93 BSC Preussen GER 30 11 18 29 98 6 1 2 3 16 1993–94 BSC Preussen GER 42 18 28 46 66 11 5 9 14 8 1994–95 Berlin Preussen Devils DEL 43 7 43 50 66 12 3 9 12 12 1995–96 erlin Preussen Devils DEL 45 14 34 48 20 11 4 10 14 22 1996–97 Berlin Capitals DEL 43 5 18 23 30 4 1 1 2 6 1997–98 Berlin Capitals DEL 45 9 23 32 49 4 0 1 1 29 GER totals 260 143 197 340 584 45 22 23 45 58 DEL totals 176 35 118 153 165 31 8 21 29 69 NHL totals 61 5 12 17 10 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1989 United States WC 8 2 1 3 8 1990 United States WC 10 1 1 2 6 1995 United States WC 6 0 2 2 6 1996 United States WC 8 0 0 0 4 Senior totals 32 3 4 7 24

Transactions September 4, 1983 – Signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins. September 29, 1986 – Signed as a free agent by the Detroit Red Wings.