Jeff O'Neill

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Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
Nickname	O'Dog
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (89 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Toronto Maple Leafs Carolina Hurricanes Hartford Whalers
Nationality	Canada
Born	February 23, 1976, Richmond Hill, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	5th overall, 1994 Hartford Whalers
Pro Career	1995 – present

Jeffrey O'Neill (Born - February 23, 1976 in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey Right Winger in the National Hockey League who has played for the Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs.

1 Playing career
2 The Toronto-Carolina trade
3 Career statistics
4 References

[edit] Playing career

O'Neill was drafted in the 1st Round, 5th overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, He was traded from Carolina to Toronto on July 30, 2005 in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He also played for the Ontario Hockey League Guelph Storm, American Hockey League Springfield Falcons. O'Neill was also selected to the Eastern Conference team for the 2002-03 NHL All-Star Game.

[edit] The Toronto-Carolina trade

O'Neill was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 30, 2005 for a conditional 2006 draft pick. The 30-year-old had expressed a desire to play for the Maple Leafs before the signing of the new CBA. It was a fortunate move for O'Neill in part for the traditional reasons of teams improving themselves, but also because his brother, Donny O'Neill, 33, had died nine days before in a road accident in Vaughan, Ontario. The move allowed O'Neill to be closer to his family. Because of the passing of his brother Donny, the 2005-06 season was a hard one for O'Neill.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995-96	Hartford Whalers	NHL	65	8	19	27	40	-	-	-	-	-
1996-97	Hartford Whalers	NHL	72	14	16	30	40	-	-	-	-	-
1997-98	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	74	19	20	39	67	-	-	-	-	-
1998-99	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	75	16	15	31	66	-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	80	25	38	63	72	-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	41	26	67	106	6	1	2	3	10
2001-02	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	76	31	33	64	63	22	8	5	13	27
2002-03	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	30	31	61	38	-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	67	14	20	34	60	-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	74	19	19	38	64	-	-	-	-	-
NHL Totals			253	13	33	46	239	29	0	0	0	6