Kristin O'Neill

Canadian ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Kristin O'Neill
O'Neill with PWHL Montreal in 2024
Born (1998-03-30) March 30, 1998 (age 26)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHL team PWHL Montreal
National team  Canada
Playing career 2012–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2022 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2024 United States
Silver medal – second place 2023 Canada
4 Nations Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Canada

Kristin O'Neill (born March 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for PWHL Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She made her debut for the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2018 4 Nations Cup.[1]

Playing career

In 2013, O'Neill participated with Team Ontario Blue at the 2013 Canadian Under-18 Women’s Nationals, securing a silver medal. O'Neill was named to the Ontario team, which captured the silver medal in women's ice hockey at the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

Later that year, she won the Provincial Women's Hockey League championship with the Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres.[2] With the same Sabres team, she would also gain a silver medal at the 2015 OWHA Provincial championships.

During her final season (2015–16) in the Provincial Women's Hockey League, she was bestowed the captaincy of the Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres. Leading the team in goals, assists and points, she ranked sixth overall in the league. In addition, she was part of the Team Ontario Red roster that won the gold medal at the 2015 Canadian Under-18 Women's Nationals.

NCAA

As a freshman, O'Neill ranked second in scoring on the Cornell Big Red. Finishing as the NCAA’s leading scorer in shorthanded goals with five, she placed seventh in the nation among all freshman with 0.84 points per game.[citation needed]

O'Neill experienced greater success as a sophomore. In addition to leading the Big Red in scoring, she tied for the NCAA lead in shorthanded goals, scoring four, while her seven game-winning goals tied for fourth in the nation. Recognized as the Ivy League Player of the Year, she also gained spots on the ECAC and Ivy League First-Team All-Stars, respectively.

Hockey Canada

O'Neill and Jamie Lee Rattray recorded the assists on Loren Gabel’s first career goal for the Canadian team in a 2-1 preliminary round loss on November 7, 2018, versus the United States at the 4 Nations Cup.[3]

Career statistics

Provincial Women's Hockey League

Season Team GP G A Pts PIM
2013-14 Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres 33 15 17 32 46
2014-15 Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres 33 15 18 33 34
2015-16 Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres 30 19 17 36 44

NCAA

Year GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
2016-17 31 14 12 26 34 3 5 3
2017-18 31 20 21 41 30 4 4 7
2018-19 33 22 16 38 32 7 1 6
2019-20 30 25 15 40 38 1 0 5

[4]

Hockey Canada

Year Event GP G A Pts PIM
2016 NWDT vs Sweden 1 0 2 2 2
2016 NWDT vs USA 3 0 0 0 0
2017 Nations Cup (NWDT) 5 0 1 1 8
2017 NWDT vs Japan 2 0 0 0 2
2018 Nations Cup (NWDT) 4 1 0 1 4
2018 NWDT vs Japan 1 2 0 2 0
2018 NWDT vs USA 3 0 0 0 12

Awards and honours

  • 2017 ECAC All-Rookie Team
  • 2017 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
  • 2017 Ivy League Second All-Star Team
  • 2016-17 NCAA leader in shorthanded goals (5)
  • 2018 Ivy League Player of the Year Award[5]
  • 2017-18 First Team All-Ivy
  • 2019-20 First Team All-Ivy [6]

References

  1. ^ "2018 National Women's Team Four Nations Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Hockey Canada. n.d. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ^ "2014-15 League Awards | Provincial Women's Hockey League". pwhl.pointstreaksites.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  3. ^ Ali Wilson (8 November 2018). "CANADA EDGED BY U.S. IN 4 NATIONS PRELIMS". Hockey Canada. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Kristin O'Neill: Career Statistics". US College Hockey. n.d. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ^ "WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY ALL-IVY, POSTSEASON AWARDS ANNOUNCED". ivyleague.com. February 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey Sweeps Ivy League Major Awards, Five Named All-Ivy". cornellbigred.com. 26 February 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.