Mike O'Neill
a.k.a. "Michael Anthony O'Neill"
Sheffield Steelers / BISL - 00/01
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Mike O'Neill Facts
- Date of Birth
- Nov 03, 1967
- Age
- 58
- Place of Birth
- LaSalle, QC, CAN
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- G
- Height
- 173 cm / 5'8"
- Weight
- 72 kg / 159 lbs
- Catches
- L
- Status
- Retired
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A quick, technically sound goaltender who relied on positioning and reflexes rather than size. O’Neill starred at Yale University, earning All-American honors before turning pro in 1989. Drafted by Winnipeg in 1988, he appeared in 21 NHL games with the Jets and Ducks but never recorded a win, a league record for goaltenders. He spent most of his career in the AHL, IHL, and Europe, finishing with championship success in Sheffield before retiring in 2001.
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| S | Team | League | GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T | POST | GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82-83 |  Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 22 | 5.34 | .855 | - | 7-8-5 | Playoffs | 1 | 9.00 | - | - | - |
| 83-84 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 24 | 3.67 | .894 | - | 13-7-2 | Playoffs | 2 | 5.53 | - | - | - |
| Lower Canada College | CEGEP | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 84-85 | Lower Canada College | CEGEP | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 85-86 |  Yale Univ. | NCAA | 6 | 2.62 | - | - | 3-1-0 | ||||||
| 86-87 | Yale Univ. | NCAA | 16 | 3.42 | - | 2 | 9-6-1 | ||||||
| 87-88 | Yale Univ. | NCAA | 24 | 4.37 | - | - | 6-17-0 | ||||||
| 88-89 | Yale Univ. | NCAA | 25 | 3.74 | - | - | 10-14-1 | ||||||
| 89-90 |  Tappara | SM-liiga | 41 | 3.22 | .902 | 2 | 23-12-5 | Playoffs | 7 | 4.44 | .867 | 0 | 3-4-0 |
| 90-91 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 30 | 3.12 | .896 | 0 | 13-7-6 | Playoffs | 8 | 4.00 | - | 0 | 3-4-0 |
| Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 8 | 3.80 | - | - | 5-2-1 | |||||||
| 91-92 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 1 | 4.62 | .857 | 0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| Moncton Hawks | AHL | 32 | 3.41 | .897 | 1 | 14-16-2 | Playoffs | 11 | 3.85 | .891 | 1 | 4-7-0 | |
| Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 33 | 3.13 | - | 4 | 22-6-3 | |||||||
| 92-93 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 2 | 4.94 | .824 | 0 | 0-0-1 | ||||||
| Moncton Hawks | AHL | 30 | 3.20 | .905 | 1 | 13-10-4 | |||||||
| 93-94 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 17 | 4.14 | .866 | 0 | 0-9-1 | ||||||
| Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 11 | 3.55 | .869 | 0 | 4-4-3 | |||||||
| Moncton Hawks | AHL | 12 | 2.76 | .902 | 1 | 8-4-0 | |||||||
| 94-95 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 28 | 4.08 | .857 | 0 | 11-12-4 | ||||||
| Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 21 | 3.06 | .903 | 1 | 13-4-4 | Playoffs | 9 | 3.70 | .889 | 0 | 4-5-0 | |
| 95-96 | Baltimore Bandits | AHL | 74 | 3.53 | .889 | 2 | 31-31-7 | Playoffs | 12 | 3.75 | .897 | 0 | 6-6-0 |
| 96-97 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 1 | 5.76 | .700 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Playoffs | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 45 | 3.29 | .886 | 1 | 26-12-6 | Playoffs | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | - | |
| 97-98 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 47 | 3.07 | .904 | 1 | 16-18-10 | Playoffs | 6 | 3.15 | .893 | 0 | 2-3-0 |
| 98-99 |  Villacher SV | Austria | 51 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 99-00 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 25 | 2.99 | .894 | 0 | 7-12-5 | Playoffs | 1 | 3.01 | .875 | 0 | 0-1-0 | |
| Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 4 | 2.33 | .919 | 1 | 1-1-0 | |||||||
| 00-01 |  Sheffield Steelers | BISL | 30 | 2.40 | .912 | - | - | Playoffs | 7 | 2.29 | .890 | - | - |
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| S | Team | League | GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T | POST | GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78-79 | LaSalle Peewee | QC Int PW | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 79-80 | LaSalle Peewee | QC Int PW | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 83-84 | Lac St-Louis Lions | Air Canada Cup | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 00-01 | Sheffield Steelers | Autumn Cup | 7 | 1.86 | .926 | - | - | ||||||
| Sheffield Steelers | BISL Cup | 2 | 1.00 | .958 | - | - |
Mike O'Neill Career Totals
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| League | Years | GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T | Years | GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AHL | 6 | 225 | 3.28 | .897 | 6 | 95-86-29 | 4 | 37 | 3.74 | - | 1 | 15-20-0 |
| Air Canada Cup (Telus Cup) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||
| Austria | 1 | 51 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||
| Autumn Cup | 1 | 7 | 1.86 | .926 | - | - | 0 | |||||
 BISL | 1 | 30 | 2.40 | .912 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 2.29 | .890 | - | - |
| BISL Cup | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | .958 | - | - | 0 | |||||
| CEGEP | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||
| IHL | 6 | 175 | 3.34 | .884* | 7* | 89-53-26 | 3 | 11 | 3.59 | .889* | 0 | 4-6-0 |
| NCAA | 4 | 71 | 3.77 | - | 2* | 28-38-2 | 0 | |||||
| NHL | 5 | 21 | 4.28 | .859 | 0 | 0-9-2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| QC Int PW | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||
| QMAAA (QM18AAA) | 2 | 46 | 4.48 | - | - | 20-15-7 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| SM-liiga (Liiga) | 1 | 41 | 3.22 | .902 | 2 | 23-12-5 | 1 | 7 | 4.44 | .867 | 0 | 3-4-0 |
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Mike O'Neill Career Highlights
| Season | Awards by Season |
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| 1983-1984 | |
| 1986-1987 | |
| 1988-1989 | |
| 1992-1993 |
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| 1998-1999 | |
| 2000-2001 |
Mike O'Neill Biography and Trivia
Drafted 1988, 2 #15 by Winnipeg Jets in the NHL Supplemental Draft
O’Neill was a standout collegiate goaltender at Yale University (1985-89), earning All-ECAC First Team honours twice and becoming an AHCA East First-Team All-American in his senior year. After a season overseas in Finland with Tappara Tampere (1989-90), he returned to North America and worked through the Jets’ farm system. O’Neill played 21 games in the NHL (with the Winnipeg Jets and later the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim), recording a 0-9-2 record, which stands as an NHL record for most games played by a goaltender without a win. He spent the bulk of his career in the AHL, IHL and European leagues and finished with the Sheffield Steelers in the UK, capturing multiple domestic titles in his final season (2000-01).Career transactions
1995-07-28 • Signed as a free agent by Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
1997-08-20 • Signed as a free agent by Washington Capitals