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England Canada Ben O'Connor
#46 Swindon Wildcats / NIHL - 25/26
1-time EIHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Dec 21, 1988
Position
D
Age
37
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Durham, GBR
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
England / Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Sheffield IHA
Contract
25/26

Father: Mike O'Connor

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Ben O'Connor Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Sheffield Rapiers England U16 11* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
2002-03 Sheffield Rapiers England U16 16* 35* 15* 50* 32* -* |
Sheffield Steelhawks England U19 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Hull Thunder BNL 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2003-04 London Jr. Knights U16 AAA ALLIANCE U16 68* 35* 42* 77* 60* -* |
2004-05 Bowmanville Eagles OPJHL 45* 7* 14* 21* 14* -* |
Great Britain U18 WJC-18 D1 4* 0* 2* 2* 10* 2* |
2005-06 Windsor Spitfires OHL 38* 3* 3* 6* 13* -1* |
2006-07 Bowmanville Eagles OPJHL 20* 7* 10* 17* 30* -* |
Windsor Spitfires OHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Mississauga IceDogs OHL 17* 0* 5* 5* 8* 2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2007-08 Basingstoke Bison EIHL 14* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
Edinburgh Capitals EIHL 38* 3* 7* 10* 29* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Great Britain U20 WJC-20 D1 5* 1* 1* 2* 4* -6* |
2008-09 Coventry Blaze EIHL 50* 8* 9* 17* 34* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
Great Britain OGQ 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
Great Britain WC D1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
2009-10 Edinburgh Capitals EIHL 56* 7* 21* 28* 50* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 -
Great Britain WC D1 5* 1* 1* 2* 6* -1* |
2010-11 Morzine-Avoriaz Ligue Magnus 26* 3* 10* 13* 32* -* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 6 -
Great Britain WC D1 5* 3* 1* 4* 14* 4* |
2011-12 Saryarka Karaganda Kazakhstan 51* 11* 15* 26* 64* 33* | Playoffs 11 4 5 9 16 6
2012-13 Arlan Kokshetau Kazakhstan 46* 9* 29* 38* 24* 34* | Playoffs 13 5 9 14 10 7
Great Britain OGQ 6* 3* 3* 6* 2* 1* |
2013-14 Arlan Kokshetau Kazakhstan 51* 17* 39* 56* 44* 57* | Playoffs 14 4 1 5 20 1
Great Britain WC D1B 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* 3* |
2014-15 Arlan Kokshetau Kazakhstan 13* 7* 5* 12* 24* 0* |
Sheffield Steelers EIHL 48* 8* 39* 47* 32* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -
Great Britain WC D1B 5* 3* 2* 5* 6* 1* |
2015-16 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 52* 13* 33* 46* 27* -* | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 0 -
Great Britain OGQ 3* 0* 4* 4* 2* -1* |
Great Britain WC D1B 5* 1* 7* 8* 12* 2* |
2016-17 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 51* 10* 33* 43* 22* -* | Playoffs 4 0 4 4 0 -
Great Britain WC D1B 5* 1* 4* 5* 4* 7* |
2017-18 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 55* 14* 39* 53* 32* -* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 4 -
Great Britain WC D1A 5* 4* 2* 6* 2* 2* |
2018-19 Leksands IF HockeyAllsvenskan 11* 1* 1* 2* 2* 6* |
Sheffield Steelers EIHL 46* 7* 33* 40* 26* -4* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 4 -1
Great Britain WC 7* 0* 3* 3* 8* -10* |
2019-20 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 44* 3* 29* 32* 43* 11* |
Great Britain OGQ 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
2020-21 Great Britain WC 7* 1* 1* 2* 4* -5* |
2021-22 Cardiff Devils EIHL 16* 1* 3* 4* 4* -5* |
SC Csíkszereda Erste Liga 12* 4* 11* 15* 4* 6* | Playoffs 15 1 4 5 6 2
SC Csíkszereda Romania 12* 4* 8* 12* 4* 22* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 -1
Great Britain WC 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* -4* |
2022-23 Guildford Flames “A” EIHL 54* 10* 40* 50* 30* 33* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 1
Great Britain WC D1A 5* 0* 3* 3* 2* 0* |
Great Britain (all) International 7* 0* 4* 4* 2* -* |
2023-24 Guildford Flames “A” EIHL 52* 8* 27* 35* 32* 8* | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 2 1
Great Britain OGQ 3* 0* 3* 3* 0* 6* |
Great Britain WC 7* 2* 3* 5* 10* -4* |
Great Britain (all) International 11* 2* 6* 8* 10* -* |
2024-25 Dundee Stars EIHL 54* 4* 22* 26* 29* -30* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 0
Great Britain OGQ 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
Great Britain (all) International 8* 3* 2* 5* 8* 0* |
Great Britain WC D1A 5* 3* 2* 5* 4* 2* |
2025-26 Swindon Wildcats NIHL 26* 5* 22* 27* 8* -* |
Projected NIHL 54* 10* 46* 56* 17* -* |

Ben O'Connor Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Midlands U13 EIHA Conf. U13 5* 5* 2* 7* 4* -* |
2001-02 Midlands U15 EIHA Conf. U15 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2002-03 Midlands U15 EIHA Conf. U15 4* 1* 5* 6* 4* -* |
2007-08 Basingstoke Bison EIHL Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
Edinburgh Capitals EIHL KO Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
2008-09 Coventry Blaze EIHL Cup 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Coventry Blaze EIHL KO Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 7* -* |
2009-10 Edinburgh Capitals EIHL Cup 6* 1* 1* 2* 8* -* |
2010-11 Morzine-Avoriaz French League Cup 6* 1* 4* 5* 8* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 6 -
Morzine-Avoriaz French Cup 4* 1* 1* 2* 8* -* |
2014-15 Arlan Kokshetau Kazakhstan Cup 5* 3* 4* 7* 6* 0* |
Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 5* 1* 1* 2* 6* -* |
2015-16 Sheffield Steelers Champions HL 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* -4* |
Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 12* 0* 6* 6* 12* -* |
2016-17 Sheffield Steelers Champions HL 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* 0* |
Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 12* 2* 7* 9* 6* -* |
2017-18 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 10* 5* 7* 12* 0* -* |
Sheffield Steelers Continental Cup 6* 1* 3* 4* 4* 1* |
2018-19 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 2* 1* 2* 3* 0* 1* |
2019-20 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 13* 0* 11* 11* 12* 5* |
2020-21 Sheffield Steeldogs “A” NIHL Cup 12* 7* 19* 26* 10* -* |
2021-22 Cardiff Devils Champions HL 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -5* |
Cardiff Devils EIHL Cup 9* 0* 5* 5* 0* 4* |
2022-23 Guildford Flames EIHL Cup 12* 2* 7* 9* 6* -2* |
2023-24 Guildford Flames EIHL Cup 12* 1* 2* 3* 4* -6* |
2024-25 Dundee Stars EIHL Cup 12* 1* 4* 5* 6* -1* |

Ben O'Connor Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ALLIANCE U16 1 68* 35* 42* 77* 1.13* 60* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BNL 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 3 14* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 14* -9* | 0 * * * * * *
Continental Cup 1 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHA Conf. U13 1 5* 5* 2* 7* 1.40* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHA Conf. U15 2 8* 2* 6* 8* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL 13 630* 97* 338* 435* 0.69* 392* 13* | 11 31 2 * 12 * 14 * 0.45 * 18 * 1 *
EIHL Cup 13 114* 14* 53* 67* 0.59* 66* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL KO Cup 2 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 13* -* | 0 * * * * * *
England U16 2 27* 36* 18* 54* 2.00* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
England U19 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Erste Liga 1 12* 4* 11* 15* 1.25* 4* 6* | 1 15 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.33 * 6 * 2 *
French Cup 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
French League Cup 1 6* 1* 4* 5* 0.83* 8* -* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 6 * - *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 11* 1* 1* 2* 0.18* 2* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 26* 5* 12* 17* 0.65* 20* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Kazakhstan 4 161* 44* 88* 132* 0.82* 156* 124* | 3 38 13 * 15 * 28 * 0.74 * 46 * 14 *
Kazakhstan Cup 1 5* 3* 4* 7* 1.40* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Ligue Magnus 1 26* 3* 10* 13* 0.50* 32* -* | 1 6 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.33 * 6 * - *
NIHL 1 26* 5* 22* 27* 1.04* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NIHL Cup 1 12* 7* 19* 26* 2.17* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OGQ 6 21* 3* 11* 14* 0.67* 10* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 2 56* 3* 8* 11* 0.20* 23* 0* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
OPJHL (OJHL) 2 65* 14* 24* 38* 0.58* 44* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Romania 1 12* 4* 8* 12* 1.00* 4* 22* | 1 1 0 * 1 * 1 * 1.00 * 0 * -1 *
WC 4 28* 3* 8* 11* 0.39* 22* -23* | 0 * * * * * *
WC D1 3 15* 5* 2* 7* 0.47* 20* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WC D1A 3 15* 7* 7* 14* 0.93* 8* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WC D1B 4 20* 5* 15* 20* 1.00* 24* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 D1 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 10* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 D1 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 4* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ben O'Connor Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/23/2025
04/23/2025 Confirmed Dundee Stars Swindon Wildcats
04/26/2024
04/26/2024 Confirmed Guildford Flames Dundee Stars
05/29/2023
05/29/2023 Extension Guildford Flames Guildford Flames
07/19/2022
07/19/2022 Confirmed SC Csíkszereda Guildford Flames
12/27/2021
12/27/2021 Confirmed Cardiff Devils SC Csíkszereda
08/06/2021
08/06/2021 Confirmed Sheffield Steeldogs Cardiff Devils
09/20/2020
09/20/2020 Confirmed Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steeldogs
10/26/2018
10/26/2018 Confirmed Leksands IF Sheffield Steelers
06/20/2018
06/20/2018 Confirmed Sheffield Steelers Leksands IF
04/27/2017
04/27/2017 Extension Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers
10/28/2014
10/28/2014 Extension Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers
10/16/2014
10/16/2014 Confirmed Arlan Kokshetau Sheffield Steelers
04/21/2012
04/21/2012 Extension Saryarka Karaganda Saryarka Karaganda
04/14/2010
04/14/2010 Confirmed Edinburgh Capitals Morzine-Avoriaz
06/05/2009
06/05/2009 Confirmed Coventry Blaze Edinburgh Capitals
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2004, 14 #267 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Sheffield Steelers