Dennis Francis O'Brien (born 10 June 1949) is a

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former professional

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defenceman who played in the

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(NHL). He featured in the 1978 Stanley Cup Finals with the

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

. O'Brien is the uncle of former NHL player Shane O'Brien.

Playing career

O'Brien was selected by the

Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the team's colors for ...

in the second round, 14th overall, of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft, and played for the North Stars for the majority of his career, from 1970–71 to 1977–78. During his final season with the North Stars, he played just 13 games before being traded to the

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. After 16 games with the Rockies, he was traded to the

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and after 23 games as a Baron, he was traded to his fourth team of the season, the

, where he played 16 games. The final trade to the Bruins broke an NHL record for the most teams played for in one season. That record has since been equalled by

Dave McLlwain David Allan McLlwain (born June 9, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. McLlwain is best known for playing for a record four National Hockey League (NHL) teams (the Winnipeg Jets, the New York Islanders, the Buffalo Sabres ...

in 1991–92, Mark Arcobello in 2014-15 and

Jussi Jokinen Jussi Petteri Jokinen (born April 1, 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. After playing in his native Finland with Oulun Kärpät of the Liiga he was drafted by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Dallas Stars in 2001 in t ...

in 2017-18. After that busy season, O'Brien played parts of two more seasons in the NHL, both for the Bruins.

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* 1949 births Living people Binghamton Dusters players Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Irish descent Cleveland Barons (NHL) players Colorado Rockies (NHL) players Ice hockey people from Ontario Iowa Stars (CHL) players Minnesota North Stars draft picks Minnesota North Stars players People from Northumberland County, Ontario Rochester Americans players St. Catharines Black Hawks players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1940s-stub

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