Myles O'Connor (born April 2, 1967) is a Canadian former professional

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. O'Connor played in the

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for the

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and the

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and played 43 regular season games between 1990 and 1994, scoring 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points, collecting 69 penalty minutes.

Playing career

Born in

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, O'Connor was drafted 45th overall by the Devils in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He played four years for the

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hockey program before turning pro at the end of the 1988-89 college season. O'Connor spent five years with the Devils organization, splitting time between the AHL and NHL. From 1993 to 1996 O'Connor played 5 games with the

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and spent the rest of the time playing in the IHL. He spent the 1997-98 season playing in Japan before retiring.

Personal life

His son Logan O'Connor also became a professional hockey player and debuted with the

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in 2019.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honours

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* 1967 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian sportspeople of Irish descent Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players New Jersey Devils draft picks New Jersey Devils players Nippon Paper Cranes players Notre Dame Hounds players San Diego Gulls (IHL) players Ice hockey people from Calgary Utica Devils players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1960s-stub