Ellard John "Obie" O'Brien (May 27, 1930 – November 27, 2011) was a Canadian professional

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player who played two games in the

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for the

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during the 1955–56 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1950 to 1962, was mainly spent in the minor

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1930 births 2011 deaths 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Boston Bruins players Boston Olympics players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from St. Catharines Philadelphia Ramblers players Quebec Aces (AHL) players St. Catharines Teepees players Tulsa Oilers (USHL) players {{canada-icehockey-defenceman-1930s-stub