Frederick James O'Donnell (born December 6, 1949, in
Kingston, Ontario
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, and raised in
Gananoque,
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) is a Canadian retired professional
ice hockey
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player and
coach
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. During his professional playing career, which lasted from 1970 to 1976, he played 115 games in the
National Hockey League
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with the
Boston Bruins
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and 155 games in the
World Hockey Association
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with the
New England Whalers
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, mainly at
left wing
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. He later coached the
Queen's University Golden Gaels hockey program for several seasons in the late 1970s and early 1980s, leading the team to the
Ontario University Athletics
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title in 1981 (winning the Queen's Cup), and a berth in the national championship tournament that year in
Calgary
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. He then coached the
Kingston Canadians
The Kingston Canadians were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League from 1973 to 1988. The team played home games at the Kingston Memorial Centre in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
History
The Kingston Canadians arrival in the Ontari ...
Major Junior hockey team for two seasons, from 1985 to 1987. O'Donnell later worked in real estate in Kingston. He was inducted into the
Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Coaching record
External links
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1949 births
Living people
Boston Braves (AHL) players
Boston Bruins players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian ice hockey coaches
Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Canadian sportspeople of Irish descent
Kingston Canadians coaches
Minnesota North Stars draft picks
New England Whalers players
Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players
Oshawa Generals players
People from Leeds and Grenville United Counties
Ice hockey people from Kingston, Ontario
20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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