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Ryan O'Reilly (born February 7, 1991) is a Canadian professional
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of the
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of the
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(NHL). He has previously played for the
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and
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. O'Reilly was drafted 33rd overall in the
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by the
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, with whom he spent the first six seasons of his NHL career. Nicknamed "the Factor", he is frequently referred to as one of the NHL's best two-way forwards, winning the Frank J. Selke Trophy in 2019. In 2015, O'Reilly was traded to the
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, where he would play three seasons until being traded to the Blues in 2018. O'Reilly won the Stanley Cup with the Blues in
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over the
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and was awarded the
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as the most valuable player in the 2019 playoffs. He is currently the youngest player to play without a visor in the NHL.


Playing career


Junior

O'Reilly grew up playing hockey near his hometown of Varna,
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, with the Seaforth Stars of the
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(OMHA). He then moved up to the AAA level, playing for the Huron-Perth Lakers of the Minor Hockey Alliance starting in Minor Atom in 2000–01. Touted as one of the most talented prospects to come out from the Lakers, O'Reilly then played one year of minor midget hockey with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens in 2006–07 after playing six years of Lakers hockey. O'Reilly began playing at the major junior level for the
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of the
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(OHL) after he was the recipient of the
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as the first overall selection in the 2007 OHL Draft. In his rookie season in 2007–08, O'Reilly put up a solid 52 points in 61 games and was named the Otters Rookie of the Year and Most Sportsmanlike Player while also earning Erie's nomination for the Bobby Smith Trophy. In the following year, he backed up his rookie year with 50 assists and 66 points in 68 games for the 2008–09 season, and his all-around game was noticed when he was named the Western Conference's best penalty killer.


Professional


Colorado Avalanche (2009–2015)

After the 2008–09 OHL season, O'Reilly was drafted in the second round, 33rd overall, in the
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by the
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. He became the youngest player in Avalanche history to appear in a regular season game when he surprisingly made the opening night roster for the 2009–10 season. He earned his first NHL point in his Avalanche debut on October 1, 2009, against the
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, becoming the first non-first-round draft pick to immediately make the NHL in his first post-draft year since
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in 2003–04. O'Reilly later scored his first career NHL goal, a game-winner, on October 15 against
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of the
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. On October 19, following his strong start to the season, the Avalanche announced that O'Reilly and his fellow 2009 draftee Matt Duchene would spend the entire season with the Avalanche. Initially leading all rookie forwards in scoring through October, O'Reilly recorded an assist in a 3–1 victory over the
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on October 24 to cap a seven-game point streak, which stood as the longest by a rookie throughout the season. Suffering an offensive plateau midway through the season, O'Reilly anchored his position as a top defensive forward and penalty killer. He led the Avalanche in ice time on the penalty kill, culminating in posting two short-handed goals during a double minor penalty against the
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on February 2, 2010, to become the first Avalanche player in history to achieve two shorthanded goals in one game. He finished his rookie season with the Avalanche with 26 points (eight goals and 18 assists) in 81 regular-season games before making his Stanley Cup playoff debut in a 2–1 victory over San Jose in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 14. On April 18, he scored his first career playoff goal, scoring the game-winning tally in Colorado's Game 3 1–0 overtime victory over San Jose. He was credited with the goal after inadvertently deflecting Sharks defenceman Dan Boyle's pass attempt from an improbable angle into the net past goaltender Evgeni Nabokov to put the Avalanche ahead in the series, two games to one. In his second professional season in
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, O'Reilly remained entrenched on the shut-down third line for the Avalanche. On November 19, 2010, he appeared in his 100th NHL game, a 5–1 victory over the
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. In scoring eight goals in his last 18 games, O'Reilly was able to match his rookie season contribution of 26 points and led the team for a second consecutive season in takeaways, with 72. In the following year, 2011–12, having established himself as the leading defensive centre on the Avalanche, O'Reilly developed his two-way game and increased his offensive production playing alongside linemate
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. This was recognized as he was named as the NHL's Second Star of the Week for November 28 to December 4 after contributing with seven points in four games, and was leading all Avalanche forwards in ice time. On January 12, 2012, he appeared in his 200th career NHL game, scoring a goal in a 3–2 overtime defeat to the
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. Despite the Avalanche missing the playoffs for a second-straight season, O'Reilly lead the NHL and set an Avalanche record with 101 takeaways. He also more than doubled his points output for his previous two seasons combined to finish as top scorer on the Avalanche with 18 goals and 55 points. As a
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in the off-season, O'Reilly's protracted contract negotiations with the Avalanche were halted by the expired
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between the NHL and the NHL Players' Association (NHLPA), which incurred the
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. With the lock-out cancelling the start of the season, O'Reilly, in joining his brother
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, signed a two-year contract with Russian
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(KHL) club
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on December 7, 2012. Unlike the exodus of NHL players joining European leagues on short-term contracts, O'Reilly signed a two-year contract with the conditional opt-out clause in returning to the NHL if an agreement with the Avalanche was met. O'Reilly made his debut for Magnitogorsk in a 5–3 victory over
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on December 19. Despite an end to NHL lock-out announced on January 12, 2013, O'Reilly was still unable to come to terms with the Avalanche and initially continued to play in Russia to miss the opening of the shortened 2012–13 season. On January 24, citing an ankle injury suffered through his 12 games with Metallurg, he mutually terminated his contract in Russia and returned for rehabilitation to North America. At an impasse with the Avalanche a month into the season, O'Reilly was training with the OHL's
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when he ended his holdout on February 28 after signing a two-year, $10 million offer sheet with the
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. With a game coinciding between the two clubs on that day, the Avalanche announced during the contest that they opted to forgo compensation and secured O'Reilly to a contract by matching the Flames' offer sheet. Due to O'Reilly having signed a contract with a KHL franchise, had Colorado not matched Calgary's offer sheet, he would have had to pass through waivers before returning to the NHL. In the 2013–14 season, under new Head Coach
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, O'Reilly was moved to the
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to play alongside centre Matt Duchene and subsequently responded with a team-leading—and career-high—28 goals and 64 points in 80 games as the Avalanche returned to the playoffs. For the second time in his career, O'Reilly led the NHL in takeaways with 83 and, in recording just one penalty minor, was awarded the
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for gentlemanly conduct and sportsmanship by the League. As an impending restricted free agent, and with past difficulties in contract negotiation, the Avalanche elected to take O'Reilly to a salary arbitration. On July 23, 2014, O'Reilly and the Avalanche agreed to settle prior to the arbitration hearing after negotiating a two-year, $12 million contract. During the 2014–15 season, O'Reilly scored 17 goals and 38 assists for 55 points, also leading the Avalanche in average ice time per game, as Colorado failed to make the 2015 playoffs.


Buffalo Sabres (2015–2018)

On June 26, 2015, the Avalanche traded O'Reilly, alongside
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, to the
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in exchange for
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, forward Mikhail Grigorenko, prospect
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and the 31st pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. On July 2, O'Reilly then signed a seven-year contract extension with Buffalo worth $52.5 million, which came into effect during the 2016–17 season. O'Reilly's signing came on the same day as the Sabres organization signed his brother Cal O'Reilly to a two-year contract. O'Reilly was immediately named an alternate captain upon his arrival in Buffalo. The Sabres improved in O'Reilly's first season, after finishing last in league standings the previous two seasons. O'Reilly led the team offensively with 60 points. On April 7, 2018, O'Reilly surpassed Rod Brind'Amour for most faceoff wins in a single season (1,269) in a 4–3 loss to the
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. At the end of the 2017–18 season, O'Reilly was named a
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finalist as the league's most gentlemanly player. In spite of his personal success, the Sabres failed to qualify for the NHL playoffs during his tenure, resulting in O'Reilly admitting he began to lose his love of the game. His comments seemed to polarize fans in Buffalo, with many subsequently labeling O'Reilly a cancerous presence on the team, while others defended his remarks and agreed that the Sabres had become complacent with losing.


St. Louis Blues (2018–present)

On July 1, 2018, O'Reilly was traded to the
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in exchange for
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, Vladimír Sobotka,
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, a
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first-round pick and a 2021 second-round pick. Although O'Reilly experienced a career-high season with the Blues, the team fell to last place around the entire league by January 2, resulting in a coaching and goaltender change. As the Blues rebounded, O'Reilly enjoyed a career year in his first year in St. Louis, achieving career highs in assists and points and tying his career high in goals. He was invited to his second career
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, where he registered seven points through two games and was a finalist for the All-Star Game MVP, ultimately losing the award to
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. As the Blues qualified for the
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, O'Reilly became the first player to score a goal in four consecutive
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games since
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in
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. He was awarded the
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after recording a franchise-record 23 playoff points as the Blues won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, defeating the
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4–1 in game 7 of the
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. For his excellent two-way play during the season, O'Reilly won the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the league's best defensive forward on June 19, 2019, over
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of the
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and
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of the
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. Although the 2019–20 season was cut short due to the
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, O'Reilly continued his success with the Blues and recorded 61 points in 71 games. Due to the loss of
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to injury, O'Reilly was appointed an alternate captain for the team on October 31. On January 11, 2020, O'Reilly, as well as fellow Blues teammates Alex Pietrangelo, Jordan Binnington, and David Perron, were invited to the
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. O'Reilly was named captain of the St. Louis Blues as replacement of Alex Pietrangelo on December 23, 2020.


International play

O'Reilly made his international debut at the
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, scoring six points in six games as captain of gold medal-winning Team Ontario. As an underage 17-year-old, O'Reilly gained selection to
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the
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in
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. He scored five points in four games and was named game MVP in the final against
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as he helped Canada capture the gold medal for the fourth time in five years. The following year, O'Reilly was selected as captain of Canada for the
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. In six games, he contributed with five points before finishing in fourth place after losing 5–4 in the bronze medal game against
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. Unable to reach the playoffs with the Avalanche after the 2014–15 regular season, O'Reilly, for the third time in his professional career, was invited to participate in the
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in the
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. He helped contribute to a dominant Canadian team, scoring ten points in ten games as Canada won gold in the tournament final over
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, their first victory in the World Championship since
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. O'Reilly repeated as World Champion with Canada in 2016. The following year, O'Reilly won silver at the
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. He was named an alternate captain for Team Canada at the
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.


Personal life

O'Reilly is the younger brother of fellow professional hockey player Cal O'Reilly. The two were teammates with the Sabres. His sister, Tara O'Reilly, served as captain of the
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program in 2009. On July 13, 2015,
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charged O'Reilly with impaired driving following an incident in Lucan, Ontario when the vintage pickup truck he was driving struck a
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. He was charged with driving a motor vehicle while ability impaired and care or control over 80 mgs. He was acquitted of the charges on July 11, 2016.


Career statistics


Regular season and playoffs

Bold indicates led league


International


Awards and honours


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oreilly, Ryan 1991 births Buffalo Sabres players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey centres Colorado Avalanche draft picks Colorado Avalanche players Conn Smythe Trophy winners Erie Otters players Frank Selke Trophy winners Ice hockey people from Ontario Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winners Living people Metallurg Magnitogorsk players National Hockey League All-Stars People from Huron County, Ontario St. Louis Blues players Stanley Cup champions