Joe O'Brien
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 190
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- Hometown:
- Wakefield, Mass.
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Major:
- Finance
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- Previous Team:
- Tilton School
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- gp
- 23
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- p
- 10
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- g
- 2
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- a
- 8
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- pim
- 11
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- +/-
- -8
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 4, vs. Salem State, Oct. 28, 2023
Goals: 1, twice, last at Wentworth, Jan. 20, 2024
Assists: 3, vs. Salem State, Oct. 28, 2023
Shots: 4, vs. Salve Regina, Nov. 4, 2023
Power Play Goals: 1, at Wentworth, Jan. 20, 2024
Plus/Minus: +2, Albertus Magnus, Oct. 27, 2023
Point Streak: 2 games (1g, 5a), Oct. 27-28, 2023
FRESHMAN • 2023-24
Appeared in 23 games ... Produced 10 points on two goals and eight assists ... Eight assists were good for second on the team ... Had one power play goal ... Took 31 shots ... Registered two assists in his collegiate debut, the season-opener against Albertus Magnus (Oct. 27) ... Recorded four point son three assists and one goal in the 7-5 win over Salem State (Oct. 28) ... CCC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 31) ... Skated in the home-and-home series with Salve Regina (Nov. 3-4) ... Competed in the home-and-home series with No. 15 Curry (Nov. 10-11) ... Took the ice against No. 11 the University of New England (Nov. 17) ... Supplied one assist at No. 11 UNE (Nov. 18) ... Battled at Bowdoin (Nov. 25) ... Aided to the 4-3 win over Western New England (Dec. 1) ... Contributed to the 3-3 drat at WNE (Dec. 2) ... Skated at Southern Maine (Dec. 8) ... Chipped in to the 1-1 tie against Connecticut College (Jan. 5) ... Played against Worcester State (Jan. 6) ... Had a hand in the 4-1 win over Wentworth (Jan. 19) ... Netted one power play goal in the 5-1 triumph at Wentworth (Jan. 20) ... Skated in the home-and-home series with Endicott (Jan. 26-27) ... Pitched in to the 2-0 shutout at Nichols (Feb. 2) ... Appeared versus Nichols (Feb. 3) ... Registered two helpers against Salve Regina (Feb. 9) ... Took the ice at Endicott (Feb. 10) ... Competed at No. 9 Curry (Feb. 16).
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 23 | 17 |
| Points | 10 | 4 |
| Goals | 2 | 1 |
| Assists | 8 | 3 |
| PIM | 11 | 4 |
| +/- | -8 | -6 |
| Power-play goals | 1 | 1 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 |
| Games started | 8 | 6 |
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 31 | 24 |
Game Log - Skaters
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | Albertus Magnus | L, 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Oct 28 | Salem St. | W, 7-5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 3 | at Salve Regina | L, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 4 | Salve Regina | L, 8-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 10 | #15 Curry | L, 5-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 11 | at #15 Curry | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 17 | #11 U. of New England | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 18 | at #11 U. of New England | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 25 | at Bowdoin | L, 3-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nov 26 | at Colby | L, 6-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 1 | Western New Eng. | W, 4-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dec 2 | at Western New Eng. | L by SO, 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dec 8 | at Southern Me. | L, 6-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 5 | vs. Connecticut Col. | L by SO, 1-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 6 | vs. Worcester St. | L, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 12 | #9 U. of New England | L, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 19 | Wentworth | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 20 | at Wentworth | W, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jan 26 | at Endicott | L, 3-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 27 | Endicott | L, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 2 | at Nichols | W, 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 3 | Nichols | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 9 | Salve Regina | L, 6-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 10 | at Endicott | L, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 16 | at #9 Curry | L, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Conference | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Away | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Losses | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Ties | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||
| October | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| November | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| December | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| January | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| February | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
News mentions
Suffolk men’s hockey concludes the regular season schedule Friday, Feb. 16 when it visits No. 9 Curry for a 7:00 p.m. Commonwealth Coast Conference contest.
Three Seahawks goals in the third over an eight-minute span in the third period proved to be the difference as Suffolk men’s hockey could not complete the comeback against Salve Regina and fell in the Commonwealth Coast Conference affair, 6-4, Friday night at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.
Coming off a weekend sweep of Wentworth, Suffolk men’s hockey looks to keep the winning ways going this weekend in a home-and-home series with Endicott. The Rams make the trip to Beverly, Massachusetts Friday, Jan. 26 for a 7 p.m. outing, before hosting the Gulls at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink Saturday, Jan. 27 at 6 p.m.
Suffolk men’s hockey saw five unanswered goals scored five unanswered goals, four on the power play, to take down Commonwealth Coast Conference foe Wentworth Saturday at Allied Veterans Memorial Skating Rink. All five Rams goals were scored off different sticks to help sweep the Leopards.
Suffolk men’s hockey returns to a full weekend of Commonwealth Coast Conference action this weekend with a home-and-home series with Wentworth. The Rams host the Leopards Friday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink before visiting WIT Saturday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m.
Suffolk men’s hockey returns to its Commonwealth Coast Conference calendar this Friday, Jan. 12 when No. 9 University of New England stops by Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink for a 6 p.m. conference clash.
Suffolk men’s hockey travels across town this weekend to get the New Year underway at the 58th Codfish Bowl. The Rams open the tournament Friday, Jan. 5 versus Connecticut College at 4 p.m. and will face either Worcester State or the tournament host UMass Boston Saturday, Jan. 6.
Suffolk men’s hockey will cap off the first portion of its 2023-24 schedule Friday, Dec. 8 when it pays Southern Maine a visit for a 7 p.m. puck drop.
Jake Grace of the Suffolk men’s hockey team picked up CCC Rookie of the Week after a two-goal effort in a 1-0-1 week for the Rams, the league office announced Monday.
Suffolk men’s hockey returns to Commonwealth Coast Conference competition this weekend with a home-and-home series against Western New England. The Rams will host the Golden Bears Friday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink, before the blue-and-gold heads to Springfield, Massachusetts Saturday, Dec. 2 for 7 p.m. rematch with WNE.
Suffolk men’s hockey takes its talents to Vacation Land this weekend for the Bowdoin Colby Classic. The Rams will face Bowdoin in Brunswick, Maine Saturday, Nov. 25, before battling Colby in Waterville, Maine. Both contests are scheduled for 4 p.m.
Bowdoin kept Suffolk men’s hockey off the scoreboard, 3-0, Saturday afternoon at Sidney J. Watson Arena in day one action of the Bowdoin Colby Classic.
Suffolk men’s hockey took an early edge it held onto for most of the game, but a last-second strike by No. 11 University of New England tied the game at 1-all and forced overtime where the Nor’Easters netted the game winner to take down the Rams, 2-1, in Commonwealth Coast Conference play at Harold Alfond Forum Saturday night.
Suffolk men’s hockey has a full weekend in store with a home-and-home series against Commonwealth Coast Conference No. 11 University of New England. The Rams will first entertain the nationally ranked Nor’Easters Friday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m., before trekking to Biddeford, Maine Saturday, Nov. 18 for a 7 p.m. puck drop.
Suffolk men’s hockey is in store for a full weekend of Commonwealth Coast Conference contests as the Rams will face No. 15 Curry in a home-and-home series. The nationally ranked Colonels stop by Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink Friday, Nov. 10 for a 5 p.m. puck drop before the foes skate in a rematch on Saturday, Nov. 11 in Canton, Massachusetts, at 7 p.m.
Suffolk men’s hockey gets its Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) calendar underway this weekend with a home-and-home series with Salve Regina. The Rams will travel to Middletown, Rhode Island, Friday, Nov. 3 for a 7 p.m. puck drop at St. George’s Rink, before welcoming the Seahawks to Louis E. Porraozzo Memorial Skating Rink Saturday, Nov. 4 for a 2:50 p.m. showdown.
Suffolk men’s hockey saw a pair of Rams scoop up Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) weekly honors after opening weekend as Devin Lowe was named Player of the Week and Joe O’Brien earned Rookie of the Week honors, the league office announced Tuesday.
In a back-and-forth battle with Salem State, Suffolk men’s hockey came out on the right side of a 7-5 decision Saturday afternoon at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.
Suffolk men’s hockey stumbled in its 2023-24 season debut to Albertus Magnus, 6-2, Friday afternoon at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.
Shawn McEachern, head coach of Suffolk men’s hockey, has announced 15 new members have joined the Rams’ ranks for the 2023-24 campaign. The group, one of the largest recruiting classes in recent history, features 14 true freshmen and one sophomore transfer.
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