Buddy O'Connor

Position: C ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 5-8 ▪ Weight: 142 lbs.
Born: June 21, 1916 in Montreal, Quebec
Died: August 24, 1977
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1988 (Full List)

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NHL Standard

					Scoring						Goals				Assists					Ice Time
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	EV	SH	PP	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1941-42	25	MTL	NHL	36	9	16	25	10		4
1942-43	26	MTL	NHL	50	15	43	58	20		2
1943-44	27	MTL	NHL	44	12	42	54	19		6
1944-45	28	MTL	NHL	50	21	23	44	20		2
1945-46	29	MTL	NHL	45	11	11	22	10		2
1946-47	30	MTL	NHL	46	10	20	30	12		6
1947-48	31	NYR	NHL	60	24	36	60	25		8
1948-49	32	NYR	NHL	46	11	24	35	13		0
1949-50	33	NYR	NHL	66	11	22	33	13		4
1950-51	34	NYR	NHL	66	16	20	36	16		0
Career			NHL	509	140	257	397	158		34

NHL Miscellaneous

					Per Game						Adjusted				Plus/Minus					Point Shares
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	PIM	S	G	A	PTS	GC	TGF	PGF	TGA	PGA	+/-	OPS	DPS	PS
1941-42	25	MTL	NHL	36	0.25	0.44	0.69	0.27	0.11		12	22	34	13						1.3	0.4	1.7
1942-43	26	MTL	NHL	50	0.30	0.86	1.16	0.40	0.04		16	51	67	23						2.8	0.8	3.6
1943-44	27	MTL	NHL	44	0.27	0.95	1.23	0.42	0.14		11	44	55	18						2.1	1.5	3.6
1944-45	28	MTL	NHL	50	0.42	0.46	0.88	0.41	0.04		21	31	52	20						2.8	1.4	4.3
1945-46	29	MTL	NHL	45	0.24	0.24	0.49	0.23	0.04		13	19	32	12						0.8	1.0	1.8
1946-47	30	MTL	NHL	46	0.22	0.43	0.65	0.27	0.13		11	28	39	14						1.6	1.0	2.7
1947-48	31	NYR	NHL	60	0.40	0.60	1.00	0.41	0.13		31	56	87	32						5.6	0.7	6.3
1948-49	32	NYR	NHL	46	0.24	0.52	0.76	0.29	0.00		15	40	55	19						2.7	0.6	3.3
1949-50	33	NYR	NHL	66	0.17	0.33	0.50	0.20	0.06		13	31	44	16						1.6	0.9	2.6
1950-51	34	NYR	NHL	66	0.24	0.30	0.55	0.23	0.00		20	29	49	19						2.7	0.8	3.5
Career			NHL	509	0.28	0.50	0.78	0.31	0.07		163	351	514	185						24.0	9.3	33.3

NHL Playoffs

						Scoring						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Tm	Lg		GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1941-42	25	MTL	NHL		3	0	1	1	0		0
1942-43	26	MTL	NHL		5	4	5	9	4		0
1943-44	27	MTL	NHL	SC	8	1	2	3	1		2
1944-45	28	MTL	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		0
1945-46	29	MTL	NHL	SC	9	2	3	5	2		0
1946-47	30	MTL	NHL		8	3	4	7	3		0
1947-48	31	NYR	NHL		6	1	4	5	2		0
1949-50	33	NYR	NHL		12	4	2	6	3		4
Career			NHL	2	53	15	21	36	15		6

Other Standard

					Scoring						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1934-35	18	Montreal Jr. Royals	QJHL	10	15	7	22			4
1935-36	19	Montreal Royals	QSHL	22	14	10	24			6
1936-37	20	Montreal Royals	QSHL	19	10	17	27			27
1937-38	21	Montreal Royals	QSHL	22	9	14	23			10
1938-39	22	Montreal Royals	QSHL	22	13	23	36			28
1939-40	23	Montreal Royals	QSHL	29	16	25	41			6
1940-41	24	Montreal Royals	QSHL	35	15	38	53			12
1941-42	25	Montreal Royals	QSHL	9	1	5	6			4
1945-46	29	Montreal Royals	QSHL	2	0	1	1			0
1951-52	35	Cincinnati Mohawks	AHL	65	11	43	54			4
1952-53	36	Cincinnati Mohawks	IHL	1	0	0	0			0
Career		1 Season	AHL	65	11	43	54			4
Career		1 Season	IHL	1	0	0	0			0
Career		1 Season	QJHL	10	15	7	22			4
Career		8 Seasons	QSHL	160	78	133	211			93

Other Playoffs

					Scoring						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1934-35	18	Montreal Jr. Royals	QJHL	2	1	1	2			0
1934-35	18	Montreal Royals	QSHL	4	1	0	1			2
1934-35	18	Montreal Royals	Al-Cup	1	1	0	1			0
1935-36	19	Montreal Royals	QSHL	8	6	5	11			6
1935-36	19	Montreal Royals	Al-Cup	4	1	0	1			4
1936-37	20	Montreal Royals	QSHL	5	0	4	4			2
1937-38	21	Montreal Royals	QSHL	1	0	0	0			0
1938-39	22	Montreal Royals	QSHL	5	5	4	9			2
1938-39	22	Montreal Royals	Al-Cup	13	10	10	20			15
1939-40	23	Montreal Royals	QSHL	8	8	6	14			2
1939-40	23	Montreal Royals	Al-Cup	5	5	5	10			6
1940-41	24	Montreal Royals	QSHL	8	2	7	9			4
1940-41	24	Montreal Royals	Al-Cup	14	6	14	20			4
1945-46	29	Montreal Royals	QSHL	2	0	2	2			0
1951-52	35	Cincinnati Mohawks	AHL	4	2	3	5			2
Career		1 Season	AHL	4	2	3	5			2
Career		5 Seasons	Al-Cup	37	23	29	52			29
Career		1 Season	QJHL	2	1	1	2			0
Career		8 Seasons	QSHL	41	22	28	50			18

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 10 Years		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Buddy O'Connor		6.3	4.3	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.3	2.7	2.6	1.8	1.7
Peter Zezel	91.0	6.4	5.2	4.3	4.2	4.0	3.5	3.1	3.0	2.0	1.1
Harry Watson	90.7	5.6	4.5	4.5	4.1	3.8	3.8	2.7	2.2	2.1	0.7
Stu Barnes	90.7	8.3	4.3	4.3	4.1	3.3	3.2	3.0	2.9	1.4	0.9
Mike Murphy	90.6	6.5	5.6	5.3	4.5	4.1	4.0	3.3	2.7	2.1	1.7
Petr Klima	90.4	7.3	5.3	5.1	4.6	4.1	4.1	3.6	3.4	2.2	2.1
David Legwand	90.2	7.3	5.3	5.2	4.1	4.1	3.9	2.9	2.4	2.0	0.0
Chris Gratton	89.7	6.9	5.8	4.2	4.1	3.8	3.3	2.5	2.2	2.1	1.3
Ryan Walter	89.4	6.3	5.5	4.9	4.6	4.2	3.2	3.0	2.5	2.4	1.8
Murray Oliver	89.4	6.5	4.9	4.3	4.0	3.7	3.2	2.8	2.7	1.7	0.1
Scott Young	89.1	4.7	4.6	4.3	4.0	3.9	3.3	3.1	2.5	2.4	-0.3

Career		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Buddy O'Connor		6.3	4.3	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.3	2.7	2.6	1.8	1.7
Darcy Tucker	91.4	7.4	5.9	4.4	4.4	3.9	3.3	3.0	2.9	2.5	1.9	0.7	0.5	0.2	-0.1
Tom Fergus	89.1	5.6	4.9	4.6	4.5	4.1	3.6	3.4	2.7	2.5	2.5	0.6	0.4
Mike Krushelnyski	88.8	8.0	5.0	4.2	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.1	2.6	2.5	2.1	0.9	0.2	0.2	-0.2
Mike Murphy	88.7	6.5	5.6	5.3	4.5	4.1	4.0	3.3	2.7	2.1	1.7	0.8	0.6
Andy Hebenton	88.6	6.8	4.9	4.5	4.3	4.1	3.7	3.3	2.4	1.0
Eddie Wiseman	87.9	4.8	4.3	3.9	3.5	3.0	2.8	2.8	2.1	2.1	1.1
Brian Savage	87.2	5.7	4.9	4.6	3.8	3.7	3.3	2.8	2.6	2.1	1.1	0.1	-0.1
Brent Ashton	87.1	6.3	5.1	4.9	4.1	4.0	3.8	3.3	2.7	2.1	1.2	1.2	1.0	0.8	-0.6
Adam Deadmarsh	87.0	7.9	6.9	4.8	4.7	4.2	3.7	3.2	2.7	1.4
Steve Reinprecht	86.8	6.0	5.6	4.5	4.5	3.8	3.6	3.5	3.0	2.8	0.9	0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games 1949 NHL	Awards 1947-48 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy 1947-48 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy	Honors 1947-48 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)	Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1944 Montreal Canadiens (NHL) 1946 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
Games Played 1942-43 NHL 50 (1) 1944-45 NHL 50 (1) 1947-48 NHL 60 (2)	Goals 1947-48 NHL 24 (9)	Assists 1942-43 NHL 43 (3) 1943-44 NHL 42 (4) 1947-48 NHL 36 (2) 1948-49 NHL 24 (9)	Points 1942-43 NHL 58 (9) 1947-48 NHL 60 (2)
Goals Created 1947-48 NHL 24.8 (3)	Goals Per Game 1947-48 NHL 0.40 (10)	Assists Per Game 1942-43 NHL 0.86 (4) 1943-44 NHL 0.95 (5) 1947-48 NHL 0.60 (2) 1948-49 NHL 0.52 (5)	Points Per Game 1947-48 NHL 1.00 (2)
Goals Created Per Game 1947-48 NHL 0.41 (5)	Adjusted Goals 1947-48 NHL 31 (8)	Adjusted Assists 1942-43 NHL 51 (3) 1943-44 NHL 44 (4) 1947-48 NHL 56 (2) 1948-49 NHL 40 (9)	Adjusted Points 1942-43 NHL 67 (8) 1947-48 NHL 87 (1)
Adjusted Goals Created 1947-48 NHL 32.2 (2)	Offensive Point Shares 1947-48 NHL 5.6 (4)

Transactions

Transaction information may be incomplete.

September 10, 1936: Rights traded to Mtl. Maroons by Montreal for Sammy McManus, September 10, 1936.

September 24, 1938: Traded to Montreal by Mtl. Maroons for cash, September 24, 1938.

August 19, 1947: Traded to NY Rangers by Montreal with Frank Eddolls for Hal Laycoe, Joe Bell and George Robertson, August 19, 1947.

September 24, 1952: Named playing coach of Cincinnati (IHL), September 24, 1952.

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