Catches Left Playing career Weight 92 kg | NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.98 m | |
NHL team (P)Cur. team Ottawa SenatorsBinghamton Senators (AHL) Similar Chris Driedger, Andrew Hammond, Chris Wideman, Mike Condon, Ryan Dzingel | ||
Matthew Harrison O'Connor (born February 14, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with the Binghamton Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect of the Ottawa Senators organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Amateur
O'Connor went undrafted in both OHL and NHL drafts and, after spending two seasons in the OJHL, decided to play in the United States Hockey League. After spending two seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms O'Connor was offered a full scholarship to Boston University. The Terriers won the Hockey East championship in 2014–15 and O'Connor was named to the Hockey East Second All-Star Team.
Professional
Over the course of three years with the Terriers O'Connor had garnered the attention of multiple NHL teams. O'Connor chose to forego his senior year at Boston and signed a two-year contract with the Ottawa Senators in May 2015. He was expected to start the season with the Binghamton Senators minor league team but after an injury to Ottawa goalie Andrew Hammond, O'Connor stayed with the team and made his NHL debut on October 11, 2015 in a 3-1 defeat to the Montreal Canadiens.
