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USA Jim O'Brien
#15 Nürnberg Ice Tigers / DEL - 19/20
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jan 29, 1989
Position
C/RW
Age
35
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Maplewood, MN, USA
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2007 round 1 #29 overall by Ottawa Senators

O'Brien is a center with good two-way smarts and the versatility to play wing, too. Used to play as a defenseman at times as a younger guy. A solid penalty kill option.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2014)

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Jim O'Brien Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Little Caesars 16U AAA 16U AAA 68* 19* 24* 43* 72* -* |
2004-05 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 54* 16* 18* 34* 51* -* |
USNTDP Juniors NAHL 40* 10* 12* 22* 41* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
USA U17 WHC-17 5* 2* 3* 5* 6* -* |
2005-06 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 51* 17* 24* 41* 76* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 13* 6* 10* 16* 14* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 6* 3* 1* 4* 6* 3* |
2006-07 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 43* 7* 8* 15* 51* 4* |
USA U18 WJC-18 7* 3* 4* 7* 12* 0* |
2007-08 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 70* 21* 34* 55* 66* 22* | Playoffs 12 2 6 8 14 0
2008-09 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 63* 27* 35* 62* 55* 16* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 10 -4
Binghamton Senators AHL 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 3* 4* 2* 4* |
2009-10 Binghamton Senators AHL 76* 8* 9* 17* 49* -12* |
2010-11 Ottawa Senators NHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
Binghamton Senators AHL 74* 24* 32* 56* 67* 17* | Playoffs 23 3 4 7 12 5
2011-12 Ottawa Senators NHL 28* 3* 3* 6* 4* 6* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 0 0
Binghamton Senators AHL 27* 7* 7* 14* 10* 1* |
2012-13 Ottawa Senators NHL 29* 5* 1* 6* 8* -2* |
2013-14 Binghamton Senators AHL 51* 11* 18* 29* 46* 9* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 -2
2014-15 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 22* 2* 10* 12* 30* -3* |
Hershey Bears AHL 32* 10* 19* 29* 26* 13* | Playoffs 10 3 1 4 8 2
2015-16 New Jersey Devils NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -4* |
Albany Devils AHL 56* 19* 19* 38* 48* 16* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 4 4
2016-17 San Antonio Rampage AHL 53* 9* 15* 24* 42* -11* |
2017-18 Ottawa Senators NHL 10* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
Belleville Senators AHL 60* 13* 16* 29* 44* 3* |
2018-19 Belleville Senators AHL 11* 1* 2* 3* 4* 1* |
2019-20 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 15* 1* 1* 2* 10* -1* |

Jim O'Brien Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 68* 19* 24* 43* 0.63* 72* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 10 446* 102* 138* 240* 0.54* 336* 38* | 4 41 9 * 9 * 18 * 0.44 * 26 * 9 *
DEL 1 15* 1* 1* 2* 0.13* 10* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 22* 2* 10* 12* 0.55* 30* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 2 53* 16* 22* 38* 0.72* 55* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
NCAA 1 43* 7* 8* 15* 0.35* 51* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 77* 8* 5* 13* 0.17* 16* -4* | 1 7 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.14 * 0 * 0 *
NTDP 2 105* 33* 42* 75* 0.71* 127* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 2* 3* 5* 1.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 2 133* 48* 69* 117* 0.88* 121* 38* | 2 17 3 * 6 * 9 * 0.53 * 24 * -4 *
WJC-18 2 13* 6* 5* 11* 0.85* 18* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *

Jim O'Brien Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/18/2019
06/18/2019 Confirmed Belleville Senators Nürnberg Ice Tigers
02/25/2018
02/25/2018 Confirmed Belleville Senators Ottawa Senators
10/19/2017
10/19/2017 Extension Belleville Senators Belleville Senators
10/05/2017
10/05/2017 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Belleville Senators
07/02/2016
07/02/2016 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Colorado Avalanche
07/02/2015
07/02/2015 Confirmed Hershey Bears New Jersey Devils
12/26/2014
12/26/2014 Confirmed Metallurg Novokuznetsk Hershey Bears
07/18/2012
07/18/2012 Extension Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2004, 8 #151 overall by Kamloops Blazers in the WHL Bantam Draft