# Kristin O'Neill

Kristin O'Neill (born March 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She made her debut for the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2018 4 Nations Cup.

## Playing career
### Junior

Later that year, she won the Provincial Women's Hockey League championship with the Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres. With the same Sabres team, she would also gain a silver medal at the 2015 OWHA Provincial championships.
During her final season (2015–16) in the Provincial Women's Hockey League, she was bestowed the captaincy of the Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres. Leading the team in goals, assists and points, she ranked sixth overall in the league. In addition, she was part of the Team Ontario Red roster that won the gold medal at the 2015 Canadian Under-18 Women's Nationals.

### NCAA

As a freshman, O'Neill ranked second in scoring on the Cornell Big Red. Finishing as the NCAA's leading scorer in shorthanded goals with five, she placed seventh in the nation among all freshman with 0.84 points per game.
O'Neill experienced greater success as a sophomore. In addition to leading the Big Red in scoring, she tied for the NCAA lead in shorthanded goals, scoring four, while her seven game-winning goals tied for fourth in the nation. Recognized as the Ivy League Player of the Year, she also gained spots on the ECAC and Ivy League First-Team All-Stars, respectively.

### Professional

PWHL Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) selected O'Neill in the second round, seventh overall, of the 2023 PWHL Draft. On October 30, she joined Montreal on a three-year contract. At the end of December, O'Neill was named one of Montreal's alternate captains for road games.

## International play

In 2013, O'Neill participated with Team Ontario Blue at the 2013 Canadian Under-18 Women's Nationals, securing a silver medal. O'Neill was named to the Ontario team, which captured the silver medal in women's ice hockey at the 2015 Canada Winter Games.
O'Neill and Jamie Lee Rattray recorded the assists on Loren Gabel's first career goal for the Canadian team in a 2-1 preliminary round loss on November 7, 2018, versus the United States at the 4 Nations Cup.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2012–13 | Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres | OWHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres | OWHL | 33 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014–15 | Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres | OWHL | 33 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2015–16 | Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres | OWHL | 31 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| 2016–17 | Cornell University | ECAC | 31 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Cornell University | ECAC | 31 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | Cornell University | ECAC | 33 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Cornell University | ECAC | 30 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Team Bauer | PWHPA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Team Harvey's | PWHPA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | Team Adidas | PWHPA | 20 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | PWHL Montreal | PWHL | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PWHL totals | PWHL totals | PWHL totals | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2015 | Canada | WU18 | | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | Ontario Red | NWU18 | | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2016 | Canada | WU18 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | Canada | WNC | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | Canada | WNC | 5th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | Canada | 4NC | | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | Canada | WWC | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Canada | WWC | | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | Canada | WWC | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Canada | WWC | | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |

## Awards and honours

* 2017 ECAC All-Rookie Team
* 2017 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
* 2017 Ivy League Second All-Star Team
* 2016-17 NCAA leader in shorthanded goals (5)
* 2018 Ivy League Player of the Year Award
* 2017-18 First Team All-Ivy
* 2019-20 First Team All-Ivy