Doug O'Brien

Doug O'Brien (born February 16, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for HC Sparta in the Czech Extraliga.
==Playing career==
O'Brien was drafted 192nd overall in the 6th round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. O'Brien played four seasons of major junior hockey for the Gatineau/Hull Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey (QMJHL) before turning professional. In the 2003–04 season with the Olympiques, Doug recorded 63 points in 66 games and was named the league's top defenceman. 
O'Brien made his professional debut with the Lightning's affiliate, the Springfield Falcons of the AHL in the 2004–05 season. At the end of the 2005–06 season, O'Brien made his NHL debut with the Lightning, featuring in 5 games. 
Unable to secure a place with the Lightning for the 2006–07 season, O'Brien was assigned to the Falcons. On February 27, 2007, O'Brien was traded by the Lightning to the Anaheim Ducks for Joe Rullier he was then sent to affiliate, the Portland Pirates, for the duration of the season.
A free agent upon the 2007–08 season, O'Brien signed with Finnish team Lukko Rauma of the SM-liiga. Doug returned to North America when he signed with the Rochester Americans of the AHL on September 5, 2008. After playing in 12 games with the Amerks in the 2008–09 season, Doug was demoted to affiliate, the Florida Everblades of the ECHL on November 11, 2009. 
On July 16, 2009, O'Brien signed with Czech Republic team, HC Plzeň 1929 of the Czech Extraliga for the 2009–10 season.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
2000–01 	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 		47 	1 	6 	7 	16 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0
2001–02 	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 		46 	1 	5 	6 	36 		12 	0 	0 	0 	14
2002–03 	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 		71 	10 	34 	44 	102 		19 	3 	12 	15 	18
2003–04 	Gatineau Olympiques	QMJHL 		66 	17 	46 	63 	146 		15 	1 	8 	9 	16
2004–05 	Springfield Falcons	AHL 		74 	4 	13 	17 	76 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Johnstown Chiefs 	ECHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Springfield Falcons	AHL 		74 	7 	25 	32 	70 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Springfield Falcons	AHL 		53 	6 	13 	19 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		13 	0 	2 	2 	17 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Lukko Rauma 	SM-l 		39 	5 	4 	9 	51 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Rochester Americans	AHL 		12 	0 	2 	2 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Florida Everblades 	ECHL 		56 	7 	18 	25 	130 		9 	2 	6 	8 	12
2009–10 	HC Plzeň 	CZE 		44 	1 	2 	3 	94 		4 	0 	0 	0 	6
2010–11 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE 		50 	2 	10 	12 	75 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		5 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards==
;QMJHL
Award 	Year(s)
QMJHL First All-Star Team 	2004
Emile Bouchard Trophy (Best Defenceman)	2004
;CHL
Award 	Year(s)
Memorial Cup All-Star Team 	2003, 2004
Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Memorial Cup Leading Scorer)	2004
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1984
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Florida Everblades players
Category:Gatineau Olympiques alumni
Category:HC Plzeň players
Category:HC Sparta Praha players
Category:Hull Olympiques alumni
Category:Johnstown Chiefs players
Category:Lukko players
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks