Drew O'Connor

Drew O'Connor (born June 9, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Early life==
O'Connor was born to parents Shawn and Meagan O'Connor and grew up alongside a brother Jack and two sisters, Erin and McKenna.
==Playing career==
O'Connor played for the Dartmouth Big Green at Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire. During his freshman season, O'Connor recorded seventeen goals and nine assists for twenty-six points in thirty-four games. Following an outstanding freshman season, he finished the 2019–20 season with twenty-one goals and twelve assists for thirty-three points in thirty-one games, earning him Ivy League Co-Player of the year. On March 10, 2020, O'Connor was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a two-year, entry-level contract.
O'Connor made his NHL debut against the Boston Bruins on January 26, 2021, registering an assist on the Penguins' first goal of the night.
On October 16, 2021, O’Connor scored his first NHL goal in a 5–2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
==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
2013–14 	Delbarton School 	USHS 		9 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Delbarton School 	USHS 		28 	1 	7 	8 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	North Jersey Avalanche 	T1EHL 		23 	6 	12 	18 	6 		5 	1 	1 	2 	0
2016–17 	North Jersey Avalanche 	T1EHL 		31 	11 	13 	24 	18 		5 	2 	2 	4 	4
2016–17 	New Jersey Junior Titans 	NAHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Boston Jr. Bruins 	NCDC 		49 	13 	26 	39 	12 		6 	0 	5 	5 	2
2018–19 	Dartmouth College 	ECAC 		34 	17 	9 	26 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Dartmouth College 	ECAC 		31 	21 	12 	33 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Manglerud Star 	GET 		7 	6 	4 	10 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		10 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		20 	7 	12 	19 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2021–22 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		22 	3 	2 	5 	4 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2021–22 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		33 	12 	20 	32 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
GET totals	GET totals 	GET totals		7 	6 	4 	10 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		32 	3 	3 	6 	6 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
College 	College	College
All-Ivy League Second Team 	2019 	
All-Ivy League First Team 	2020 	
Ivy League Player of the Year	2020 	
ECAC First All-Star Team 	2020 	
==References==
== External links ==
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Category:American men's ice hockey left wingers
Category:Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey players
Category:Ice hockey players from New Jersey
Category:Manglerud Star Ishockey players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players