Chris O'Sullivan (ice hockey)

For the VFL/AFL player, see Chris O'Sullivan (footballer).

Chris O'Sullivan
Born	(1974-05-15) May 15, 1974 Dorchester, MA, USA
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Calgary Flames Vancouver Canucks Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
National team	United States
NHL draft	30th overall, 1992 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1996–2003

Chris O'Sullivan (born May 15, 1974) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who played briefly in the NHL with the Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played defense and shot left-handed.

A top prospect out of high school, O'Sullivan was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 2nd round, 30th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted O'Sullivan chose to play in the college ranks and played with the Boston University Terriers for 4 years. O'Sullivan missed the majority of his freshman year (1992–1993) after suffering a neck injury during a game versus Boston College. O'Sullivan eventually recovered and became one of the top defensive players in the nation. His most successful season was during the 1994–1995 season when he led the Terriers in scoring with 56 points in 40 games and eventually leading the Terriers to a National Championship in 1995, in which he was named the Most Outstanding Player.

After college O'Sullivan turned pro and split time with the Flames and their minor league affiliate Saint John Flames for the next 3 years. The 1996–1997 season would turn out to be O'Sullivan's longest stint in the NHL, playing in 27 games and scoring 10 points. Towards the end of the 1998–1999 season O'Sullivan was traded to the New York Rangers. He played 10 games with the Rangers minor league affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack before being released by the Rangers at the end of the season.

For the 1999–2000 season O'Sullivan was signed by the Vancouver Canucks. He played the majority of the season with the Syracuse Crunch while also playing 11 games with the Canucks. After the season he was again released and picked up by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played the whole 2000–2001 season with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, scoring 49 points in 60 games. For the 2001–2002 season O'Sullivan played overseas in Switzerland with the Kloten Flyers.

After 1 season in Switzerland O'Sullivan returned to the Mighty Ducks for the 2002–2003 season. After only 2 games with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and 27 games with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks O'Sullivan suffered another neck injury. O'Sullivan officially retired from hockey in September 2003.

Career statistics

				Regular Season
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–1997	Calgary Flames	NHL		27	2	8	10	2
1997–1998	Calgary Flames	NHL		12	0	2	2	10
1998–1999	Calgary Flames	NHL		10	0	1	1	2
1999–2000	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		11	0	5	5	2
2002–2003	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		2	0	1	1	0
5 Years	Totals	NHL		62	2	17	19	16

International play

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	United States	WJC	7	0	3	3	4
1995	United States	WC	6	0	0	0	10
2000	United States	WC	7	0	1	1	0
2002	United States	WC	7	0	0	0	0
International Totals			27	0	4	4	14

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-Hockey East All-Star	1994–95
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	1994–95
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1995

External links

• Chris O'Sullivan career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Chris O'Sullivan biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)