Dennis O'Brien (ice hockey)

For other people of the same name, see Dennis O'Brien (disambiguation).

Dennis O'Brien
Born	June 10, 1949 (1949-06-10) (age 62) Port Hope, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Minnesota North Stars Colorado Rockies Cleveland Barons Boston Bruins)
NHL Draft	2nd Round; 14th overall, 1969 Minnesota North Stars
Playing career	1970–1980

Dennis Francis O'Brien (born 10 June 1949 in Port Hope, Ontario) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Dennis O'Brien was selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the second round, 14th overall, in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft. He played for the North Stars for almost his entire career from 1970–71 to 1977–78. During his final season with the North Stars, he played just 13 games before being traded to the Colorado Rockies. After 16 games with the Rockies, he was traded to the Cleveland Barons and after 23 games as a Baron, he was traded to his fourth team of the season, the Boston Bruins, where he played 16 games.

The final trade to the Bruins broke an NHL record for the most teams played for in one season. That record has since been equalled by Dave McLlwain in 1991–92.

After that busy season, O'Brien played only two more seasons in the NHL, both for the Boston Bruins.

Dennis O'Brien is the uncle of current Colorado Avalanche defenceman Shane O'Brien.

See also

List of family relations in the NHL

References

• Dennis O'Brien's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Obrien, Dennis
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	10 June 1949
Place of birth	Port Hope, ON, CAN
Date of death
Place of death