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Jim Beaton O'Neil

Forward James O'Neill played 156 NHL games in the 1930s and '40s. He was a solid defensive player in the league but was given more offensive responsibilities in the minors.

Born in Semans, Saskatchewan, O'Neill was a junior standout with the Saskatoon Wesleys. After skating briefly with the senior Saskatoon Crescents he was elevated by the Boston Bruins to their Cubs farm club in the Can-Am League. He joined the Bruins in 1933-34 where he was a useful checker. He continued in that role for two and a half years then spent nearly four years in the AHL.

The Montreal Canadiens acquired O'Neill after the 1939-40 season. He was recalled twice by the Habs but saw most of his ice time in the minors with the New Haven Eagles and Washington Lions. In the mid-1940s he was more of an offensive weapon for the Lions and the Hershey Bears and enjoyed his only 20-goal season in 1943-44. O'Neill retired in 1946 after playing 52 games for Hershey.

			REGULAR SEASON						PLAYOFFS
Season	Club	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1930-31	Saskatoon Wesleys	N-SJHL	4	6	2	8	2		2	0	0	0	2
1931-32	Saskatoon Crescents	N-SSHL	18	6	3	9	22		4	0	1	1	12
1931-32	Saskatoon Wesleys	N-SJHL	4	3	0	3	5		8	3	0	3	10
1931-32	Saskatoon Wesleys	M-Cup							2	0	0	0	2
1932-33	Boston Cubs	Can-Am	46	13	17	30	63		7	1	3	4	8
1933-34	Boston Bruins	NHL	23	2	2	4	15
1933-34	Boston Cubs	Can-Am	12	6	5	11	19
1934-35	Boston Bruins	NHL	48	2	11	13	35		4	0	0	0	9
1935-36	Boston Bruins	NHL	48	2	11	13	49		2	1	1	2	4
1936-37	Boston Bruins	NHL	21	0	2	2	6
1936-37	Providence Reds	IAHL	15	2	8	10	14		3	0	1	1	2
1937-38	Cleveland Barons	IAHL	38	5	24	29	66		2	0	0	0	0
1938-39	Cleveland Barons	IAHL	41	4	18	22	29		9	2	6	8	0
1939-40	Cleveland Barons	IAHL	56	7	20	27	35
1940-41	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	12	0	3	3	0		3	0	0	0	0
1940-41	New Haven Eagles	AHL	40	7	17	24	40
1941-42	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	4	0	1	1	4
1941-42	Washington Lions	AHL	41	7	33	40	22		2	0	0	0	6
1942-43	Washington Lions	AHL	10	2	7	9	4
1942-43	Hershey Bears	AHL	45	17	43	60	48		6	3	1	4	2
1943-44	Hershey Bears	AHL	54	20	33	53	18		7	0	6	6	2
1944-45	Hershey Bears	AHL	55	14	32	46	16		11	2	7	9	4
1945-46	Hershey Bears	AHL	52	5	26	31	33		3	0	0	0	2
NHL Totals			156	6	30	36	109		9	1	1	2	13


	Traded to Montreal by Cleveland (IAHL) for Bill Summerhill and Bill MacKenzie, May 17, 1940. Traded to Hershey (AHL) by Washington (AHL) for Bob Gracie, November 21, 1942.

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