Ryan O'Reilly
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Ryan O'Reilly (born February 7, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and an alternate captain for the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues.
He has previously played for the Colorado Avalanche and the Buffalo Sabres. O'Reilly was drafted 33rd overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche, with whom he spent the first six seasons of his NHL career.
O'Reilly was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in 2015, where he would play three seasons before being traded to the Blues in 2018.
In 2019, O'Reilly lifted the Stanley Cup against the Boston Bruins, earning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the 2019 playoffs.
Personal life
O'Reilly's younger brother, Cal O'Reilly, is a member of the Ottawa team. The two were teammates with the Sabres. Tara O'Reilly, his sister, served as captain of the Carleton Ravens' women's ice hockey team in 2009.
Following an incident in Lucan, Ontario, when the vintage pickup truck he was driving collided with a Tim Hortons, Ontario Provincial Police charged O'Reilly with impaired driving on July 13, 2015. He was charged with driving a motor vehicle with impairment and care or control over 80 mgs. He was cleared of the charges on July 11, 2016.
Playing career
With the Ontario Minor Hockey Association's Seaforth Stars, O'Reilly grew up playing hockey near his hometown of Varna, Ontario. (OMHA). He then moved to the AAA level, playing for the Huron-Perth Lakers of the Minor Hockey Alliance, which began in Minor Atom in 2000–01. After playing six years of Lakers hockey, O'Reilly, dubbed one of the most promising prospects to come out of the Lakers, played one year of minor midget hockey for the Toronto Jr. Canadiens in 2006–07.
Since being the first overall pick in the 2007 OHL Draft, O'Reilly began playing for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). O'Reilly recorded a solid 52 points in 61 games, was named the Otters Rookie of the Year and Most Sportsmanlike Player, as well as receiving the Bobby Smith Trophy in his rookie year. He continued his rookie year with 50 assists and 66 points in 68 games in the 2008–09 season, and his all-around game was evident when he was named the Western Conference's best penalty killer.
In the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche, O'Reilly was drafted in the second round, 33rd overall, in the 2008 OHL Entry Draft. When he surprisingly made the opening night roster for the 2009–10 season, he became the youngest player in Avalanche history to play in a regular season game. In his first non-first-round draft pick since Patrice Bergeron in 2003–04, he earned his first NHL point on his Avalanche debut against the San Jose Sharks on October 1, 2009, becoming the first non-first-round draft pick to immediately make the NHL in his first non-first-round draft year since Patrice Bergeron. On October 15, O'Reilly scored his first NHL goal, a game-winner, against the Montreal Canadiens' Carey Price. Following his good start to the season, O'Reilly and his fellow 2009 draftee Matt Duchene will spend the entire season with the Avalanche. O'Reilly started leading all rookie forwards in scoring through October in a 3–1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on October 24 to cap a seven-game point streak, the longest by a rookie across the season.
O'Reilly anchored his role as a top defensive forward and penalty killer midway through the season after suffering from an offensive plateau midway through the season. He played with the Avalanche in ice time on the penalty kill, culminating in two short-handed goals against the Columbus Blue Jackets on February 2, 2010, becoming the first Avalanche player to score two shorthanded goals in a single game. In 81 regular-season games, he finished his rookie season with 26 points (eight goals and 18 assists) before winning in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 14. He scored his first playoff goal in Colorado's Game 3 1–0 overtime victory over San Jose on April 18, scoring the game-winning tally. Dan Boyle, the Sharks' defenceman, was credited with the goal after deflecting an improvable angle into the net by goaltender Evgeni Nabokov to put the Avalanche ahead in the series, two games to one.
O'Reilly's second professional season, 2010-2011, remained firmly on the Avalanche's shut-down third line. He appeared in his 100th NHL game, a 5–1 victory over the New York Rangers on November 19, 2010. O'Reilly, who scored eight goals in his last 18 games, was able to beat his rookie season's record of 26 points and lead the team for their second straight season in takeaways with 72 points.
O'Reilly, the Avalanche's top defensive center in 2011, developed his two-way game and boosted his offensive output in 2011-12, alongside linemate Gabriel Landeskog. This was recognized as the NHL's Second Star of the Week from November 28 to December 4, after scoring seven points in four games and leading all Avalanche forwards in ice time. In a 3–2 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators on January 12, 2012, he appeared in his 200th appearance in hockey, scoring a goal. Despite the Avalanche's second season in a row, O'Reilly leads the NHL and set a new Avalanche record of 101 takeaways. He also increased his points output for his previous two seasons to finish as the top scorer on the Avalanche with 18 goals and 55 points.
O'Reilly's protracted contract talks with the Avalanche were suspended due to the 2012-2013 NHL lockout as a restricted free agent in the off-season. O'Reilly, who joined his brother Cal, has signed a two-year contract with Russian Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) team Metallurg Magnitogorsk on December 7, 2012. Unlike the exodus of NHL players joining European leagues on short-term contracts, O'Reilly signed a two-year deal with the conditional opt-out provision in returning to the NHL if an agreement with the Avalanche was reached. In a 5-3 win over Atlant Moscow Oblast on December 19, O'Reilly made his Magnitogorsk debut.
Despite an end to NHL lockout announced on January 12, 2013, O'Reilly was still unable to connect with the Avalanche and initially opted to play in Russia, missing the 2012–13 season. He mutually ended his employment in Russia and returned to North America on January 24, citing an ankle injury sustained during his 12 games with Metallurg. O'Reilly was training with the OHL's London Knights when he ended his holdout on February 28 after signing a two-year, $10 million contract sheet with the Calgary Flames, putting the Avalanche at an impasse a month into the season. The Avalanche revealed during the match that they had forgone compensation and signed O'Reilly to a contract according to the Flames' offer sheet, with a game coinciding between the two teams. If O'Reilly had signed a KHL deal, he would have to pass through waivers before returning to the NHL.
In the 2013–14 season, O'Reilly was relocated to the wing to play alongside center Matt Duchene, and later responded with a team-leading—and career-high—64 points in 80 games. O'Reilly led the NHL in takeaways with 83, and the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy was awarded to the league for gentlemanly conduct and sportsmanship for the second time in his career.
The Avalanche decided to bring O'Reilly's salary dispute as an imminent restricted free agent, despite past pitfalls in labor talks. After deciding on a two-year, $12 million contract, O'Reilly and the Avalanche decided to settle prior to the arbitration hearing. O'Reilly had 17 goals and 38 assists for 55 points in the 2014-15 season, leading the Avalanche in average ice time per game as Colorado failed to qualify for the 2015 playoffs.
The Avalanche released O'Reilly, along with Jamie McGinn, on June 26, 2015, in exchange for Nikita Zadorov, forward Mikhail Grigorenko, prospect J. T. Compher, and the 31st pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. O'Reilly also signed a seven-year contract with Buffalo worth $52.5 million, which came into effect on July 2, which began during the 2016–17 season. O'Reilly's signing came on the same day as the Sabres announced Cal O'Reilly's brother to a two-year deal. On his arrival in Buffalo, O'Reilly was instantly branded as an alternate captain. After finishing last in league standings in the previous two seasons, the Sabres improved in O'Reilly's first season. With 60 points, O'Reilly led the team offensively.
In a 4–3 loss to the Florida Panthers on April 7, 2018, O'Reilly defeated Rod Brind'Amour for the most faceoff victories in a single season (1,269). O'Reilly was voted a Lady Byng Memorial Trophy finalist as the league's most gentlemanly player at the end of the 2017–18 season. Despite his personal growth, the Sabres struggled to qualify for the NHL playoffs during his time as manager O'Reilly's time, causing him to re-invent his love of the game. His words seemed to divide fans in Buffalo, with many referring to O'Reilly as a cancerous presence on the team, while others defended his remarks and said that losing had made the Sabres seeming to be complacent.
O'Reilly was traded to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Tage Thompson, Vladim'r Sobotka, Patrik Berglund, a 2019 first-round pick and a 2021 second-round pick. Despite O'Reilly's career-long service with the Blues, the team dropped to last place in the entire league by January 2, resulting in a coaching and goaltender change. O'Reilly spent a year in St. Louis with career highs in assists and points as the Blues returned to action, tying his career high in goals. He was invited to his second career NHL All-Star Game MVP, where he scored seven points in two games and was a finalist for the All-Star Game MVP, eventually losing the award to Sidney Crosby.
O'Reilly became the first player to score a goal in four consecutive Stanley Cup Finals games since Wayne Gretzky in 1985. The Conn Smythe Trophy was awarded to him for his first Stanley Cup appearance in franchise history, beating the Boston Bruins 4–1 in game 7 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals. O'Reilly earned the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the league's best defensive forward over Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins and Mark Stone of the Vegas Golden Knights for his outstanding two-way play during the season.
Despite the fact that the 2019-20 season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, O'Reilly's return to the Blues continued his triumph, scoring 61 points in 71 games. O'Reilly was named as an alternate captain for the team on October 31 due to the absence of Vladimir Tarasenko due to injury. The 2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game was hosted on January 11, 2020, O'Reilly, as well as fellow Blues teammates Alex Pietrangelo, Jordan Binnington, and David Perron.
On December 23, 2020, O'Reilly was named captain of the St. Louis Blues as a replacement for Alex Pietrangelo.