Kristin O'Neill
| Kristin O'Neill | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 O'Neill with PWHL Montreal in 2024 | |||
| Born |
March 30, 1998 Oakville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
PWHL San Jose Montreal Victoire New York Sirens | ||
| National team |
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| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
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Medal record | |||
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Kristin O'Neill (born March 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for PWHL San Jose of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of the Canadian national team, with whom she won silver at the 2026 Winter Olympics. She previously played for the Montreal Victoire and New York Sirens.
Playing career
Junior
Later that year, she won the Provincial Women's Hockey League championship with the Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres.[1] With the same Sabres team, she would also gain a silver medal at the 2015 OWHA Provincial championships.
During her final season (2015–16) in the Provincial Women's Hockey League, she was bestowed the captaincy of the Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres. Leading the team in goals, assists and points, she ranked sixth overall in the league. In addition, she was part of the Team Ontario Red roster that won the gold medal at the 2015 Canadian Under-18 Women's Nationals.
College
As a freshman, O'Neill ranked second in scoring on the Cornell Big Red. Finishing as the NCAA's leading scorer in shorthanded goals with five, she placed seventh in the nation among all freshman with 0.84 points per game.
O'Neill experienced greater success as a sophomore. In addition to leading the Big Red in scoring, she tied for the NCAA lead in shorthanded goals, scoring four, while her seven game-winning goals tied for fourth in the nation. Recognized as the Ivy League Player of the Year, she also gained spots on the ECAC and Ivy League First-Team All-Stars, respectively.
Professional
PWHL Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) selected O'Neill in the second round, seventh overall, of the 2023 PWHL Draft.[2] On October 30, she joined Montreal on a three-year contract.[3] At the end of December, O'Neill was named one of Montreal's alternate captains for road games.[4]
During the 2024–25 season, O'Neill recorded one goal and four assists in 30 regular season games, and one goal and one assist in four playoff games during the 2025 PWHL playoffs. Following the season, at the 2025 PWHL Draft, she was traded to the New York Sirens along with the 28th overall pick in exchange for forward Abby Roque.[5] During the 2025–26 season, she recorded four goals and one assist in 30 games.[6]
During the league's expansion to 12 teams ahead of the 2026–27 season, she was left unprotected by the Sirens and accepted an Expansion Foundational Offer (EFO) with PWHL San Jose on June 6, 2026.[7]
International play
In 2013, O'Neill participated with Team Ontario Blue at the 2013 Canadian Under-18 Women's Nationals, securing a silver medal. O'Neill was named to the Ontario team, which captured the silver medal in women's ice hockey at the 2015 Canada Winter Games.
O'Neill and Jamie Lee Rattray recorded the assists on Loren Gabel's first career goal for the Canadian team in a 2–1 preliminary round loss on November 7, 2018, versus the United States at the 4 Nations Cup.[8]
On January 9, 2026, she was named to Canada's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[9] On February 7, 2026, O'Neill was one of six Canadian skaters making their Olympic debut as Canada played Switzerland. [10] Two days later, O'Neill contributed a goal as Canada prevailed over Czechia in a 5-1 final. [11] She was part of the squad which won the silver medal following a 2-1 loss against the United States, in which she scored the opening goal, on February 19, 2026.[12]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres | Prov. WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres | Prov. WHL | 33 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres | Prov. WHL | 33 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres | Prov. WHL | 31 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Cornell University | ECAC | 31 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Cornell University | ECAC | 31 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Cornell University | ECAC | 33 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Cornell University | ECAC | 30 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Team Bauer | PWHPA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Team Harvey's | PWHPA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Team Adidas | PWHPA | 20 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Montreal | PWHL | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Montreal Victoire | PWHL | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | New York Sirens | PWHL | 30 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| PWHL totals | 83 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Canada | U18 |  |
5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Ontario Red | U18 |  |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2016 | Canada | U18 | |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Canada | WNC | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2018 | Canada | WNC | 5th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2018 | Canada | 4NC | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Canada | WC | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Canada | WC | |
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Canada | WC | |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Canada | WC | |
7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Canada | WC | |
7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Canada | OG | |
7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 38 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours
References
- ↑ "2014-15 League Awards | Provincial Women's Hockey League". pwhl.pointstreaksites.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ Bernasiewicz, Lukas (September 19, 2023). "Seven Oakville players selected in the 2023 PWHL draft". Oakville News. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ↑ Kennedy, Ian (October 30, 2023). "Montreal Inks Kristen O'Neill To A Three-Year Contract". The Hockey News. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ↑ Murphy, Mike (December 29, 2023). "Montréal Names Leadership Group". The Ice Garden. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Victoire acquire Abby Roque from Sirens for Kristin O'Neill, 28th overall pick". Sportsnet. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Kristin O'Neill joins PWHL San Jose with Expansion Foundational Offer". thepwhl.com. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ Kennedy, Ian (June 6, 2026). "PWHL San Jose Signs Kristin O'Neill To EFO, O'Neill Chooses Two-Year Deal". The Hockey News. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ Ali Wilson (8 November 2018). "CANADA EDGED BY U.S. IN 4 NATIONS PRELIMS". Hockey Canada. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ↑ "Team Canada unveils women's roster for 2026 Olympics in Milan". TSN.ca. January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ↑ Tozer, Jamie (2026-02-07). "Team Canada defeats Switzerland in women's hockey opener". Team Canada. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (2026-02-09). "Canada gets scare in win". IIHF. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ Donkin, Karissa (February 19, 2026). "Underdog Canadian women's hockey team scrapped until the end, but 'fell just inches short'". CBC Sports. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
- ↑ "WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY ALL-IVY, POSTSEASON AWARDS ANNOUNCED". ivyleague.com. February 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Women's Ice Hockey Sweeps Ivy League Major Awards, Five Named All-Ivy". cornellbigred.com. 26 February 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
- Kristin O'Neill at Hockey Canada
- Kristin O'Neill at Team Canada
- Kristin O'Neill at Milano Cortina 2026
- Kristin O'Neill at Olympics.com
- Kristin O'Neill at Olympedia
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Canadian women's ice hockey forwards
- Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey players
- Ice hockey people from Oakville, Ontario
- Ice hockey players at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic ice hockey players for Canada
- Sportswomen from Ontario
- Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players
- Montreal Victoire players
- New York Sirens players
- Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres players
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Canadian sportspeople of Irish descent
- Montreal Victoire draft picks