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Brian O’Neill

Q & A with New Jersey Devils Prospect Nick Lappin

Dan Rice | July 15, 2016

An opportunity has arisen for New Jersey Devils prospect Nick Lappin, and so far he has taken full advantage of it without showing signs of slowing down. Over the past…

Categories Devils Prospects, New Jersey Devils

Devils Free Agent O’Neill Signs with Jokerit of the KHL

Dean Plunkett | May 20, 2016

Just days after watching his Albany Devils lose to the Toronto Marlies in the AHL North Division Final, the New Jersey Devils unrestricted free agent Brian O’Neill has signed a one-year contract,…

Categories New Jersey Devils, NHL News

50 Years Ago in Hockey: NHL Names “Administration Manager”

Rick Cole | February 16, 2016

The National Hockey League yesterday named Brian F. O’Neill of Montreal as its new Administration Manager. There were immediate suggestions that O’Neill is the heir-apparent to Clarence Campbell as the…

Categories Commentary, Hockey History

Brian O’Neill: The Devil You Don’t Know

Dan Rice | November 4, 2015

You can’t blame New Jersey Devils fans if they had no idea who Brian O’Neill was before he was acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings on Oct.…

Categories New Jersey Devils

Kings Lose Two Calder Cup Champs Before Regular Season

Cole Querry | October 7, 2015

In a series of transactional events before the start of the regular season, the Kings lost two players to other teams due to contractual situations and the waiver wire earlier…

Categories Kings Prospects, Los Angeles Kings

Kings’ Young Forwards Showing up for Early Preseason

Cole Querry | September 23, 2015

After a long summer, the offseason ended with the Arizona Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings playing back-to-back preseason games in two different California locations on Monday and Tuesday. The Kings…

Categories Los Angeles Kings

Weal and O’Neill Proving They Deserve A Shot On Kings Roster

Dave Gove | May 27, 2015

Wednesday night the Los Angeles Kings AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, beat the Hartford Wolfpack 3-1 to sweep the AHL Eastern Conference Final. Regular season AHL MVP Brian O’Neill, and playoff scoring leader Jordan…

Categories ECHL, Los Angeles Kings

The Monarchs Sink the Pirates with 6-2 Victory

Whitney Smith | December 21, 2013

    MANCHESTER – The Portland Pirates (10-10-1-4) lost to the Manchester Monarchs (20-5-1-4), the best team in the AHL with a total of 45 points, in an ugly 6-2…

Categories AHL, Other Leagues, Springfield Thunderbirds

Monarchs Recover From Blown Lead to Beat P-Bruins

The Hockey Writers | October 20, 2013

MANCHESTER, N.H. – If one didn’t know any better, you’d think getting their games to a shootout was in the Monarchs’ game plan. It obviously isn’t. In fact, it’s probably the…

Categories AHL, ECHL

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