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Born	June 7, 1951 (age 58),; Niagara Falls, Ontario
Height; Weight	6 ft 01 in (1.85 m); 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Right wing
Pro clubs	NHL; Boston Bruins; AHL; Boston Braves
NHL Draft	14th overall, 1971; Boston Bruins
Pro career	1971 – 1985

This article is about the ice hockey player. For the radio broadcaster, see Terry O'Reilly (broadcaster).

Joseph James Terrence (Terry) O'Reilly (born June 7, 1951 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a retired ice hockey right winger.

[edit] Playing career

O'Reilly was picked by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round as the 14th pick overall in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. O'Reilly spent his entire career in Boston, serving as the captain of the Bruins team during the 1983–84 and 1984–85 seasons before his retirement. The Bruins retired his playing number (#24) on October 24, 2002.^[1]

O'Reilly was known for being a tough player, racking up over 200 penalty minutes in five consecutive seasons, and earning for himself the nickname "Bloody O'Reilly" in the press. He was very protective of his teammates causing Ray Bourque to note, when the Bruins retired his number, that the banner "hangs next to mine, protecting me again. That's awesome."^[2]

On top of his physical presence, he also had a decent scoring touch for an enforcer, highlighted by his 29-goal, 90-point season in 1977–78. He added to that with a 77 point effort the following campaign. He had 211 and 205 minutes in penalties in those seasons respectively, displaying an excellent balance of grit and scoring that any hockey GM would cherish. He finished his 13 year career with 204 goals, 402 assists for 606 points, a +212 plus/minus (a tribute to his good defensive skills) and 2,095 minutes in penalties.

In an infamous December 23, 1979 incident at Madison Square Garden, during a post-game scrum, a New York Rangers fan stole Stan Jonathan's stick and hit him with it. O'Reilly scaled the glass boards and charged into the stands. His teammates followed when other fans tried to intervene. O'Reilly was suspended eight games for his part in the brawl.^[3]

He became the replacement head coach of the Bruins during the 1986–87 NHL season and kept his job until 1989, when he left to care for, and spend more time with, his son who was seriously ill with liver disease. In that time, he took the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1988, where they were defeated by the Wayne Gretzky-led Edmonton Oilers. O'Reilly also was an assistant coach for the Rangers for the two seasons prior to the lockout.

O'Reilly is also going to be on a NESN reality show which was conceived by Brad Park.

[edit] Trivia

In the Adam Sandler movie Happy Gilmore, O'Reilly is mentioned as Happy Gilmore's favorite hockey player growing up because of his tough style.
O'Reilly has stated his favorite player currently on the Bruins is Milan Lucic.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1968–69	Oshawa Generals	OHA	46	5	15	20	87	—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Oshawa Generals	OHA	54	13	36	49	60	—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Oshawa Generals	OHA	54	23	42	65	151	—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Boston Braves	AHL	60	9	8	17	134	9	2	2	4	31
1971–72	Boston Bruins	NHL	1	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Boston Bruins	NHL	72	5	22	27	109	5	0	0	0	2
1973–74	Boston Bruins	NHL	76	11	24	35	94	16	2	5	7	38
1974–75	Boston Bruins	NHL	68	15	20	35	146	3	0	0	0	17
1975–76	Boston Bruins	NHL	80	23	27	50	150	12	3	1	4	25
1976–77	Boston Bruins	NHL	79	14	41	55	147	14	5	6	11	28
1977–78	Boston Bruins	NHL	77	29	61	90	211	15	5	10	15	40
1978–79	Boston Bruins	NHL	80	26	51	77	205	11	0	6	6	25
1979–80	Boston Bruins	NHL	71	19	42	61	265	10	3	6	9	69
1980–81	Boston Bruins	NHL	77	8	35	43	233	3	1	2	3	12
1981–82	Boston Bruins	NHL	70	22	30	52	213	11	5	4	9	56
1982–83	Boston Bruins	NHL	19	6	14	20	40	—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Boston Bruins	NHL	58	12	18	30	124	3	0	0	0	14
1984–85	Boston Bruins	NHL	63	13	17	30	168	5	1	2	3	9
NHL totals			891	204	402	606	2095	108	25	42	67	335

[edit] Coaching statistics

 Season  Team             Lge Type            GP  W  L T OTL   Pct Result  1986-87 Boston Bruins    NHL Head Coach      67 32 29 6   0 0.522 Lost in round 1  1987-88 Boston Bruins    NHL Head Coach      80 44 30 6   0 0.588 Lost in Finals  1988-89 Boston Bruins    NHL Head Coach      80 37 29 14  0 0.550 Lost in round 2  2002-03 New York Rangers NHL Assistant Coach  2003-04 New York Rangers NHL Assistant Coach

[edit] References

^ Bruce Allen (October 24, 2002). "Terry O'Reilly gets his number". Boston Sports Media Watch. http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/archives/000690.php. Retrieved 2006-07-18.
^ http://static.espn.go.com/nhl/news/2002/1024/1450686.html
^ "1971 NHL Amateur Draft — Terry O'Reilly". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71014.html. Retrieved 2006-07-18.

[edit] External links

Preceded by Wayne Cashman	Boston Bruins captains 1983–85	Succeeded by Ray Bourque Rick Middleton
Preceded by Butch Goring	Head coaches of the Boston Bruins 1986–1989	Succeeded by Mike Milbury

[0] Bruce Allen (October 24, 2002). "Terry O'Reilly gets his number". Boston Sports Media Watch. http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/archives/000690.php. Retrieved 2006-07-18.

[1] ttp://static.espn.go.com/nhl/news/2002/1024/1450686.html

[2] "1971 NHL Amateur Draft — Terry O'Reilly". http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71014.html. Retrieved 2006-07-18.

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