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Ottawa Senators

Jim O'Brien

current status: Off season

#18 RW | 6'2", 202 lbs. | Ottawa

Birth Date:January 29, 1989 (24 years old)
Place of Birth:Maplewood, MN
Shoots:R

Experience:2 years
Drafted:Drafted by Ottawa in 2007 (1/29).

Season Stats

	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
YTD	29	5	1	6	-2	8	1	0	0	11:25	38	0.21

Scouting Report

Assets:	Has good size for the center position, as well as two-way upside. Also displays some offensive ability. Can play the wing, too. Is adept at killing penalties.
Flaws:	Has taken a while to develop his overall game, and he still has more facets of his game to improve. Lacks high-end offensive skills for the NHL level.
Career Potential:	Versatile depth forward with a little upside.

Movements & Injuries

2012
7/18/2012	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Ottawa Senators to a two-year contract.
3/08/2012	Missed 1 game (upper body injury).
3/06/2012	Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2/03/2012	Recalled from Binghamton (AHL).
2011
9/28/2011	Assigned to Binghamton (AHL).
3/16/2011	Assigned to Binghamton (AHL).
3/15/2011	Recalled from Binghamton (AHL).
2/24/2011	Assigned to Binghamton (AHL).
2/23/2011	Recalled from Binghamton (AHL).
2/13/2011	Assigned to Binghamton (AHL).
2/09/2011	Recalled from Binghamton (AHL).
1/12/2011	Assigned to Binghamton (AHL).
1/11/2011	Recalled from Binghamton (AHL) on an emergency basis.
1/02/2011	Assigned to Binghamton (AHL).
2010
12/31/2010	Recalled from Binghamton (AHL).
9/29/2010	Assigned to Binghamton (AHL).
2009
9/17/2009	Assigned to Binghamton (AHL).
3/30/2009	Assigned to Binghamton (AHL).
2008
9/21/2008	Returned to his junior team (Seattle-WHL).
2007
9/20/2007	Returned to his junior team (Seattle-WHL).
8/13/2007	Signed by the Ottawa Senators to an entry-level contract.

Career Transactions

2007
6/22/2007	Drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round (29th overall) in 2007.

Player News

Jim O'Brien scores lone Senators goal in loss | 02/28/2013 11:00 PM

News

Jim O'Brien scored the only Ottawa goal in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Bruins Thursday night.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

The power play marker was the fifth of the campaign for O'Brien, a figure that amazingly leads all Ottawa forwards and stands only one tally behind the injured Erik Karlsson for the team lead. Kaspars Daugavins and Zack Smith drew assists on the goal.

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Game Log

Date	Team	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPPTS	SHG	GWG	S	TOI	Status
5/24/2013	Ott	Pit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/22/2013	Ott	Pit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/19/2013	Ott	Pit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/17/2013	Ott	Pit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/14/2013	Ott	Pit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/09/2013	Ott	Mtl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/07/2013	Ott	Mtl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/05/2013	Ott	Mtl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/03/2013	Ott	Mtl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
5/02/2013	Ott	Mtl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/28/2013	Ott	Bos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/27/2013	Ott	Phi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/25/2013	Ott	Wsh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/22/2013	Ott	Pit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/20/2013	Ott	Tor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/18/2013	Ott	Wsh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/16/2013	Ott	Car	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/12/2013	Ott	NJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/11/2013	Ott	Phi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/09/2013	Ott	TB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/07/2013	Ott	Fla	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/05/2013	Ott	Buf	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/02/2013	Ott	Bos	0	0	-	0	4	0	-	0	0	1	05:18	-
3/30/2013	Ott	Tor	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	10:36	-
3/28/2013	Ott	NYR	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	15:34	-
3/25/2013	Ott	NJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/23/2013	Ott	TB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/21/2013	Ott	Bos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/19/2013	Ott	NYI	0	0	-	1	0	0	-	0	0	0	08:54	-
3/17/2013	Ott	Wpg	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	10:40	-
3/16/2013	Ott	Buf	0	1	1	1	0	0	-	0	0	1	09:31	-
3/13/2013	Ott	Mtl	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	08:10	-
3/11/2013	Ott	Bos	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	11:26	-
3/08/2013	Ott	NYR	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	10:01	-
3/06/2013	Ott	Tor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/03/2013	Ott	NYI	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	1	16:05	-
3/02/2013	Ott	Phi	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	3	11:36	-
2/28/2013	Ott	Bos	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	10:45	-
2/25/2013	Ott	Mtl	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	13:10	-
2/23/2013	Ott	Tor	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	10:53	-
2/21/2013	Ott	NYR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
2/19/2013	Ott	NYI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
2/18/2013	Ott	NJ	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	11:58	-
2/16/2013	Ott	Tor	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	0	10:38	-
2/13/2013	Ott	Pit	1	0	1	1	2	0	-	0	0	2	13:28	-
2/12/2013	Ott	Buf	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	0	12:10	-
2/09/2013	Ott	Wpg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
2/07/2013	Ott	Car	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	3	12:16	-
2/05/2013	Ott	Buf	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	11:41	-
2/03/2013	Ott	Mtl	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	11:59	-
2/01/2013	Ott	Car	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	12:23	-
1/30/2013	Ott	Mtl	1	0	1	1	0	0	-	0	0	1	12:25	-
1/29/2013	Ott	Wsh	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	14:31	-
1/27/2013	Ott	Pit	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	11:48	-
1/25/2013	Ott	TB	0	0	-	-2	0	0	-	0	0	2	08:47	-
1/24/2013	Ott	Fla	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	12:17	-
1/21/2013	Ott	Fla	1	0	1	1	0	0	-	0	0	2	11:17	-
1/19/2013	Ott	Wpg	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	11:02	-

Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Ottawa	NHL	29	5	1	6	-2	8	1	0	0	11:25	38	0.21
2011-12	Ottawa	NHL	28	3	3	6	6	4	0	0	1	11:45	37	0.21
	Binghamton	AHL	27	7	7	14	1	10	2	3	-	-	77	0.52
2010-11	Ottawa	NHL	6	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	9:40	11	0.00
	Binghamton	AHL	74	24	32	56	17	67	6	2	-	-	210	0.76
2009-10	Binghamton	AHL	76	8	9	17	-12	49	2	0	-	-	123	0.22
2008-09	Binghamton	AHL	6	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.17
	Seattle	WHL	63	27	35	62	16	55	9	1	-	-	-	0.98
	United States	WJC	6	1	3	4	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.67
2007-08	Seattle	WHL	70	21	34	55	22	66	4	1	-	-	-	0.79
2006-07	Minnesota	WCHA	43	7	8	15	-	51	0	0	1	-	-	0.35
	United States	WJ18	7	3	4	7	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	1.00
2005-06	United States	WJ18	6	3	1	4	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.67
	USDP	U18	51	17	24	41	-	76	-	-	-	-	-	0.80
NHL	Total	NHL	63	8	4	12	1	14	1	0	1	-	86	0.19
AHL	Total	AHL	183	39	49	88	7	126	10	5	-	-	-	0.48
WHL	Total	WHL	133	48	69	117	38	121	13	2	-	-	-	0.88
WCHA	Total	WCHA	43	7	8	15	-	51	0	0	1	-	-	0.35
U18	Total	U18	51	17	24	41	-	76	-	-	-	-	-	0.80
WJ18	Total	WJ18	13	6	5	11	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	0.85
WJC	Total	WJC	6	1	3	4	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.67

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Ottawa	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2011-12	Ottawa	NHL	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8:37	7	0.14
	Binghamton	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2010-11	Ottawa	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Binghamton	AHL	23	3	4	7	5	12	0	0	-	-	57	0.30
2009-10	Binghamton	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2008-09	Binghamton	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Seattle	WHL	5	1	0	1	-4	10	0	0	-	-	-	0.20
2007-08	Seattle	WHL	12	2	6	8	4	14	0	0	-	-	-	0.67
2006-07	Minnesota	WCHA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2005-06	USDP	U18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
NHL	Total	NHL	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	7	0.14
AHL	Total	AHL	23	3	4	7	5	12	0	0	-	-	57	0.30
WHL	Total	WHL	17	3	6	9	0	24	0	0	-	-	-	0.53

2012 Game Highs

	TOTAL	OPP	DATE	LAST SEASON
Goals	1	5 times-last:at Bos	last:Feb 28	1
Assists	1	at Buf	Mar 16	1
Points	1	6 times-last:at Buf	last:Mar 16	1
Penalty Minutes	4	at Bos	Apr 2	2
Plus/Minus	1	5 times-last:at NYI	last:Mar 19	2
Power Play Goals	1	at Bos	Feb 28	0
Power Play Points	1	at Bos	Feb 28	0
Shorthanded Goals	0	29 times-last:at Bos	last:Apr 2	0
Shorthanded Points	0	29 times-last:at Bos	last:Apr 2	0
Shots	3	3 times-last:at Phi	last:Mar 2	5

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	28	2011-12 (Ott)
Goals	3	2011-12 (Ott)
Assists	3	2011-12 (Ott)
Points	6	2011-12 (Ott)
Penalty Minutes	4	2011-12 (Ott)
Plus/Minus	+6	2011-12 (Ott)
Shots	37	2011-12 (Ott)

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