Prior to Michigan Tech: Picked by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2017 NHL Draft as the 203rd overall pick in the seventh round … Played four seasons (2018-22) and 117 collegiate games at Ohio State … Tallied 25 points with two goals and 23 assists for the Buckeyes … Member of 2019 Big Ten regular season championship and NCAA Tournament squad … Played the 2017-18 season in the BCHL for the Penticton Vees … Tallied 14 points (3 goals, 11 assists) … Played two seasons (2015-17) with St. Andrew’s College … Received St. Andrew’s Best Defenseman Award in 2016 and 2017 … Member of Canada West gold medal-winning squad at 2017 World Junior A Challenge … Participated in the Toronto’s NHL Development Camp in summer 2018 and 2019
Personal: Shoots left … Son of Carolyn and Ron O’Connell … Born Ryan Gerald O’Connell on April 25, 1999, in Ottawa, Ontario … Has an older sister Kylie … Uncle Brian Downy played hockey at the University of Maine … Attended high school at St. Andrew College … Also played high school golf, soccer, and lacrosse and was the soccer team MVP … Enjoys hanging out with family and friends and playing video games … Pursuing an MBA.
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Games | 35 | 22 | ||
Points | 3 | 0 | ||
Goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Assists | 3 | 0 | ||
PIM | 14 | 8 | ||
+/- | -3 | -4 | ||
Power-play goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Empty net goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Games started | 23 | 15 | ||
Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Hat tricks | 0 | 0 | ||
Shots | 19 | 14 |
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s |
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Oct 1 | Lake Superior State | W, 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oct 3 | Lakehead | W, 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oct 7 | at Ferris State | L, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 8 | at USNTDP U-18 | L, 6-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 13 | at Alaska | W, 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oct 14 | at Alaska | W, 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 21 | Bemidji State | L, 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oct 22 | Bemidji State | T, 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oct 28 | St. Lawrence | W, 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 29 | St. Lawrence | W, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nov 4 | at Bowling Green | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 5 | at Bowling Green | L, 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 11 | Lake Superior State | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 12 | Lake Superior State | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 18 | at St. Thomas | W, 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nov 19 | at St. Thomas | W, 4-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 25 | Minnesota State | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 26 | Minnesota State | T, 2-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dec 2 | at Northern Michigan | L, 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dec 3 | Northern Michigan | W, 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dec 16 | at Lake Superior State | L, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dec 17 | at Lake Superior State | W, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Dec 27 | vs. Western Michigan | L, 8-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dec 28 | vs. Michigan State | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jan 6 | at Arizona State | W, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jan 7 | vs. Boston U. | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 13 | St. Thomas | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 14 | St. Thomas | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jan 20 | at Ferris State | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 21 | at Ferris State | T, 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 27 | Northern Michigan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 28 | at Northern Michigan | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Feb 3 | at Bemidji State | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Feb 4 | at Bemidji State | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Feb 10 | Bowling Green | L, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Feb 11 | Bowling Green | W, 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Feb 24 | at Minnesota State | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Feb 25 | at Minnesota State | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mar 3 | St. Thomas | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mar 4 | St. Thomas | W, 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mar 11 | Northern Michigan | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mar 24 | vs. Penn State | L, 8-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022-23 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Total | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Total | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Conference | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
Exhibition | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Location | Home | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Away | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
Neutral | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Result | Wins | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Losses | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Ties | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Month | October | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
November | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
December | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
January | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
February | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
March | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michigan Tech will open the NCAA Tournament against Penn State Friday at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
March 22, 2023
No. 10 Michigan Tech hosts Northern Michigan in a CCHA Mason Cup Semifinal matchup.
March 8, 2023
No. 11 Michigan Tech swept St. Thomas with a 5-4 win Saturday.
March 4, 2023
No. 11 Michigan Tech hosts St. Thomas this weekend for a best-of-three CCHA Mason Cup Quarterfinal series.
March 1, 2023
No. 11 Michigan Tech wraps up the regular season on the road at No. 12 Minnesota State.
February 22, 2023
No. 12 Michigan Tech earned a Winter Carnival split with a 4-2 victory over Bowling Green Saturday.
February 11, 2023
No. 12 Michigan Tech had its six-game unbeaten streak snapped as Bowling Green defeated the Huskies 5-2 Friday.
February 10, 2023
No. 12 Michigan Tech wraps up its home schedule this weekend hosting Bowling Green for the annual Winter Carnival series.
February 8, 2023
Michigan Tech senior Blake Pietila has been named the CCHA Goaltender of the Week.
February 6, 2023
No. 12 Michigan Tech earned a CCHA series sweep of Bemidji State with a 3-2 victory Saturday.
February 4, 2023
The Michigan Tech Blue Line Club is hosting a Winter Carnival luncheon on Feb. 10.
February 2, 2023
No. 12 Michigan Tech travels to Bemidji State for their second meeting of the season with the Beavers.
February 1, 2023
No. 13 Michigan Tech swept rival Northern Michigan with a 4-1 win Saturday.
January 28, 2023
No. 13 Michigan Tech plays Northern Michigan in a home-and-away series.
January 25, 2023
No. 14 Michigan Tech travels to Ferris State for its only weekend series against the Bulldogs this season.
January 18, 2023
No. 13 Michigan Tech gets back to CCHA action this weekend, hosting St. Thomas.
January 12, 2023
No. 16 Michigan Tech plays at the Desert Hockey Classic at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona.
January 4, 2023
No. 16 Michigan Tech hosts the 56th annual Great Lakes Invitational on December 27-28 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
December 21, 2022
No. 17 Michigan Tech travels to Lake Superior State for the second CCHA series of the season against the Lakers.
December 15, 2022
No. 18 Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan play a home-and-away CCHA series this weekend.
December 1, 2022
No. 20 Michigan Tech hosts No. 10 Minnesota State this weekend at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena.
November 23, 2022
Michigan Tech travels to St. Thomas for a CCHA road series.
November 16, 2022
Michigan Tech hosts Lake Superior State for a CCHA series at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena.
November 10, 2022
Michigan Tech earned its first CCHA win of the season with a 3-2 victory at Bowling Green State Friday.
November 4, 2022
Michigan Tech travels to Bowling Green for the first CCHA road series of the season.
November 3, 2022
Michigan Tech overwhelmed St. Lawrence 6-0 Friday at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena.
October 28, 2022
Michigan Tech hosts its only non-conference homes series of the season this weekend, welcoming St. Lawrence.
October 27, 2022
Michigan Tech and Bemidji State both begin CCHA play this weekend with a series in Houghton.
October 20, 2022
Michigan Tech is in Fairbanks for a nonconference series against the Alaska Nanooks.
October 12, 2022
No. 20 Michigan Tech began the 2022-23 regular season with a 2-1 loss at Ferris State.
October 7, 2022
Tech hockey begins the regular season Saturday with a nonconference game at Ferris State.
October 6, 2022
No. 20 Michigan Tech opened the 2022-23 season with a 5-2 win over Lake Superior State.
October 1, 2022
Tech hockey begins the season Saturday with an exhibition game against LSSU.
September 29, 2022
The Michigan Tech hockey team is ranked No. 20 in the Preseason DCU/USCHO.com Top 20 poll.
September 23, 2022
Senior goaltender Blake Pietila was named to the Preseason All-CCHA Team.
September 19, 2022