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James Patrick O'Brien (born January 29, 1989)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Jim O’Brien, Cade Fairchild and Patrick White Named to 2007 U.S. National Under-18 Team )〕 is an American professional ice hockey player. O'Brien is currently playing with the Albany Devils in the American Hockey League (AHL). ==Playing career== O'Brien played junior hockey for the United States National Under-18 Team in the NAHL from 2004 until 2006. He then entered the University of Minnesota and played a season of hockey as a 17-year-old. He had to receive an exception to play in university hockey; he was the youngest player in US college ice hockey.〔〔 〕 O'Brien was drafted 29th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=2007 NHL Draft Tracker )〕 O'Brien played defense before switching in high-school to "play as a power-forward center-ice man"〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Senators go college route )〕 His final Central Scouting rank was 38th.〔 He was picked by Ottawa general manager Bryan Murray because "size matters".〔 O'Brien is a strong skater, he blocks shots and he is a penalty killer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jim O'Brien )〕 It was the third year in a row that the Senators picked a US-born player.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Senators select O'Brien with top pick )〕 They picked Nick Foligno 28th overall during the 2006 NHL Draft,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Nick Foligno )〕 and Brian Lee ninth overall in 2005.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Brian Lee )〕 O'Brien played the following 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons with the major-junior Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League. On March 30, 2009, he turned professional, joining the Binghamton Senators, Ottawa's AHL affiliate. O'Brien made his National Hockey League debut on December 31, 2010, dressing for the Senators in an away game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.〔(Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets Game Recap - 12/31/2010 )〕 He played a total of six NHL games with Ottawa during the 2010–11 NHL season, registering 11 shots on goal, no points, and two penalty minutes.〔http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=615108〕 O'Brien was returned to Binghamton and was a member of the 2011 Calder Cup championship team. O'Brien returned to Binghamton for the 2011-12 season after attending Ottawa's training camp. He was called up to Ottawa in February 2012 and scored his first NHL goal on February 15, 2012, against the Florida Panthers. On July 18, 2012, the Ottawa Senators announced that they resigned O'Brien to a two-year contract. At the conclusion of his second contract with the Senators, O'Brien was not offered a new contract and signed his first contract abroad with in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League with Metallurg Novokuznetsk. In the 2014–15 season, O'Brien scored a respectable 12 points in 22 games before he opted for a return to North America and secured a release from Metallurg Novokuznetsk on December 14, 2014. On December 26, 2014, O'Brien signalled a return to the AHL in signing with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He was then immediately claimed off waivers by the Hershey Bears. On July 1, 2015, O'Brien earned a NHL contract in signing as a free agent to a one-year, two-way deal with the New Jersey Devils. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim O'Brien (ice hockey)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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