Drew O'Connor

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Drew James O'Connor (born June 9, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a left winger for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Growing up in New Jersey, O'Connor represented his home state on various occasions. He played with the New Jersey Colonials minor ice hockey team and scored the game-winning goal to clinch the 2011 USA 12U Hockey National Championship. In 2013, O'Connor began his high school career at the Delbarton School in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference. However, as his ice time declined, he joined the North Jersey Avalanche in the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League following his junior year. Although he helped them win the T1EHL Championship, O'Connor did not originally receive any hockey scholarships to play collegiate ice hockey. After taking part in a summer showcase in July and performing well, he was accepted into Dartmouth College but was recommended to spend a year of junior hockey with the Boston Junior Bruins of the National Collegiate Development Conference in the United States Premier Hockey League. O'Connor had a successful career with the Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey team from 2018 to 2020. After fin…