Cole O'Connell
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Hometown:
- Moorhead, Minn.
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Moorhead
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- Major:
- Finance
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- Minor:
- Accounting
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- gp
- 25
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- p
- 17
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- g
- 7
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- a
- 10
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- pim
- 0
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- +/-
- -7
Bio
Why did you choose Concordia: Fantastic business school
Post Graduation plans: Get a job
Volunteer Activities: Out of Darkness Walk
The O'CONNELL File
Favorite food: Day old cold pizza with ranch
Favorite restaurant: Hardee's
Favorite movie: The Proposal
Favorite non-school book: Friday Night Lights
Favorite musical group: Rascal Flatts
Favorite tv/streaming series: Peaky Blinders
The place in the world I most want to visit: Top of Mt. Everest
Favorite professional sports team: Chicago Blackhawks
Favorite professional athlete growing up: Johnathon Toews
My dream job is: Singer/songwriter
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 25 | 16 |
| Points | 17 | 10 |
| Goals | 7 | 4 |
| Assists | 10 | 6 |
| PIM | 0 | 0 |
| +/- | -7 | -9 |
| Power-play goals | 4 | 1 |
| Short-handed goals | 1 | 1 |
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 |
| Games started | 11 | 10 |
| Game-winning goals | 2 | 2 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 63 | 43 |
Game Log - Skaters
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | Aurora | W, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Oct 28 | Aurora | T, 2-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 3 | - |
| Nov 3 | Northland | W, 6-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 6 | 5 | - |
| Nov 4 | Wis.-Superior | W, 4-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Nov 9 | Saint John's (Minn.) | W, 4-3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 5 | 6 | - |
| Nov 11 | at Saint John's (Minn.) | L, 5-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | - |
| Nov 21 | Hamline | W, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dec 1 | at Hamline | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dec 2 | at Hamline | W, 6-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Dec 8 | at Marian (Wis.) | L, 6-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dec 9 | at Marian (Wis.) | L, 5-3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jan 5 | St. Scholastica | W, 2-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 6 | St. Scholastica | L, 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jan 12 | at Wis.-Stevens Point | L, 5-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 13 | at Wis.-Stout | W, 7-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 19 | Bethel (Minn.) | L by SO, 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 20 | Bethel (Minn.) | L, 6-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 23 | at St. Olaf | W, 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 26 | vs. St. Olaf | W, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 2 | Augsburg | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 3 | Augsburg | L by SO, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 9 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 7-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - |
| Feb 10 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 16 | Saint Mary's (Minn.) | L, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 17 | Saint Mary's (Minn.) | L, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| 2021-22 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 362 | 168 | 194 | .464 |
| 2022-23 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 60 | 21 | 39 | .350 |
| 2023-24 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | -7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 42 | 19 | 23 | .452 |
| Total | 79 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 219 | 473 | 212 | 261 | .448 |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 25 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | -7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 42 | 19 | 23 | .452 |
| Conference | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 20 | 11 | 9 | .550 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 34 | 15 | 19 | .441 |
| Away | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 16 | .467 |
| Losses | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Ties | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||
| October | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .167 |
| November | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 15 | 16 | .484 |
| December | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| January | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| February | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
News mentions
Concordia student-athletes Adam Brown, Ben Luedtke, Brady O’Brien, Cole O'Connell and Hanson O'Leary all earned American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Krampade All-American Scholar honors.
Senior Cole O'Connell, junior Hanson O'Leary and sophomore Ben Luedtke earned CSC Academic All-District honors.
Junior forward Isaac Henkemyer-Howe (Moorhead, Minn.) and sophomore defenseman Bauer Barry (Wayzata, Minn./Chaska HS) were named to the MIAC All-Conference Team as selected by the conference coaches.
The playoff cat finally lost its ninth life. Concordia fell behind St. Mary’s 2-0 and rallied to tie the game 2-2 before losing 3-2 on an empty-net goal in the waning seconds of the third period.
Concordia is down but not out in its quest for its 11th consecutive MIAC playoff appearance. The Cobbers rallied to take the lead in the third period of the series finale in St. Peter but then gave up a goal in the final 5 minutes of regulation and one more with 56 seconds left in overtime and lost 5-4.
Concordia outshot Augsburg 40-29 in their series opener on Friday, but ran into a red-hot goalie and lost 4-0 in the series opener.
Concordia’s finishing kick proved to be too much for St. Olaf in their Hockey Day Minnesota game. The Cobbers scored three goals in the final 4:03 of the third period to erase a 2-1 and bounce the Oles 4-2.
There’s a saying in sports: “The score wasn’t indicative of the game.” Most of the time that isn’t true but on Saturday, it was clearly the case as the Cobbers lost 6-3 to No.2-ranked St. Scholastica in the series finale.
A red-hot goalie and an unbeaten home record proved too much for the No.2-ranked team in Division III as Concordia outlasted St. Scholastica 2-1 in the first game of the 2-game series at the Moorhead Sports Center.
Concordia fell behind Marian 4-1 for the second consecutive game but then scored two straight to get within one goal before the Sabres closed out the series with a 5-3 win with a goal in the final 3 minutes of play.
Junior Mason Plante carried the Cobbers to a 6-1 win at Hamline. He scored two goals, added an assist and had four shots on goal to help CC get a split in the series.
A goal in the fourth minute of overtime kept Concordia from earning an extra point in the MIAC standings in their series opener at Hamline.
If the last 15 games in conference play are anything like the opener, then Cobber fans are in for one whale of a season. Concordia and St. John’s traded goals until senior captain Cole O’Connell won the game with a goal in the first minute of overtime to give the Cobbers a dramatic 4-3 win over the Johnnies.
What’s better than a 3-game unbeaten streak to start the season? How about a 4-game unbeaten streak? Concordia used a dominating performance to blank Wis.-Superior and posted a 4-0 victory to up their unbeaten streak to four games.