John J. "Jack" O'Callahan(born July 24, 1957) is an American former professionalice hockeyplayer who played 390National Hockey League(NHL) regular season games between 1982 and 1989 for theChicago BlackhawksandNew Jersey Devils.Before turning professional, he was a member of the1980 Winter OlympicsUnited Statesnational team that upset theSoviet Unionin the "Miracle on Ice"game.
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| Born |
July 24, 1957 Charlestown,Massachusetts,U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defense | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Right | ||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Chicago Blackhawks New Jersey Devils | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | ||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft |
96th overall,1977 Chicago Black Hawks | ||||||||||||||||
| WHA draft |
68th overall,1977 Calgary Cowboys | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1980–1989 | ||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editAmateur career
editO'Callahan graduated fromBoston Latin Schoolin 1975 and then attendedBoston Universityfrom 1975–1979, where he was a team captain during the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons and was named All-East twice, All-New England and All-America, team MVP twice,BeanpotMVP, NCAA tournament MVP, and Cochrane award winner twice. He also played for Team USA at the 1979Ice Hockey World Championshiptournament inMoscow.
The year after he graduated, O'Callahan was selected to represent the US in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Three days before the Olympics, in an exhibition match against the Soviet Union, O'Callahan injured his left knee. This forced him out of the opening game againstSwedenat the Olympics.[1]He returned for the famous "Miracle on Ice" game against the Soviet Union in the first game of the medal round.
Professional career
editO'Callahan was drafted 96th overall in the1977 NHL Entry Draftby theChicago Blackhawks.He joined the Hawks after the Olympics, initially playing for two seasons in the minors for theAmerican Hockey LeagueNew Brunswick Hawks.He finally made the Blackhawks roster in 1982 and played there until 1987 when the Hawks left him unprotected for the1987 NHL Waiver Draft.He was claimed by theNew Jersey Devilsand played a further two seasons before retiring 1989. He also made a final appearance for the United States national team at the 1989Ice Hockey World Championshiptournament.
Post career
editJack O'Callahan returned to Chicago after his retirement and went into the financial services business on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He later co-founded Beanpot Financial Services with former NHL playerJack Hughes.O'Callahan then worked on behalf of the Blackhawk Alumni Association.
In popular culture
editIn a1981TV movie about the gold medal-winning U.S. hockey team calledMiracle on Ice,O'Callahan is played byPeter Horton.
In the2004DisneyfilmMiracle,he is played byMichael Mantenuto.Mantenuto grew up skating and playing hockey from the time he could walk.[2]Several colleges, likeBoston University(where O'Callahan and hisMiracle on IceteammatesMike Eruzione,Jim Craig,andDave Silkonce played) attempted to recruit him to play college hockey, but Mantenuto ultimately decided to play, albeit briefly, for theUniversity of Maine.[2]He got the part of Jack O'Callahan after he got into a fight with another actor who was picking on him during tryouts.[2]
- Inducted into International Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999
Awards and achievements
edit| Award | Year | |
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| All-ECACFirst Team | 1977–78 1978–79 |
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| All-NCAAAll-Tournament Team | 1978 | [4] |
| AHCAEast All-American | 1978–79 | [5] |
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | Boston Latin School | HS-Prep | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Boston University | ECAC | 30 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Boston University | ECAC | 31 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Boston University | ECAC | 31 | 8 | 47 | 55 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Boston University | ECAC | 29 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | United States | Intl. | 55 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 78 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 167 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 36 | ||
| 1981–82 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 79 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 130 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 1982–83 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 39 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 35 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1984–85 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 66 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 105 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 | ||
| 1985–86 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 116 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 48 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 50 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 97 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1988–89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 30 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 389 | 27 | 104 | 131 | 541 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 41 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1979 | United States | WC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 1980 | United States | OG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1989 | United States | WC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Senior totals | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | |||
References
edit- ^Do You Believe in Miracles?Archived2008-04-19 at theWayback Machine
- ^abcMichael Mantenuto biography at the Internet Movie Databasehttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm1372838/
- ^"ECAC All-Teams".College Hockey Historical Archives.RetrievedMay 19,2013.
- ^"NCAA Frozen Four Records"(PDF).NCAA.org.Retrieved2013-06-19.
- ^"Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners"(PDF).NCAA.org.RetrievedJune 11,2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics fromNHL.com,orEliteprospects.com,orHockey-Reference.com,orThe Internet Hockey Database
- O'Callahan bio @ hockeydraftcentral.com