INDIANAPOLIS – The Indy Fuel announced that they have signed goaltender Conor O’Brien to a contract for the 2022-23 season.
O’Brien comes to the Fuel after making his pro debut with the Adirondack Thunder, who signed him in April 2022. The Pinellas Park, Florida product made his pro hockey debut with the Thunder on April 16, 2022, stopping an 34 shots in a 1-0 loss to the Reading Royals.
Prior to turning pro, O’Brien played four seasons (2018-22) with Endicott College where he appeared in 75 games and posted a 2.00 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage. He led all of Division III during the 2021-22 season in save percentage with a .949.
O’Brien’s achievements on the ice earned him a variety of awards that include being named to the 2021-22 American Hockey Coaches Association All-American First Team and All-United States College Hockey Online First Team as well as being named the 2021-22 New England Hockey Writers’ Association Division III Co-MVP and 2021-22 Commonwealth Coast Conference Player of the Year. Just as successful in the classroom, the finance major earned multiple AHCA All-American Scholar and CCC Academic All-Conference awards while at Endicott.
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