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Michael O'Neil '26 Recruiting Profile

Cushing AcademyAshburnham, MAMen's Ice Hockey

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ClubCentral Mass Penguins

Height5'9"

Weight180lbs

Age18

Primary PositionRight Defenseman

Secondary PositionLeft Defenseman

Dominant HandRight

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Personal Statement

My name is Michael O'Neil, and I am a right-shot defenseman entering my senior year of high school. My parents were both active duty military officers, so we moved around a lot while I was growing up. My family currently resides in Alabama, and I attend a preparatory boarding school in Massachusetts. I will graduate from Cushing Academy in May 2026. For my upcoming hockey season, I will play split-season for the Central Mass Penguins 18U team, and I will also play for the Cushing Penguins team in the NEPSAC.

I am 5'9" tall and 180 pounds and can play either side as a defenseman, but generally play on the right-side. After graduating from Cushing Academy in 2026, my path in hockey is undefined at the moment. I would like to play ACHA collegiate hockey at a school with strong science and math degree programs while pursuing my undergraduate degree.

Sincerely,

Michael O'Neil

Athletics

High School Information

Years w/ Varsity
4 years
Varsity Starter
3 years
2024 Varsity Team
Starter
- Jersey: #7
Individual Awards
Defensive Player of the Year
Team Awards
Rust Cup champions
2023 Varsity Team
Jersey: #21
Team Awards
Rust Cup champions
2022 Varsity Team
Starter
- Jersey: #40
Individual Awards
Alternate Captain
2021 Varsity Team
Starter
- Jersey: #40
Individual Awards
Alternate Captain
Team Awards
State Champions 2022

Club Information

Seasons of Club Experience
4 seasons
2024 Central Mass Penguins (18U AA)
2023 Central Mass Penguins (16U AAA)
Split-season, playing in the EHF Selects 16U National league before the Cushing Academy NEPSAC hockey season starts in November.
2022 Florida Alliance (North) (15O AAA )
2022-23 season '07 birth year team. Our team will play in the Elite Prospects Cup Series, plus several AAA showcase events.
2021 Tampa Jr. Bulls (14U (major) AA)
Major year bantam team playing in Statewide Florida Hockey League Bantam AA Division. Alternate Captain.

Coach References

High School Head Coach
Daniel Fontas

Events

Camp/Event
Junior Chowder Cup
7/27/23 to 7/30/23
Playing in 2007 Elite Division with DevCo Hockey.
Camp/Event
Harvard College Hockey Experience
7/23/23 to 7/25/23
Playing on Team 11.
Camp/Event
Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL) Main Camp
7/13/23 to 7/16/23
Camp/Event
Air Force - Summer Showcase
6/23/23 to 6/25/23
Camp/Event
Tri-City Storm (USHL) Main Camp
6/15/23 to 6/17/23
Camp/Event
Northern Iowa Bulls (NAHL) Pre-Draft Camp
5/26/23 to 5/28/23
Camp/Event
Elite Prospects Cup Series 15O playoffs
1/27/23 to 1/29/23
Camp/Event
Bauer Music City AAA Invitational
12/29/22 to 1/01/23
Camp/Event
Elite Prospects Cup Series 15O
12/02/22 to 12/04/22
Camp/Event
CCM World Invite
11/04/22 to 11/06/22
15O SUPERTACKS Crosby division. Round-robin games: vs Chicago Mission (Nov 4, 11:10 am, Olympic rink), vs Philadelphia Flyers Elite (Nov 4, 7:05 pm, Olympic rink), and vs Oakland Jr Grizzlies (Nov 5, 9:25 am, NHL rink). Other games TBD.
Camp/Event
Elite Prospects Cup Series 15O
10/21/22 to 10/23/22
Camp/Event
Elite Prospects Cup Series 15O
9/30/22 to 10/02/22
Camp/Event
Eastern Alliance Kickoff
9/02/22 to 9/05/22
Round-robin games Sep 2 at 3:50 pm (rink 2), Sep 3 at 8:10 am (rink 5) and 3:10 pm (rink 1). Games on Sep 4 & 5 are TBD.
Camp/Event
Elite Hockey Prep Camp
8/10/22 to 8/12/22
Playing in U16 Elite division on Millionaires, wearing #3.
Camp/Event
Junior Chowder Cup
7/28/22 to 7/31/22
Playing on Tampa Aces, wearing #43. Round robin games are 6:50 pm July 28 at Canton Ice House Blue, 10:20 am July 29 at Canton Ice House Red, and 6:40 pm on July 30 at Bridgewater Ice Arena East. Possible playoff rounds (single elimination) are all on July 31 at 7:10 am at NESV Sec, 11:10 am at NESV Sec, 3:10 pm at Foxboro Sports Center rink 3, and 5 pm at Foxboro Sports Center rink 2.
Camp/Event
AAA Sunshine Cup
7/19/22 to 7/24/22
Playing in Bergeron Division for GPA Florida '07, wearing #43.
Camp/Event
Elite Edge Hockey Showcase
6/13/22 to 6/16/22
Playing on Futures Royal, wearing #4.
Camp/Event
CCM Hockey Showcase
5/27/22 to 5/29/22
Playing on FUTURES Team 5: Red, jersey #1.
Camp/Event
USHL Phase 1 Combine
4/21/22 to 4/24/22
Invitation received & accepted on March 3, 2022. Playing on Team Guentzel (07), wearing #5.
Camp/Event
SAHOF USA Hockey Player Development Camp & Florida Alliance 2007 "AAA" tryouts
4/15/22 to 4/17/22
SAHOF selection camp for players to proceed on to the USAH SE District Player Development Camp, and also serves as the tryout for the 2022-23 season Florida Alliance "AAA".
Camp/Event
NAHL Combine
4/08/22 to 4/10/22
Playing in the "Prospects" division for the Wolverines, wearing #5. Games are Fri Apr 8 at 12:45 pm on North 2, Sat Apr 9 at 8:15 am on North 3 and 3:30 pm on North 1, and Sun Apr 10 at 8:45 am on North 1.
Camp/Event
USAH Youth Tier 2 14U Nationals
3/31/22 to 4/04/22
Playing on Tampa Bulls '07 "AA" team, wearing #43. Round Robin games are Mar 31 at 1:30 pm (Wings West - Blue), Apr 1 at 7:45 pm (WEC The Arena), and Apr 2 at 11:30 am (Wings West - Blue).
Camp/Event
USAH High School Nationals
3/24/22 to 3/28/22
Playing for Mitchell Mustangs in the Tier 2 division, wearing #40. Will update times & rink locations once posted.
Camp/Event
SAHOF State Championships -- Tier 2 Youth Hockey
3/04/22 to 3/06/22
Playing for 14U "AA" Tampa Bulls, wearing #43.
Camp/Event
SAHOF State Championships - Varstiy High School Hockey
2/25/22 to 2/27/22
Playing for Mitchell Mustangs, wearing #40.
Camp/Event
Bauer Music City AAA Invitational
12/30/21 to 1/02/22
Tier 1 AAA event, that Tampa Bulls was accepted to play in as a Tier 2 club team due to our strong performances to date. Games will be at the Ford Ice Centers in Antioch and Bellevue, TN.
Camp/Event
CCM World Invite
11/05/21 to 11/07/21
Playing in the 2007 JETSPEED division, team is Tampa Bulls. Round robin games are 8:20 am Nov 5 (Fox Valley -- NHL rink), 3:50 pm Nov 5 (Center Ice of DuPage -- NHL rink), and 12:30 pm Nov 6 (Fox Valley -- International rink).
Camp/Event
FM Hockey Columbus Day Shootout
10/08/21 to 10/10/21
Our team (Tampa Bulls) is the only Tier 2 club team invited to participate in this Tier 1 event. Games will be held at The Rinks in Exeter, NH and Skate 3 in Tyngsboro, MA.
Camp/Event
National Showcase Hockey (NSH) Labor Day Puck Drop
9/04/21 to 9/06/21
'07 Tampa Bulls
Camp/Event
CCM Summer Invite MA/RI
8/06/21 to 8/08/21
Team is Tampa Bulls. '07 bracket is being held at both New England Sports Village (MA) and Dennis M Lynch Arena (RI).
Camp/Event
USAH Southeastern District "Select 14" Player Development Camp
7/18/21 to 7/23/21
Team color & number TBD; selected from Statewide Amateur Hockey of Florida (SAHOF) affiliate.
Camp/Event
Hockey Night In Boston Jr High Festival
7/09/21 to 7/13/21
Playing on Team Southern. Round-robin games July 9th at 9 am (Gold rink), 10th at 6:30 pm (Blue rink), 11th at 9 am (Blue rink), and 12th at 6:30 pm (Blue rink). Playoff round on July 13th, time TBD.
Camp/Event
USAH/SAHOF Player Development Camp 2007s
6/18/21 to 6/19/21
Camp/Event
Memorial Day Hockey Tournament
5/28/21 to 5/31/21
Team is Tampa Bulls, Bantam AA bracket
Camp/Event
NAHL Junior/Prospects Combine
4/30/21 to 5/02/21
Participating in the Prospects (2005-2007) division.
Camp/Event
President's Day '07 AA/AAA Showdown
2/12/21 to 2/15/21
All 2007 birth year teams. Games scheduled vs Carolina Hurricanes AAA, Compuware AAA, Northwest Chargers AA, Krivo Hockey Academy AA, and Palm Beach Hawks AA.
Camp/Event
CCM World Invite Finale
1/16/21 to 1/18/21
2007 Tampa Bulls AA

Additional Sports

Lacrosse
3 years
Club/Travel Team
Lacrosse
2 years
Varsity Team
Received varsity letter for lax for 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons.
Golf
1 year
Junior Varsity Team

Statistics

Statistic	2022 Florida Allian	2021 Varsity Team	2021 Tampa Jr. Bull
+/-	15	15	65
Assists	5	6	26
Game Winning Goals	0	0	0
Goals	2	1	2
Points	7	7	28
Short Handed Goals	0	0	0
Games Played	7	28	60
Record	4-2-1	23-7-2	50-9-3

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High School Information

High SchoolCushing Academy

StateMassachusetts

Enrollment411

Academic Accomplishments

Are you in honor classes?

Yes. Grade 12 academic year 205-26, in-progress. Spanish III Honors. Grade 10 academic year 2022-23 completed May 19, 2023. Chemistry 1 Honors (final grade "A"), Pre-Calculus Honors (final grade "A"), and English 2 Honors (final grade "A"). Grade 9 academic year 2021-22 completed May 6, 2022: English 1 Honors (final grade "A"), Biology 1 Honors (final grade "A"), Algebra 2 Honors (final grade "A").

Are you in AP/IB classes?

Yes. Grade 12 academic year 2025-26, in-progress. AP Physics C, AP Literature & Composition, AP Computer Science Principles, AP US Government & Politics. Grade 11 academic year 2024-25. AP US History (final grade "A", received a grade of "5" on AP exam), AP Biology (final grade "A-", received a grade of "4" on AP exam), AP Statistics (final grade "A", received a grade of "3" on AP exam). Grade 10 (reclass) academic year 2023-24. AP European History (final grade "A", received a grade of "5" on AP exam). Grade 10 academic year 2022-23 completed May 19, 2023. AP World History (final grade "A", received a grade of "5" on the AP exam). Grade 9 academic year 2021-22 completed May 6, 2022: AP Human Geography (final grade "A", received a grade of "5" on the AP exam).

Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?

Yes

Awards and Activities

AwardsMember of High Honor Roll at Cushing Academy for both semesters and overall for year, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Member of Honor Roll (every report card period of every academic year). Member of National Junior Honor Society in middle school. Member of National Honor Society for both freshman and sophomore years, with induction ceremony on May 16, 2022.
ActivitiesSelected and served as a proctor for both 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years. Senior Class Representative. Lead tour guide at Cushing Academy for prospective students, 2025-26. Peer Tutor. Former cadet in Civil Air Patrol, certified Advanced Open Water (AOW) and NITROX scuba diver, certified Level 2 USA Hockey referee, member of chess club in elementary/middle school (multi-time district champion).