John O'Connor enters his first season as an assistant coach ahead of the 2025-26 season.
O’Connor comes to Orono after spending the last seven years as the Director of Player Personnel at Mount Saint Charles Hockey Academy in Rhode Island. During O’Connor’s time at Mount Saint Charles, the Mount won three national championships at the U-18, U-14 and U-15 levels. He has served as a scout for the Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) since 2024 and the Brooks Bandits (BCHL) since 2022. O’Connor has also spent the last two years as the Northeast Regional Director for 200x85, a youth hockey company that provides tournaments and development programs for over 80,000 athletes and 4,000 teams.
Prior to Mount Saint Charles, O’Connor was an assistant coach at South Kent School and at Albany Academy. Additionally, O’Connor spent time coaching with the Southern Connecticut Stars Youth Hockey Association and Troy-Albany Titans Hockey.
O’Connor played collegiately for Fredonia State and prior to that, played three years for the Capital District Selects of the Eastern Junior Hockey League. The Loudonville, N.Y. native earned his bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies from Fredonia State in 2014.
