SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Milwaukee Admirals ahead Cal O’Reilly is skating in his 1,000th regular-season American Hockey League sport at this time because the Admirals go to the Chicago Wolves at Allstate Enviornment in Rosemont, Sick.
O’Reilly is the ninth participant within the league’s 89-year historical past to achieve that milestone, becoming a member of Willie Marshall (1,205 profession video games), Fred Glover (1,201), Bryan Helmer (1,117), Brett Sutter (1,090), Harry Pidhirny (1,071), Mike Nykoluk (1,069), Jody Gage (1,038) and Rob Murray (1,018). Aside from Sutter, who retired in 2024, the entire different gamers are all members of the AHL Corridor of Fame.
A 38-year-old native of Toronto, O’Reilly is within the second season of his second stint with Milwaukee, returning to the Nashville Predators group that chosen him within the 2005 NHL Draft. After three seasons with Windsor within the Ontario Hockey League, O’Reilly made his skilled debut with the Admirals on Apr. 14, 2006 – additionally towards the Wolves – and has gone on to skate for Milwaukee (2006-10, 2023- ), the Portland Pirates (2011-12), the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (2011-12), the Utica Comets (2013-15), the Rochester Individuals (2015-17), the Toronto Marlies (2016-17), the Iowa Wild (2017-19) and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (2019-23).
O’Reilly has compiled 172 targets, 592 assists (rating sixth in AHL historical past) and 764 factors (twentieth all-time) getting into at this time. Within the postseason, O’Reilly has amassed 17 targets and 48 assists in 105 contests, reaching the Calder Cup Finals with Milwaukee in 2006 and with Utica in 2015. He’s one in all 22 gamers in AHL historical past to seem in 100 Calder Cup Playoff video games.
O’Reilly has worn the captain’s “C” for 4 completely different AHL golf equipment (Utica, Rochester, Iowa, Lehigh Valley), and has participated in 5 AHL All-Star Classics (2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019). In 2020-21, he was the recipient of the AHL’s Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award for sportsmanship, dedication and dedication to hockey.
O’Reilly has additionally skated in 145 Nationwide Hockey League video games with Nashville, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Minnesota and Buffalo, the place he was teammates together with his youthful brother Ryan in the course of the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons.
Participant
Date of 1,000th sport
Group
Opponent
Harry Pidhirny
Feb. 2, 1965
Baltimore Clippers
vs. Pittsburgh
Fred Glover
Feb. 3, 1965
Cleveland Barons
vs. Springfield
Willie Marshall
Mar. 2, 1968
Baltimore Clippers
at Portland (WHL)
Mike Nykoluk
Mar. 20, 1971
Hershey Bears
vs. Cleveland
Jody Gage
Nov. 25, 1994
Rochester Individuals
vs. Cornwall
Rob Murray
Feb. 28, 2003
Springfield Falcons
vs. Hartford
Bryan Helmer
Feb. 18, 2011
Oklahoma Metropolis Barons
vs. Abbotsford (@ Calgary)
Brett Sutter
Dec. 21, 2022
Calgary Wranglers
vs. Ontario
Cal O’Reilly
Feb. 20, 2025
Milwaukee Admirals
at Chicago
