- Duke University Faceoff Specialist (2020-2021)
- College of the Holy Cross Faceoff Specialist (2018-2020)
- Duke University (2021)
- Played in ten games
- Went 25/52 at the Faceoff X
- Holy Cross (2020)
- Played in all seven games
- Won 96 faceoffs for a .662 winning percentage
- Ranked eighth nationally and second in the Patriot League in winning percentage (.662)
- Led the Crusaders to rank ninth nationally in faceoff winning percentage (.633)
- Holds the program’s all-time ground balls record with 230
- Picked up 51 ground balls
- Scored three goals, including a two-goal outing against Harvard (Feb. 25)
- Ranked third in the Patriot League in ground balls per game (7.29)
- Named to the 2020 NEILA All-New England Preseason second team
- Earned three Patriot League Faceoff Specialist of the Week accolades (March 9, March 2, Feb. 3)
- Ranks seventh in career faceoff percentage among active career leaders (.629)
- Captained the team
- Season concluded on March 12 due to COVID-19
- Holy Cross (2019)
- Played in 13 games
- Won 199 faceoffs and owned a .665 faceoff percentage
- Ranked second in the Patriot League in faceoff percentage and sixth nationally
- Led the team in ground balls with 122
- Ranked first in the Patriot League and seventh national in ground balls per game (9.38)
- Named to the All-Patriot League second team
- Selected to the Patriot League All-Academic Team
- Became the first-ever Crusader to be named the Patriot League Faceoff Specialist of the Week (Feb. 18, April 8, April 15)
- Named to the NEILA All-New England Preseason second team
- Scored three goals
- Named the team's MVP
- Holy Cross (2018)
- Played in all 13 games
- Scored two goals
- Picked up a team-best 57 ground balls
- At the faceoff, went 151-263 for a .574 winning percentage
- Ranked 19th nationally in faceoff percentage (.574)
- Took all but six faceoffs for the Crusaders
- Led the Crusaders to rank third in faceoff winning percentage in the Patriot League
- Ranked fourth in the Patriot League in faceoff percentage (.574)
- Ranked seventh in the league in ground balls per game (4.38)
- Named Crusader of the Week on March 26
- Caused three turnovers
- Voted the team's Joseph M. Murphy III Rookie of the Year
- Member of the Patriot League Honor Roll
- Before Holy Cross
- Transferred from South Carolina after his freshman year
- Three-year member of the varsity lacrosse team for head coach John Pirani, leading the team in points each season
- Was the first player in program history to be elected captain both his junior and senior seasons
- Was awarded the Middlesex League MVP Award as a senior in 2016
- Was a Middlesex League All-Star in 2014 and 2015
- Was awarded 2016 Boston Globe All-Scholastic accolades along with 2016 Boston Herald All-Scholastic accolades
- Was a 2016 EMLCA Second Team All-American
- Team won league championships in 2014 and were state semi-finalists in 2016
- Set the school record for most career assists and is ranked second all-time in career points
- Is ranked second all-time in single season points for his senior year performance and led the team in points in each of his years on the team
- Played four years of varsity hockey under head coach Bob Lavin as a center
- Served as team captain his senior year
- Was a Shriner's Hospital Massachusetts High School Hockey All-Star
- Team won the league championship his senior year
- Played one season of varsity golf under head coach Tom Walsh
- Was a member of the Sachems Leadership Club
Dan O'Connell
Accolades
Coach O'Connell is local to Boston, MA

