BEFORE PROVIDENCE: Selected in the First Round (19th overall) by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2018 NHL Draft ... earned the All-USA Hockey Player of the Year given to the top high school player in the United States after posting 43 goals and 37 assists in 30 games at Thayer Academy in 2017-18 ... the recipient of the Boston Bruins' John Carlton Memorial Award as the most outstanding high school or junior hockey player in Eastern Massachusetts ... participated in the 2017 CCM All-American Prospects Game ... also participated in the 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase.
PERSONAL: Born on November 4, 1999 … son of Amy and Frank O'Brien … has a sister, Liza, and a brother, Trevor ... Management major.