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Jay O’Brien registered five points in 25 games last season for Providence (photo: Stew Milne).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to philly.com<\/a>, Providence freshman forward Jay O’Brien has left school and is looking at all options for the 2019-20 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a tough year for me, but I learned a lot,\u201d O\u2019Brien said in the report. \u201cI thought I played some really good hockey and I found myself taking a step forward and then getting hurt and taking a step back. I want to play more games, have fun playing hockey again, and then get back on track.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously I had a tough time with injuries this year, and coming straight out of high school and going to college was an adjustment, but I think, for me, taking a step back and playing more games [is important]. I\u2019m not sure where I\u2019m going to play next year. My agent has told me, and the same with the people in Philly, that there\u2019s no rush. Philly was totally fine with the decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Flyers selected O’Brien in the first round (19th overall) last June, and he suffered a concussion and a shoulder injury at PC this past season.<\/p>\n

Last season with the Friars, O’Brien tallied two goals and five points in 25 games.<\/p>\n

In addition to his two injuries at Providence, O\u2019Brien said he \u201cgot pretty sick when I was at the World Juniors.”<\/p>\n

“Honestly, it\u2019s just been an unlucky year. Obviously, no one wants this to happen to them, but I haven\u2019t really had to face too much adversity up until this point. I think it really put the fire back. Not that it wasn\u2019t there, but after going through all these things, you realize how much you just miss playing hockey. It lit the fire for me to get that much better and get back on track.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to go play hockey again and get bigger and stronger. The player in me hasn\u2019t changed. I think I\u2019m that much more driven to go get better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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