Cole O'Hara

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-0
Weight:
183
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Prev School:
Tri-City (USHL)

Selected in the fourth round, 114th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft

AS A JUNIOR IN 2024-25: Named a First Team East 2024-2025 CCM/AHCA Hockey All-American … Tabbed a Hockey East First-Team All-Star and a New England Men's Division I All-Star … Tied UMass’ Division I program single-season points record with 51 in 40 games, fourth all-time … Totaled 22 goals and 29 assists … Was +21 with seven power-play markers, one shorthanded goal and four game winners … Assists total tied for seventh in the UMass record book and ranked tied for 10^th nationally … Ranked 10^th in in goals for a single-season in program history, finishing 13^th nationally in goals … Broke a program record that stood for more than 20 years with a 13-game point streak that ran from January 18 to March 7, the fourth-longest nationally in 2024-25 … Matched the program's single-season Division I record with 51st point after picking up an assist at #9/7 Boston University (3/15) in the Hockey East Quarterfinals ... Registered 50th point of the season with an assist against Vermont (3/12) in the Hockey East Tournament First Round ... Capped scoring streak at 13 straight with two goals against #5/4 Maine (3/7) and was named the game's No. 1 star ... Scored a power-play goal at #16/15 UMass Lowell (3/1) for 20th goal of the season, extending point streak to a program-record 12 straight games ... Had the game-tying goal and a shootout goal in a shootout win over #16/15 UMass Lowell (2/27) and was tabbed the game's No. 1 star ... Scored the game-winning goal and assisted the game-tying goal in a 3-1 win over UNH (2/22), earning the game's No. 1 star ... Logged an assist at UNH (2/21) ... Named the Co-Hockey East Player of the Week (2/24) after three-point weekend against the Wildcats ... Notched lone goal against #1 Boston College (2/15) ... Scored a goal and added an assist in a win over #1 Boston College (2/14), earning the game's No. 1 star ... Notched two assists at #11/10 UConn (2/7) ... Scored 15th goal of the season at #6/7 Maine (2/2) ... Recorded two assists vs. Merrimack (1/31) ... Scored twice vs. Alaska (1/25) ... Picked up an assist vs. Alaska (1/24) ... Matched career single-game high with four points vs. Merrimack (1/18), including first career hat trick and an assist to earn the game's No. 1 star ... Collected a goal and an assist at Northeastern (1/10) ... Logged a goal and an assist vs. Robert Morris (1/4) ... Notched an assist vs. #13/12 Boston University (12/11) ... Logged an assist on the power play at #11 Boston University (12/7) and was named the game's No. 2 star ... Scored a power-play goal vs. Army (11/29) ... Posted a career high with four points on two goals and two assists vs. Harvard (11/22) ... Collected three assists at #10/9 Providence and earned the game's No. 2 star ... Recorded an assist vs. #10/9 Providence (11/14) ... Picked up an assist at AIC (11/2) ... Had a goal and an assist in two games vs. UConn (10/25-26) to extend point streak to seven... Collected three points, with a power-play goal and two assists at Sacred Heart (10/19) ... Had an assist vs. Sacred Heart (10/18) ... Was named to the Ice Breaker All-Tournament team and selected as the Hockey East Player of the Week (10/14) following Ice Breaker performance ...Posted a new career high with three points points vs. Air Force (10/15) including a power-play game-winning goal, power-play assist and an empty net goal ... Picked up an assist on an extra attacker goal vs. #15/16 Omaha (10/11) ... Collected an assist at Bentley (10/5).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023-24: One of seven players to appear in all 37 contests … Logged 18 points on seven goals and 11 assists, with three power-play goals, 10 power-play points and 11 blocks … Recorded three multi-point games … Had 12 points in Hockey East play with five goals and seven assists over 24 games … Scored a power-play goal and logged an assist to earn the game's No. 3 star at Maine (3/9) ... Registered an assist at UMass Lowell (3/1) on the overtime game winner ... Notched a pair of goals at #16/17 New Hampshire (2/23) and earned the game's No. 2 star ... Picked up an assist vs. #16/17 New Hampshire (2/23) ... Collected an assist on the power play vs. #1 Boston College (2/16) ... Scored fourth goal of the season vs. UConn (2/10) ... Logged an assist at UConn (2/9) ... Opened the scoring at Merrimack (2/2) ... Recorded an assist at Northeastern (1/20) ... Logged an assist vs. UConn (1/5) ... Scored a power-play goal vs. Clarkson (12/30) ... Logged assists in back-to-back games vs. Alaska Anchorage (12/8-12/9) ... Assisted the game-winning goal at #20 Harvard (11/24) ... Posted first two points of the season with a goal and a power play assist at #19/20 Minnesota State (10/20).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23: Played in 32 games and posted 17 points on four goals and 13 assists with one goal coming on the power play … Attempted 61 shots and blocked 10 … Has four multi-point games with one multi-goal game … Recorded six points (1g, 5a) in 21 Hockey East contests … Notched a goal and an assist vs. Vermont (2/11) and was named the game's No. 3 star ... Had the shootout clincher and dished an assist vs. Vermont (2/10), earning the game's No. 1 star ... Picked up an assist on the power play vs. Boston College (1/7) ... Recorded an assist vs. Brown (1/3) ... Dished two assists vs. Lake Superior State (12/29) ... Scored twice, including a power-play goal, vs. Clarkson (12/28) ... Picked up assists in back-to-back games vs. #14/13 UMass Lowell and #4 Quinnipiac ... Logged an assist on UMass' opening goal at New Hampshire (11/18) ... Registered an assist at #14 Providence (11/10) ... Picked up an assist vs. Union (10/22) ... Scored first collegiate goal and added an assist vs. Union (10/21 ) ... Collected an assist vs. #1 Denver (10/14) for first collegiate point ... Made collegiate debut at AIC (10/8), skating on a line with Tyson Dyck and Kenny Connors.

BEFORE UMASS: Played two seasons with the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League (USHL) … Totaled 110 career points over 115 games with Tri-City on 39 goals and 71 assists and was +40 … Spent two seasons (2018-20) in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) with the North York Rangers … Earned an OHA Top Prospect Award in 2019-20 and OJHL First Team All-Prospect recognition after putting up 24 goals and 48 assists for 72 points that season … In first year with North York, had 53 points (14g, 39a) in 69 games and was named OJHL Second Team All-Prospect.

PERSONAL: Born Cole James O’Hara on June 20, 2002 in Richmond Hill, Ontario … Son of Mike O'Hara and the late Betty O'Hara ... Has two siblings, Jake and Megan … 2020 graduate of Everest Academy (Thornhill, Ontario) … Majoring in Management and Sport Management.