Ethan O'Connor

Ethan O'Connor is a Canadian professional box lacrosse player, born in Milton, Ontario, in 1991, who plays for the Halifax Thunderbirds of the National Lacrosse League and the Six Nations Chiefs of Major Series Lacrosse. He began with the Milton Mavericks, was drafted by the Burlington Chiefs in the Ontario Junior A draft, was twice a team captain and earned first team all league honours in his last junior season, then played Division I lacrosse at Hobart College. The Toronto Rock took him in the first round of the 2013 NLL Entry Draft, ninth overall. After one season in Toronto he was traded to the Minnesota Swarm, later the Georgia Swarm, and won his first league championship in 2017, and after a move to the Buffalo Bandits in 2018 he won a second in 2022. He also holds United States citizenship and won silver with Team USA at the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships, and he signed with Halifax for the 2025 to 2026 season.