Thomas Bernard "Windy" O'Neill (September 28, 1923 â February 13, 1973) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 66 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1943âÂÂ44 and 1944âÂÂ45 seasons. He won the Stanley Cup with Toronto in 1945. O'Neill was born in Deseronto, Ontario.
After his hockey career ended, O'Neill went to law school, becoming a successful Toronto lawyer. In 1958, unsuccessfully contested the 1958 Canadian federal election for the Liberal Party in the Toronto area district of Rosedale. He died of a heart attack on February 13, 1973, while dining at the Dell Restaurant in Toronto with his good friend, author Scott Young. He had married Miriam Jamieson and had five children, Thomas, Gregory, Emmett, Connie, and Christopher.