Career
Undrafted, Connolly played collegiate hockey for Boston University, he was a standout skater with the Terriers and served as a co-captain in 2010-2011 and lone Captain in 2011-2012 before opting to pursue a professional career abroad in Finland with Liiga club, Tappara. In his second season with Tappara in the 2013-2014 season, Connolly opted for a mid-season transfer to German club, Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Foreign the second consecutive year, Connolly joined the Roosters during the season after appearing in only 5 games with Leksands on October 8, 2014.
