Liam Öhgren
{{Short description|Swedish ice hockey player (born 2004)}}
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| name = Liam Öhgren
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|1|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 187
| position = Left wing
| shoots = Left
| league = NHL
| team = Minnesota Wild
| prospect_league = AHL
| prospect_team = Iowa Wild
| former_teams = Djurgårdens IF
Färjestad BK
Iowa Wild
| ntl_team =
| draft = 19th overall
| draft_year = 2022
| draft_team = Minnesota Wild
| career_start = 2021
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Liam Öhgren (born 28 January 2004) is a Swedish professional ice hockey left wing for the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 19th overall by the Wild in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web |url=https://theathletic.com/live-blogs/2022-nhl-draft-live/9dImaGDGpMCN/ |title=2022 NHL Draft live picks tracker: Wild select Liam Ohgren at No. 19 |website=theathletic.com |date=7 July 2022 |access-date=7 July 2022}}
Playing career
During the 2021–22 season Öhgren split time between Djurgården's J20 team and SHL teams. He recorded 33 goals and 25 assists in 30 games in the J20 league. He recorded one goal and one assist in 25 games for the SHL team.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/minnesota-wild-draft-liam-ohgren-19th-overall/ |title=Minnesota Wild Draft Liam Öhgren 19th Overall |website=thehockeywriters.com |date=7 July 2022 |access-date=7 July 2022}}
Following his selection in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, Öhgren was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild on 17 July 2022.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/wild-signs-liam-ohgren-entry-level-contract/c-335010470 | title = Wild signs forward Liam Ohgren to entry-level contract | publisher = Minnesota Wild | date = 17 July 2022 | accessdate = 17 July 2022}}
With Djurgården relegated to the HockeyAllsvenskan in the 2022–23 season, Öhgren continued his development in the second tier league by posting 11 goals and 20 points through 36 regular season games. He recorded 8 goals and 13 points in 17 playoff games, however was unable to help Djurgården return to the SHL in losing in the Allsvenskan Finals to Modo Hockey.
In order to continue his development in the SHL, Öhgren agreed to join Färjestad BK on loan from the Minnesota Wild on 10 May 2023.{{cite web| publisher = Färjestad BK | date = 10 May 2023 | accessdate = 10 May 2023 | language = Swedish | title = Liam Öhgren signs with Färjestad BK | url = https://www.farjestadbk.se/article/j6vjalhhm-23h01/view }}
On April 10, 2024, he was recalled by the Minnesota Wild and made his NHL debut on April 12 versus the Vegas Golden Knights.
International play
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{{MedalSport|Ice hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Sweden|}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Canada|}}
{{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Germany|}}
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Öhgren represented Sweden at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships where he served as team captain and recorded three goals and six assists in six games and won a gold medal.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/u-18-world-hockey-championship-the-top-performers |title=U-18 World Hockey Championship: The Top Performers |website=thehockeynews.com |date=22 May 2022 |access-date=7 July 2022}}
Career statistics
= Regular season and playoffs =
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 2019–20
| J18 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2020–21 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22
| Djurgårdens IF | J18 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
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| 2021–22 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2021–22
| Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2022–23 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsv | 36 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
| 2023–24
| SHL | 26 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2023–24 | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24
| NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" | SHL totals ! 51 ! 13 ! 8 ! 21 ! 18 ! 4 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 |
| style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 4 ! 1 ! 1 ! 2 ! 0 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 2021
| Sweden | HG18 | {{bronze3}} | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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| 2022 | Sweden | U18 | {{gold1}} | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022
| Sweden | WJC | {{bronze3}} | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2023 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024
| Sweden | WJC | {{silver2}} | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 32 ! 9 ! 12 ! 21 ! 8 |
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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