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Canada Liam O'Brien
#38 Utah Hockey Club / NHL - 24/25
Date of Birth
Jul 29, 1994
Position
LW/C
Age
30
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Halifax, NS, CAN
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Halifax MHA
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$1,000,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Utah Hockey Club Utah Hockey Club / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM
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Liam O'Brien Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA SMAAAHL 41* 13* 25* 38* 98* -* | Playoffs 13 4 3 7 30 -
2010-11 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 61* 2* 8* 10* 45* -8* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 -
Canada Atlantic U17 WHC-17 5* 1* 1* 2* 8* -* |
2011-12 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 40* 7* 9* 16* 67* 4* |
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 27* 3* 7* 10* 69* -17* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 11 -2
2012-13 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies “A” QMJHL 65* 10* 14* 24* 164* -12* | Playoffs 12 2 1 3 17 2
2013-14 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies “C” QMJHL 68* 20* 15* 35* 148* -11* | Playoffs 9 1 3 4 12 -2
2014-15 Washington Capitals NHL 13* 1* 1* 2* 23* 4* |
Hershey Bears AHL 45* 4* 4* 8* 121* -5* | Playoffs 10 3 3 6 14 1
2015-16 Hershey Bears AHL 59* 7* 9* 16* 120* 2* | Playoffs 20 4 2 6 65 -5
2016-17 Washington Capitals NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Hershey Bears AHL 64* 10* 20* 30* 117* 5* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 13 2
2017-18 Washington Capitals NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 5* 0* |
Hershey Bears AHL 69* 17* 9* 26* 79* -8* |
2018-19 Hershey Bears AHL 74* 15* 13* 28* 118* -12* | Playoffs 8 1 0 1 21 0
2019-20 Hershey Bears AHL 59* 10* 19* 29* 83* 14* |
2020-21 Colorado Avalanche NHL 12* 0* 3* 3* 40* 1* |
Colorado Eagles AHL 12* 4* 4* 8* 15* -1* |
2021-22 Arizona Coyotes NHL 39* 2* 1* 3* 106* 1* |
2022-23 Arizona Coyotes NHL 56* 3* 8* 11* 114* -5* |
2023-24 Arizona Coyotes NHL 75* 5* 9* 14* 153* 0* |
2024-25 Utah Hockey Club NHL 9* 0* 0* 0* 19* -1* |
Projected NHL 47* 0* 0* 0* 99* -5* |
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Liam O'Brien Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA Telus Cup 7* 1* 3* 4* 12* -* |

Liam O'Brien Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 7 382* 67* 78* 145* 0.38* 653* -5* | 4 44 8 * 5 * 13 * 0.30 * 113 * -2 *
NHL 8 208* 11* 22* 33* 0.16* 460* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 4 261* 42* 53* 95* 0.36* 493* -44* | 4 30 4 * 4 * 8 * 0.27 * 46 * -2 *
SMAAAHL 1 41* 13* 25* 38* 0.93* 98* -* | 1 13 4 * 3 * 7 * 0.54 * 30 * - *
Telus Cup 1 7* 1* 3* 4* 0.57* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Liam O'Brien Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/26/2024
06/26/2024 Extension Utah Hockey Club Utah Hockey Club
03/06/2022
03/06/2022 Extension Arizona Coyotes Arizona Coyotes
07/31/2021
07/31/2021 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Arizona Coyotes
03/30/2021
03/30/2021 Confirmed Colorado Eagles Colorado Avalanche
11/27/2020
11/27/2020 Confirmed Washington Capitals Colorado Eagles
06/10/2019
06/10/2019 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
07/13/2018
07/13/2018 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
07/14/2017
07/14/2017 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
10/06/2014
10/06/2014 Confirmed Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Washington Capitals
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2011, 9 #91 overall by Amherst Ramblers in the MJAHL Draft

Drafted 2010, 1 #10 overall by Rimouski Océanic in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2010, 20 #296 overall by Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL Entry Draft