Liam O'Brien (ice hockey)

This article is about the Canadian ice hockey player. For other uses, see Liam O'Brien (disambiguation).
Liam O'Brien
Born (1994-07-29) July 29, 1994
Halifax, NS, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Washington Capitals
Hershey Bears (AHL)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014present

Liam O'Brien (born July 29, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).

O'Brien previously played for the Rimouski Oceanic (2010–12) and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (2012–14) of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Passed over in the NHL Entry Draft, O'Brien received a training camp invite from the Washington Capitals in 2014, and made the team, earning himself a three-year entry level contract on October 6, 2014.[1][2] He made his NHL debut on October 9, 2014 in a game against the Montreal Canadiens, in which he registered his first NHL fight against the Canadiens' Brandon Prust.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10Notre Dame HoundsSMHL41132538981343730
2010–11Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL6128104550006
2011–12Rimouski OceanicQMJHL40791667
2011–12Rouyn-Noranda HuskiesQMJHL27371069410111
2012–13Rouyn-Noranda HuskiesQMJHL65101424164 12 2 1 3 17
2013–14Rouyn-Noranda HuskiesQMJHL68201535148 9 1 3 4 12
2014–15Washington CapitalsNHL1311223
2014–15Hershey BearsAHL4544812110 3 3 6 14
NHL totals 13 1 1 2 23

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Canada Atlantic WHC17 5th 5 1 1 2 8
Junior totals 5 1 1 2 8

References

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