Prospect Info: Liam Ohgren LW, 19th Overall, 2022 NHL Draft

[Sweetnut]

His line scored another late goal, but with 6 seconds left Örebro tied it up.
FBK won it in OT.
His assist was a quick dish just inside the faceoff circle down low close to the net, a nice sideways play. The coaches trust him in all situations and he continues to improve. Looking good!
The main thing he does so much better now is making all those little plays instead of holding on to the puck along the boards and losing it.

 

[MNRube]

What’s the word on him coming to Iowa/St. Paul? Be a very surprise if he becomes a player. Middle 6 is so stale …

 

[Sweetnut]

What’s the word on him coming to Iowa/St. Paul? Be a very surprise if he becomes a player. Middle 6 is so stale …

The finals in the SHL is finished around the first week of May, don't know how much season Iowa has left at that point.

 

[MNRube]

The finals in the SHL is finished around the first week of May, don't know how much season Iowa has left at that point.

sorry I meant is he coming to North America next year, Or is he possibly staying in Sweden for another season?

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

sorry I meant is he coming to North America next year, Or is he possibly staying in Sweden for another season?

Both the organization and he have hinted at a goal of being in IA next season. I expect that’s where he ends up, though his current situation certainly isn’t bad. I do think they want him getting NA pro experience though and wouldn’t be shocked if he did get looks with the Wild as early as next season.

 

[57special]

As much as the SHL is just fine as a league, playing in the AHL will make him eligible for NHL call ups next year. That will be appealing for both MN, and Ohgren.

 

[Sweetnut]

I thought just recently that he should stay another year in Sweden, but now I'm not so sure anymore. Seems to me that his game has improved enough for him to take the big step next year.
Now, I really don't think Iowa is the greatest place to develop players. Just from the few snippets I've seen from their games and the excellent reports posters in here shared.
But I get it, being there opens up for callups and all that stuff.
Depending on how the rest of his season turns out, maybe it is the right move for him after all.

 

[MNRube]

From what highlights I've seen from Ogreen he's another MOJO.

They look eerily similar whilst skating but that’s about where the comparisons end. Ohgren is grittier, stronger and should be a better defender but doesn’t have Mojo’s raw speed or zone-entry ability. Mojo has some amazing wheels for a guy in his 30s TBH

 

[Digitalbooya]

From what highlights I've seen from Ogreen he's another MOJO.

Ewww, please no.

 

[Circulartheory]

They look eerily similar whilst skating but that’s about where the comparisons end. Ohgren is grittier, stronger and should be a better defender but doesn’t have Mojo’s raw speed or zone-entry ability. Mojo has some amazing wheels for a guy in his 30s TBH

Not sure I see it because of the many items you listed. Ohgren is slower, more physical, a shooter, a great board battler, loves to drive to the net - essentially opposite in every single way besides being Swedish.

 

[MNRube]

Not sure I see it because of the many items you listed. Ohgren is slower, more physical, a shooter, a great board battler, loves to drive to the net - essentially opposite in every single way besides being Swedish.

Agreed but his stride and Mojo’s are oddly similar. he’s moving slower but looks like Mojo. Strictly a comparison on their posture and skating technique, not their overall games

 

[Arturia Pendragon]

From what highlights I've seen from Ogreen he's another MOJO.

Huh?

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

The good version of Johansson is a 45+ point player. If Ohgren can do that while being more of a 50/50 goal-to-assist guy, I don't really see a huge problem here.

 

[Sweetnut]

Game day is goal day. He scored a third period goal, speeding over the blue line he fired a shot through the defenders legs, just a stride over the line, and it sailed straight up top right corner. His line had a +3 game today, and he provided the traffic up front on another goal . Plus some shorthanded work.
4 shots on goal, 17.56 TOI
Point streak is now 4+3 in 6 games

 

[Sweetnut]

Added another apple today. Continues his strong 2-way play and is so much stronger on the skates now. Doesn't fall over all of the time, is quick and closes the gap nicely when pressuring on the forecheck. His assist was really nice on the first goal. They won a tight game on the road against the third placed team. He is so confident and reads the play very well.

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[Sweetnut]

He scored 2 goals and assisted on another for a 3 point night. His line was +3 again, and he scored the game winning goal with 5 minutes left.
He assisted on the first goal 3 minutes in, scored his first at 10 minutes in the second period.
Solid play all around goes without saying. So impressive.

His first goal was a nice redirection, he took position in front of the goalie.

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The second was a takeaway just outside the blue line, and all alone with the goalie he shot it five hole.

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The assist was a nice backhand behind the net after he won a race to the puck.

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He looks really good right now.

6+5 in his last 9 games!

 

[Wasted Talent]

Ohgren currently has better PPG than any other U21 forward in SHL, including his former linemates

Obviously he has less games due to injury though.

 

[AKL]

He's turned it around offensively pretty significantly since coming back from the injury and WJC. Hopefully this translates to the NHL.

 

[Sweetnut]

He is 4th in junior scoring despite playing a lot fewer games than the others.

Rk	No	Name	Team	Pos	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Birthdate
1	88	Lekkerimäki, Jonathan	ÖHK	RW	44	19	10	29	10	25:20	2004-07-24
2	45	Östlund, Noah	VÄX	CE	36	10	11	21	4	24:10	2004-03-11
3	24	Fisker Molgaard, Oscar	HV71	LW	48	9	12	21	6	23:27	2005-02-18
4	92	Öhgren, Liam	FBK	LW	24	11	6	17	8	20:10	2004-01-28
5	5	Sandin-Pellika, Axel	SKE	RD	37	10	7	17	17	17:27	2005-03-11
6	75	Edstrom, David	FRÖ	CE	42	6	11	17	8	14:5	2005-02-18

Second in junior goal scoring

Rk	No	Name	Team	Pos	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Birthdate
1	88	Lekkerimäki, Jonathan	ÖHK	RW	44	19	10	29	10	25:20	2004-07-24
2	92	Öhgren, Liam	FBK	LW	24	11	6	17	8	20:10	2004-01-28
3	45	Östlund, Noah	VÄX	CE	36	10	11	21	4	24:10	2004-03-11
4	5	Sandin-Pellika, Axel	SKE	RD	37	10	7	17	17	17:27	2005-03-11
5	24	Fisker Molgaard, Oscar	HV71	LW	48	9	12	21	6	23:27	2005-02-18

And this is shooting % for all SHL players, not just the juniors. Second after the leading goal scorer, very impressive.

Rk	No	Name	Team	Pos	GP	G	SOG	SG%
1	96	Tomasek, David	FBK	CE	50	25	109	22.94
2	92	Öhgren, Liam	FBK	LW	24	11	49	22.45
3	22	Kuokkanen, Janne	MIF	LW	42	18	86	20.93
4	88	Lekkerimäki, Jonathan	ÖHK	RW	44	19	95	20.00
5	19	Russell, Patrick	LHC	LW	47	20	113	17.70

 

[Circulartheory]

He is 4th in junior scoring despite playing a lot fewer games than the others.

Rk	No	Name	Team	Pos	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Birthdate
1	88	Lekkerimäki, Jonathan	ÖHK	RW	44	19	10	29	10	25:20	2004-07-24
2	45	Östlund, Noah	VÄX	CE	36	10	11	21	4	24:10	2004-03-11
3	24	Fisker Molgaard, Oscar	HV71	LW	48	9	12	21	6	23:27	2005-02-18
4	92	Öhgren, Liam	FBK	LW	24	11	6	17	8	20:10	2004-01-28
5	5	Sandin-Pellika, Axel	SKE	RD	37	10	7	17	17	17:27	2005-03-11
6	75	Edstrom, David	FRÖ	CE	42	6	11	17	8	14:5	2005-02-18

Second in junior goal scoring

Rk	No	Name	Team	Pos	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Birthdate
1	88	Lekkerimäki, Jonathan	ÖHK	RW	44	19	10	29	10	25:20	2004-07-24
2	92	Öhgren, Liam	FBK	LW	24	11	6	17	8	20:10	2004-01-28
3	45	Östlund, Noah	VÄX	CE	36	10	11	21	4	24:10	2004-03-11
4	5	Sandin-Pellika, Axel	SKE	RD	37	10	7	17	17	17:27	2005-03-11
5	24	Fisker Molgaard, Oscar	HV71	LW	48	9	12	21	6	23:27	2005-02-18

And this is shooting % for all SHL players, not just the juniors. Second after the leading goal scorer, very impressive.

Rk	No	Name	Team	Pos	GP	G	SOG	SG%
1	96	Tomasek, David	FBK	CE	50	25	109	22.94
2	92	Öhgren, Liam	FBK	LW	24	11	49	22.45
3	22	Kuokkanen, Janne	MIF	LW	42	18	86	20.93
4	88	Lekkerimäki, Jonathan	ÖHK	RW	44	19	95	20.00
5	19	Russell, Patrick	LHC	LW	47	20	113	17.70

Could you add an extra column on Table 3: shots per gp?

And hail the sweet nuts

 

[Sweetnut]

Could you add an extra column on Table 3: shots per gp?

And hail the sweet nuts

These are copypasted from stats.swehockey.se
Click on "SHL" in the "tournament in progress" tab, and then on the left side click on "player stats"
and it opens up further choices.
You can select stats back to the 2000-2001 season if you want.
He´s got 49 shots in 24 games, so 2 shots/game

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Like to see progress.

 

[BagHead]

His scoring pace has gotten real. @Sweetnut Do you think he needs another year in the SHL, would he be able to contribute in the NHL next year, or do you think it's too close to call?

 

[keppel146]

Let’s hope he was just rusty at the WJC and he’s feeling healthy now. Good news.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Very impressive stretch for him. Maybe he’s closer to NHL ready than we thought