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

[tyratoku]

Guerin said he sees him coming over to NA in 2 years

Oh really? Nice, I must have missed that. Thank you.

 

[123TripleDoge]

Looks pretty dang strong in his dev camp interview

Looks pretty dang strong in his dev camp interview

 

[TaLoN]

Looks pretty dang strong in his dev camp interview

Looks pretty dang strong in his dev camp interview

Looks pretty dang strong in his dev camp interview

 

[123TripleDoge]

Looks pretty dang strong in his dev camp interview

I saw that too

Im gonna go get the papers get the papers and see if there’s any updates

 

[Wabit]

I saw that too

Im gonna go get the papers get the papers and see if there’s any updates

Is your phone having a stroke?

 

[123TripleDoge]

Just signed his ELC

They must’ve thought he looked pretty dang strong in his dev camp interview

 

[thestonedkoala]

Just signed his ELC

They must’ve thought he looked pretty dang strong in his dev camp interview

Meh, a lot of teams do this now a days. Doesn't mean much other than not another Filip Johansson situation.

 

[Spurgeon]

Does this mean he’ll be in the AHL to start the year or will we loan him to the SHL?

 

[thestonedkoala]

Does this mean he’ll be in the AHL to start the year or will we loan him to the SHL?

Probably loan him to the SHL. No reason to rush.

 

[BagHead]

Does this mean he’ll be in the AHL to start the year or will we loan him to the SHL?

Almost certainly he'll be loaned to his SHL team. The Wild signed Brodin on his 18th birthday and proceeded to loan him to Farjestad for his 18 year old season. It also means they have confidence in him being a North American pro, so that's something.

I forgot Djurgardens was relegated, so not SHL but Allsvenskan.

 

[Minnesota]

He’s ready for Iowa, IMO. With Djurgardens in Allsvenskan, I’d like to see him take a step forward and play against tougher competition. Would be a different story if he was playing SHL.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Just added to the swedish WJC-team

 

[MuckOG]

Just added to the swedish WJC-team

Sounds like he's not planning to participate in the WJC....unless I'm reading this wrong....

Ohgren plans to return to Sweden for the offseason to continue and strengthen his skating and puck-carrying ability. He has a reserved roster spot at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton from Aug. 9-20, but right now his plans are not to attend.

Instead, it's likely the 6-foot, 187-pound Stockholm native will return for at least one more season with Djurgarden, which will play in Allsvenskan, the second-highest professional league in Sweden.

Ohgren reflects on 'surreal' journey to becoming Wild prospect | NHL.com

No. 19 pick in 2022 Draft was named best forward in Sweden's junior league last season

www.nhl.com

 

[DeagleJenkins]

Sounds like he's not planning to participate in the WJC....unless I'm reading this wrong....

Ohgren reflects on 'surreal' journey to becoming Wild prospect | NHL.com

No. 19 pick in 2022 Draft was named best forward in Sweden's junior league last season

www.nhl.com

Why is it that so many players are opting out of the WJC? Fears of injury before their regular teams season starts?

 

[Digitalbooya]

Why is it that so many players are opting out of the WJC? Fears of injury before their regular teams season starts?

At this stage, what’s the point if you are not gonna play the best of your age group from every country.

 

[DeagleJenkins]

At this stage, what’s the point if you are not gonna play the best of your age group from every country.

If that's the case just scrap it until the worlds issues are resolved so we can have the best of the best back on a regular schedule.

 

[Minnewildsota]

If that's the case just scrap it until the worlds issues are resolved so we can have the best of the best back on a regular schedule.

Bahahaha!

So never?

 

[Digitalbooya]

If that's the case just scrap it until the worlds issues are resolved so we can have the best of the best back on a regular schedule.

It's not even that, so many players have decided not to go so each country isn't really sending their best.

 

[Wabit]

Why is it that so many players are opting out of the WJC? Fears of injury before their regular teams season starts?

They want to have their summer break and be normal kids is my guess.

 

[DeagleJenkins]

It's not even that, so many players have decided not to go so each country isn't really sending their best.

Thats why he got an invite in the first place is another player opting out which still brings the question of why are so many prospects opting out?

Bahahaha!

So never?

Maybe?

They want to have their summer break and be normal kids is my guess.

Valid point.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Nice goal for the kid line:

 

[Wild11MN]

Any word on how he's looking? I see 2 assists in 9 games so far, but no context to that.

^before that goal

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Any word on how he's looking? I see 2 assists in 9 games so far, but no context to that.

^before that goal

You’d hope for more production the second league in Sweden but that whole line of rookies isn’t producing too much. I don’t know how he’s been looking though.

 

[Circulartheory]

You’d hope for more production the second league in Sweden but that whole line of rookies isn’t producing too much. I don’t know how he’s been looking though.

I'm okay with it. Not ecstatic, not worried.

What's great is you got him with 2 other rookies to compare and use as bechmarks - 99% of us don't really get a chance to analyze him in action. All drafted in the same year, all in the 1st round, all with slightly varying types of playstyles. Ohgren was the well-rounded player with skills to translate well into the NHL but he's producing just as much as Lekkermaki who was the flashiest offense and the highest offensive upside of the 3. That said, Ostlund is starting to take a half step of seperation from the two with 4 more minutes of icetime and 3 more points (albeit in just a 10 game sample size). Will be interesting to see how they translate into NA game.

 

[Ryan Van Horne]

I'm okay with it. Not ecstatic, not worried.

What's great is you got him with 2 other rookies to compare and use as bechmarks - 99% of us don't really get a chance to analyze him in action. All drafted in the same year, all in the 1st round, all with slightly varying types of playstyles. Ohgren was the well-rounded player with skills to translate well into the NHL but he's producing just as much as Lekkermaki who was the flashiest offense and the highest offensive upside of the 3. That said, Ostlund is starting to take a half step of seperation from the two with 4 more minutes of icetime and 3 more points (albeit in just a 10 game sample size). Will be interesting to see how they translate into NA game.

Ostlund is producing more, but is also getting more ice time -- about 4 minutes a game more than Lekkerimaki and 4 and a half minutes a game more than Ohgren. Djurgarden individual player stats here.