Liam O’Brien - UTAH MAMMOTH

Basic Info
Career Statistics
Career Highs
Career Highlights
Career vs. NHL

Liam O’Brien

#38

#38 Liam O’Brien

Position Left Wing
Height 6’1”
Weight 215
Shoots Left
Born July 19, 1994 (31)

Birthplace Halifax, Nova Scotia
Acquired Transferred from Arizona, June 13, 2024

Drafted Undrafted

CAREER STATISTICS

Career Highs

Highs

Most Goals, Game 2 – 4/13/23 vs. VAN
Most Assists, Game 2 – 4/14/21 at STL
Most Points, Game 2 – 4 times (last: 10/30/23 vs. CHI)
Most PIM, Game 19 – 4/6/23 at SEA
Most Shots, Game 5 – 2 times (last: 2/4/25 vs. PHI)
Longest Goal Streak None
Longest Assist Streak 3 games – 10/27/23-11/1/23
Longest Point Streak 3 games – 10/27/23-11/1/23
Hat Tricks None
Multi-Point Games 4 (last: 10/30/23 vs. CHI)

First

First NHL Game 10/9/14 vs. MTL (2-1 SOL)
First NHL Goal 10/26/14 at VAN (Miller)
First NHL Assist 10/14/14 vs. SJS (Green)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2024-25

Tallied two assists and 50 penalty minutes in 28 games with Utah
Was assessed six fighting majors, the second-most of any Utah skater
Played his 200th career NHL game on Opening Night vs. CHI (10/8)
Registered his first Utah Hockey Club point with an assist in a 3-2 win at CBJ (2/6)

2023-24

Led the NHL with a career-high 153 penalty minutes over 75 games with Arizona
Was assessed a team- and career-high 11 fighting majors, tied for the most in the NHL
Also set new career highs in games played, goals (5), assists (9), points (14) and shots on goal (72)
Paced Coyotes skaters with 229 hits and finished sixth in blocked shots (33) among forwards
Helped Arizona to a 9-3-1 record when finding the scoresheet
Posted a career-long, three-game assist/point streak from 10/27-11/1 (1g, 3a), with a season-high two points (1g, 1a) vs. CHI (10/30)
Opened the scoring in the final game in Coyotes history vs. EDM (4/17)

2022-23

Earned 11 points (3g, 8a) in 56 games with Arizona, reaching double-digits in scoring for the first time in his NHL career
Registered a career-high 13 hits vs. CHI (2/28), tied for the second-highest single-game total in Coyotes history
Scored two goals vs. VAN (4/13) for his first career multi-goal performance

2021-22

Skated in 39 games during his first season with the Coyotes, finishing second on the team in hits (139)
Was assessed a team-high 10 fighting majors, tied for the seventh-most of any NHL skater
Received the Jukka Nieminien Memorial Trophy as Arizona’s Hardest Working Player
Missed 28 games from 2/27-4/26 due to an upper-body injury and returned to the lineup for the final two contests of the regular season

2020-21

Tallied three assists in 12 NHL games with Colorado and spent part of the season on the Avalanche’s taxi squad
Recorded the first point of his NHL career with an assist at MIN (4/5)
Registered his first career multi-point game (2a) at STL (4/14)

2019-20

Recorded 29 points (10g, 19a) in 59 AHL contests with the Bears, reaching double-digits in goals for the fourth straight campaign
Lit the lamp in three straight games from 10/16-10/19 (3g)
Posted a season-long, five-game assist streak from 11/24-12/6 (5a)

2018-19

Logged an AHL career-high 74 games while serving as an alternate captain for Hershey, earning 28 points (15g, 13a)
Scored in six of eight contests from 10/14-11/2 (6g), with two game-winning goals over that stretch
Lit the lamp in three of four games from 12/2-12/9 (5g), including two-goal outings vs. Binghamton (12/2) and Hartford (12/8)

2017-18

Scored an AHL career-high 17 goals in 69 games with Hershey
Received the Arlene Tighe Award, given annually to the Bears’ unsung hero

2016-17

Set AHL career highs in assists (20) and points (30) over 64 games with Hershey
Selected as the Bears’ nominee for AHL Man of the Year for his contributions in the community
Earned a point in eight of 10 games from 12/11-1/14 (2g, 9a), with a five-game assist streak from 12/11-12/26 (6a)

2015-16

Was assessed a team-high 120 penalty minutes during the regular season and added an AHL-leading 65 penalty minutes during the Calder Cup Playoffs
Tallied six points (4g, 2a) in 20 postseason contests with Hershey as the team advanced to the Calder Cup Final

2014-15

Completed his first professional season after signing with Washington out of training camp
Was assessed his first professional fighting major in his NHL debut vs. MTL (10/9), dropping the gloves with Brandon Prust
Tallied an assist for his first career point vs. SJS (10/14) and scored his first career NHL goal on Ryan Miller at VAN (10/26)
Skated in 45 AHL regular-season games and 10 playoff games with Hershey, opening his postseason career with a four-game point streak across the Bears’ sweep of Worcester from 4/24-5/1 (2g, 2a)

2013-14

Set QMJHL highs in games played (68), goals (20), assists (15) and points (35) as Rouyn-Noranda’s captain
Ranked fourth in goals, eighth in points, tied for third in power-play goals (6) and second in penalty minutes (148) among Huskies skaters
Posted a career-long, four-game point streak from 10/12-10/20 (2g, 3a)
Scored the power-play, overtime winner vs. Blainville-Boisbriand (11/23) to complete the only hat trick (3g) of his QMJHL career

2012-13

Served as an alternate captain during his first full campaign with Rouyn-Noranda
Tallied 24 points (10g, 14a) in 65 QMJHL contests, reaching the double-digit goal mark for the first time
Posted a season-long, three-game point streak from 12/15-12/29 (1g, 2a), with the eventual game-winning goal at Val-d’Or (12/29)

2011-12

Split the QMJHL season between Rimouski and Rouyn-Noranda, totaling 26 points (10g, 16a) in 67 games
Scored his first career playoff goal in Game 4 of the First Round vs. Shawinigan (3/28)

2010-11

Tallied 10 points (2g, 3a) in 61 games with Rimouski during his first QMJHL campaign
Recorded his first QMJHL point (1a) vs. Halifax (9/26) and scored his first QMJHL goal at Chicoutimi (12/3)
Registered two assists vs. Baie-Comeau (2/12) for his first QMJHL multi-point game

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Skated for Team Canada Atlantic at the 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, registering two points (1g, 1a) in five games

TRANSACTIONS

Oct 5, 2014 – Signed with Washington to a three-year, entry-level contract as an undrafted free agent
Jul 14, 2017 – Re-signed with Washington to a one-year contract
Jul 13, 2018 – Re-signed with Washington to a one-year contract
Jun 10, 2019 – Re-signed with Washington to a one-year contract
Mar 31, 2021 – Signed with Colorado to a one-year contract as a free agent
Jul 28, 2021 – Signed with Arizona to a one-year contract as a free agent
Mar 6, 2022 – Signed with Arizona to a two-year contract extension
Jun 13, 2024 – Transferred to Utah from Arizona
Jun 26, 2024 – Re-signed with Utah to a three-year contract

PERSONAL

Liam’s nicknames are “Obi” and “Tuna”… He is a big fan of UFC and boxing… He listens to a lot of EDM and old school hip-hop… Eric Lindros and Rick Nash were his favorite hockey players growing up… Liam says making his NHL debut against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre is his favorite hockey memory.

CAREER vs. NHL

Team	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
Anaheim Ducks	11	1	2	3	51
Boston Bruins	7	0	0	0	19
Buffalo Sabres	4	2	1	3	0
Carolina Hurricanes	4	0	0	0	2
Columbus Blue Jackets	8	0	2	2	7
Calgary Flames	11	0	0	0	27
Chicago Blackhawks	10	1	1	2	14
Colorado Avalanche	9	0	1	1	11
Dallas Stars	11	0	0	0	14
Detroit Red Wings	6	0	1	1	2
Edmonton Oilers	9	1	0	1	11
Florida Panthers	6	1	0	1	27
Los Angeles Kings	9	0	2	2	26
Minnesota Wild	11	0	2	2	46
Montreal Canadiens	6	0	0	0	11
New Jersey Devils	8	0	2	2	9
Nashville Predators	11	0	0	0	42
New York Islanders	8	0	0	0	18
New York Rangers	6	1	0	1	2
Ottawa Senators	4	0	0	0	7
Philadelphia Flyers	4	0	1	1	7
Arizona Coyotes	2	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	0	1	1	18
Seattle Kraken	8	0	1	1	38
San Jose Sharks	9	2	1	3	9
St. Louis Blues	14	0	2	2	38
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	0	0	0	11
Toronto Maple Leafs	3	0	0	0	7
Vancouver Canucks	8	3	2	5	7
Vegas Golden Knights	7	0	1	1	14
Winnipeg Jets	9	1	0	1	9
Washington Capitals	5	0	1	1	4
Totals	238	13	24	37	508

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