UTAH MAMMOTH

Players

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