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
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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	2014–present

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. 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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009–10	Notre Dame Hounds	SMHL		41	13	25	38	98		13	4	3	7	30
2010–11	Rimouski Oceanic	QMJHL		61	2	8	10	45		5	0	0	0	6
2011–12	Rimouski Oceanic	QMJHL		40	7	9	16	67		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		27	3	7	10	69		4	1	0	1	11
2012–13	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		65	10	14	24	164		12	2	1	3	17
2013–14	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		68	20	15	35	148		9	1	3	4	12
2014–15	Washington Capitals	NHL		13	1	1	2	23		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Hershey Bears	AHL		45	4	4	8	121		10	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

External links

• Liam O'Brien's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Liam O'Brien's career statistics at EliteProspects.com