Olle Lycksell
Olle Lycksell (born August 24, 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lycksell was drafted in the sixth round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, 168th overall, by the Flyers.[1]
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| Born |
August 24, 1999 Oskarshamn, Sweden | ||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) Linköping HC Färjestad BK Växjö Lakers | ||
| NHL Draft |
168th overall, 2017 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Playing career
Lycksell played as a youth within hometown club, IK Oskarshamn, making his professional debut in the HockeyAllsvenskan in the 2015–16 season, before moving to continue his development with top tier club, Linköping HC.[2]
Lycksell continued his junior career with Linköping HC, making his full SHL debut during the 2017–18 season, appearing in 26 games for 5 goals and 7 points.
Following his sixth season within Linköping HC, having appeared in his first full SHL season in 2019–20, and collecting a career high 9 goals and 21 points in 51 games, Lycksell left the club out of contract and signed a two-year contract with Färjestad BK on 2 April 2020.[3]
In his first season with Färjestad in 2020–21, Lycksell matched his previous season output in posting 9 goals and 21 points through 46 regular season games. He added 3 points in six post-season games. On 6 May 2021, he was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers to a two-year, entry-level contract.[4]
Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Linköping HC | J20 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Linköping HC | J20 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Linköping HC | SHL | 26 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Linköping HC | J20 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Linköping HC | SHL | 51 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Linköping HC | SHL | 51 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 46 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 47 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 53 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 221 | 42 | 53 | 95 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Flyers select Swedish winger Olle Lycksell at no. 168". broadstreethockey.com. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- "Olle Lycksell player profile". Swedish Hockey League. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- "Olle Lycksell signs for FBK" (in Swedish). Färjestad BK. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- "Flyers sign Desnoyers and Lycksell to entry-level contracts". Philadelphia Flyers. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database