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Oscar Möller
OscarMoller
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
Height
Weight
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
NHL Team Los Angeles Kings
Born (1989-01-22)January 22, 1989,
Stockholm, Sweden
NHL Draft 52nd overall, 2007
Los Angeles Kings
Pro Career 2006 – present

Oscar Möller (born January 22, 1989 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.

Playing career[]

Möller began his junior hockey career in his native Sweden with Spånga IF IK and Djurgårdens IF. He moved to North America for his draft year in 2006–07 to play major junior in the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the Chilliwack Bruins. Producing at a point-per-game pace with 69 points in 68 games, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round, 52nd overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He returned to the Bruins for one more season and improved to 83 points, earning him a spot on the WHL West First All-Star Team. In the off-season, on April 22, 2008, the Los Angeles Kings signed Möller to a three-year, entry-level contract.

He began playing with the Kings in 2008–09 and scored his first career NHL goal on October 20, 2008 against Peter Budaj in a 4–3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Midway through his rookie season, the Kings lent him to Team Sweden for the 2009 World Junior Championships. However, Möller fractured his clavicle during the tournament and was unable to make an immediate return to the Kings' lineup.

International play[]

Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Sweden Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver 2009 Canada
Silver 2008 Czech Republic

In his second year of major junior, Möller represented Sweden at the 2008 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic. He contributed 5 points in 6 games as Team Canada defeated Sweden in the gold medal game 3–2 in overtime. The following year, Möller was lent to Sweden's under-20 team by the Los Angeles Kings to compete in his second World Junior Championships in Ottawa. He was chosen as team captain for Sweden but was kept from a second gold medal game against Team Canada due to a fractured clavicle, suffered against Russia during the tournament. Despite not playing the in the final, he earned another silver medal as Sweden was defeated 5–1.

Awards[]

  • Named to the WHL West First All-Star Team in 2008.

Career statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Chilliwack Bruins WHL 68 32 37 69 50 5 0 3 3 6
2007–08 Chilliwack Bruins WHL 63 39 44 83 42 4 2 1 3 4
2007–08 Manchester Monarchs AHL 2 0 1 1 0
2008–09 Los Angeles Kings NHL 40 7 8 15 16
2008–09 Manchester Monarchs AHL 8 2 3 5 6
2009–10 Manchester Monarchs AHL 43 15 18 33 20 15 2 5 7 0
2009–10 Los Angeles Kings NHL 34 4 3 7 4
WHL totals 88 38 54 92 78 6 2 1 3 14
AHL totals 51 17 21 38 26 17 2 6 8 0
NHL totals 74 11 11 22 20

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