Oscar Möller Explained

Birth Date:1989 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:181
League:SHL
Team:Skellefteå AIK
Former Teams:Los Angeles Kings
Ak Bars Kazan
Ntl Team:SWE
Draft:52nd overall
Draft Year:2007
Draft Team:Los Angeles Kings
Career Start:2006

Oscar Möller (born 22 January 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

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 22 April 2008, the Los Angeles Kings signed Möller to a three-year, entry-level contract.[1]

He began playing with the Kings in 2008–09 and scored his first career NHL goal on 20 October 2008 against Peter Budaj in a 4–3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.[2] Midway through his rookie season, the Kings lent him to Team Sweden for the 2009 World Junior Championships.[3] However, Möller fractured his clavicle during the tournament and was unable to make an immediate return to the Kings' lineup.

On 19 May 2011, after completing his entry-level contract with the Kings and with his NHL rights still retained, Möller signed a two-year contract to return to Sweden with Skellefteå AIK of the Elitserien.[4] Möller scored his first Elitserien goal in the season opener against Färjestad BK on 15 September 2011.[5]

International play

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.[3] 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.[6] Despite not playing in the final, he earned another silver medal as Sweden was defeated 5–1.

Career statistics

Bold indicates led league

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04Spånga ISJ183228124068
2004–05Spånga ISJ18 2428164452
2004–05Spånga ISJ20 II46176
2004–05Spånga ISSWE.4664100
2005–06Djurgårdens IFJ18785136
2005–06Djurgårdens IFJ18 Allsv1000021010
2005–06Djurgårdens IFJ202585134142020
2006–07Chilliwack BruinsWHL683237695050336
2007–08Chilliwack BruinsWHL693944834242134
2007–08Manchester MonarchsAHL21010
2008–09Los Angeles KingsNHL40781516
2008–09Manchester MonarchsAHL82356
2009–10Manchester MonarchsAHL4315183320162570
2009–10Los Angeles KingsNHL343474
2010–11Manchester MonarchsAHL5923275034
2010–11Los Angeles KingsNHL13134210000
2011–12Skellefteå AIKSEL5414173161978158
2012–13Skellefteå AIKSEL281882621355102
2013–14Skellefteå AIKSHL482718451414513182
2014–15Ak Bars KazanKHL5414183262093124
2015–16Ak Bars KazanKHL581522372070114
2016–17Skellefteå AIKSHL1610313871124
2017–18Skellefteå AIKSHL4918244261685136
2018–19Skellefteå AIKSHL51191938863250
2019–20Skellefteå AIKSHL5020173710
2020–21Skellefteå AIKSHL5217183535122242
2021–22Skellefteå AIKSHL491618341860220
2022–23Skellefteå AIKSHL48232144101774110
NHL totals871214262210000
SHL totals44518216334511711038428024
KHL totals112294069262794138

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2006SwedenIH184th44154
2007SwedenU18614520
2008SwedenWJC63250
2009SwedenWJC61344
2014SwedenWC103694
2018SwedenOG5th41122
Junior totals229101928
Senior totals1447116

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
West First All-Star Team 2008[7]
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Skellefteå AIK)2013, 2014[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KINGS SIGN OSCAR MOLLER . . 22 April 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721225643/http://kings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=361309 . 21 July 2011 . dmy-all .
  2. News: Smyth's goals lead Avalanche over Kings. 2009-01-12. 2008-10-21. USA Today.
  3. News: Oscar goes to ... world jrs.. 2009-01-12. 2008-12-18. The Province. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106045847/http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=a5376543-d120-479f-8d26-4b2f6603e431. 6 November 2012. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Möller klar för två år . Möller signed for two years . . 2011-05-19 . 2011-05-23 . sv . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523063910/http://www.skellefteaaik.se/content/lasvart/nyheter.aspx?id=520 . 23 May 2011 . dmy-all .
  5. News: Debutanterna glänste mest i Skellefteå. Lindbäck. Anna. 16 September 2011. Aftonbladet. sv. 23 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Oscar Moller: fractured clavicle. 2009-01-12. 2009-01-09.
  7. Web site: WHL Western Conference All-Star Team . WHL . 15 April 2008.
  8. Web site: Skellefteå AIK are the 2014 Swedish Champions . . 25 April 2014 . 25 April 2014 . Swedish.