Olle Lycksell

Olle Lycksell
Born	(1999-08-24) August 24, 1999 (age 25) 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 Former teams	Philadelphia Flyers Linköping HC Färjestad BK Växjö Lakers
NHL draft	168th overall, 2017 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	2016–present

Olle Lycksell (born August 24, 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for 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]

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

				Regular season						Playoffs
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
2023–24	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL		38	19	20	39	14		6	1	3	4	2
2023–24	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		18	1	4	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				221	42	53	95	36		10	4	7	11	0
NHL totals				26	1	5	6	14		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "Flyers select Swedish winger Olle Lycksell at no. 168". broadstreethockey.com. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
2. "Olle Lycksell player profile". Swedish Hockey League . Retrieved 2018-01-11.
3. "Olle Lycksell signs for FBK" (in Swedish). Färjestad BK. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
4. "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
• Olle Lycksell profile and statistics at TheAHL.com