AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms

Olle Lycksell Named AHL Player of the Week

Published on October 23, 2023 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Lehigh Valley Phantoms News Release


The American Hockey League has announced that Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Olle Lycksell has been selected as the Howies Hockey/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 22, 2023.

Lycksell scored five goals over three games in a span of less than 48 hours over the weekend, including the game-winning goal in each of the Phantoms' two victories.

On Friday evening in Springfield, Lycksell scored his first three goals of the season - one in each period - to secure the first hat trick of his AHL career and lead Lehigh Valley to a 5-2 victory. He scored the Phantoms' only goal in a 5-1 loss at Hartford on Saturday, and converted on the power play for the third time on the weekend to send the Phantoms to a 3-2 home win over Springfield on Sunday.

Lycksell is now tied for the AHL lead in goals (5), power-play goals (3) and game-winners (2). In 2022-23, his first season of play in North America, Lycksell notched 14 goals and 31 assists for 45 points in 53 games for Lehigh Valley - good for second on the team in scoring - and also tallied one assist in eight National Hockey League games with the Philadelphia Flyers.

A 24-year-old native of Oskarshamn, Sweden, Lycksell played five seasons in the Swedish Hockey League, totaling 95 points in 221 games. He was a sixth-round selection by the Flyers in the 2017 NHL Draft.

Lycksell becomes the sixth player in Lehigh Valley history to win AHL Player of the Week and the first since Cooper Marody received the honor last season. He joins Marody, Max Willman, Colin McDonald, Nick Cousins and Scott Laughton in the exclusive list. Lycksell also becomes the 21st player all-time in franchise history to win the award.

Phantoms to win AHL Player of the Week:

Lehigh Valley Phantoms (6)

Olle Lycksell - Oct 23, 2023

Cooper Marody - Mar 13, 2023

Max Willman - Feb 28, 2021

Colin McDonald - Jan 31, 2016

Nick Cousins - Mar 15, 2015

Scott Laughton - Oct 19, 2014

Adirondack Phantoms (2)

Cal Heeter - Jan 15, 2014

Brian Stewart - January 2, 2011

Philadelphia Phantoms (13)

David Laliberte - Apr 5, 2009

Jared Ross - Jan 18, 2009

Ryan Potulny - Nov 11, 2007

Kirby Law - Apr 4, 2004

Antero Niitymaki - Nov 16, 2003

Mark Greig - Oct 7, 2001

Neil Little - Mar 4, 2001

Tomas Divisek - Feb 18, 2001

Peter White - Jan 9, 2000

Mike Maneluk (2nd) - Dec 19, 1999

Richard Park - Nov 29, 1998

Mike Maneluk - Mar 29, 1998

Vaclav Prospal - Nov 10, 1996

UPCOMING

Saturday, October 28 (7:00) - Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Hershey Bears

Sunday, October 29 (5:05) - Hartford Wolf Pack at Lehigh Valley Phantoms - Postgame Skate with Players

Wednesday, November 1 (7:00) - Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Hershey Bears

Friday, November 3 (7:05) - Hartford Wolf Pack at Lehigh Valley Phantoms - SWIFTIE Takeover Night!

Check out the Lehigh Valley Phantoms Statistics

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