Friday afternoon, the Washington Capitals announced that they have re-signed forward Liam O’Brien to a one year, two-way contract.
O’Brien had filed for arbitration, but ultimately settled with the Capitals prior to his arbitration date on July 23. His contract carries an AAV of the league minimum, $650,000.
NEWS: Liam is BACK! Liam O'Brien has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the #ALLCAPS! He posted 17 goals for the Bears last season. ➡️ https://t.co/pRRRg5vB2d #HBH pic.twitter.com/sM4Sp0f9hh
— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) July 13, 2018
The forward, who has been with the Capitals organization since 2014 after signing as a free agent, made his season debut last year on November 4, playing three games with the Caps in 2017-18. He spent most of the year in the AHL at Hershey, playing 69 games. He recorded 17 goals and 79 penalty minutes in Hershey last season.
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The Washington Capitals have re-signed forward Liam O’Brien to a one-year, two-way contract, with an average annual value of $650,000, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today.
O’Brien, 23, played in three games for the Capitals last season after making his season debut on Nov. 4 at Boston. O’Brien has registered two points (one goal, one assist) and 28 penalty minutes in 17 career games with the Capitals. The 6’1″, 215-pound forward made his NHL debut on Oct. 9, 2014 against Montreal, earned his first NHL point with an assist on Oct. 14, 2014 against San Jose and scored his first career NHL goal on Oct. 26, 2014 at Vancouver.
In 69 games with Hershey this season, O’Brien, 23, recorded 17 goals, tied for second on the Bears, and 79 penalty minutes, which ranked third on the team.
In the 2016-17 season, O’Brien recorded 30 points (10g, 20a) in 64 games with Hershey and ranked third on the team in penalty minutes (117), seventh in assists and ninth in points. O’Brien recorded a career-high three points (2g, 1a) on Dec. 30, 2016 against Bridgeport and registered seven multi-point games. The Halifax, Nova Scotia, native has earned 80 points (38g, 42a) in 237 career AHL games with Hershey.
O’Brien signed with Washington as a free agent on Oct. 6, 2014.
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