Evan Oberg (born February 16, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 7 games in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks and Tampa Bay Lightning between 2010 and 2012. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2009 to 2019, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League, though he also spent one season in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. His last season was for the Lacombe Generals of the Allan Cup Hockey West (ACHW), a semi-professional league in Alberta, Canada.
| Evan Oberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Oberg with the Portland Pirates in 2014 | |||
| Born |
February 16, 1988 Forestburg, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| ACHW team Former teams |
Lacombe Generals Vancouver Canucks Tampa Bay Lightning Augsburger Panther | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–2019 | ||
Playing career
editOberg played two seasons with the Camrose Kodiaks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) before joining the University of Minnesota-Duluth. After six games with the Bulldogs, Oberg was seriously injured during a team practice. Pushed into the boards feet first, he dislocated his fibula, fractured his tibia and tore his left ankle on his left leg. The injuries forced Oberg to miss eight weeks. Oberg finished the season with one goal, a game-winner, and two assists in twenty-four games. Oberg's second season with Minnesota-Duluth saw improvements, as he had seven goals and twenty assists in forty-three games.[1]
After two seasons with Minnesota-Duluth, Oberg left the school when he signed a free-agent contract with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL) on April 10, 2009.[2] He made his professional debut with the Canucks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. After playing 33 games with the Moose, at which point he led all Moose defencemen in scoring, Oberg was recalled by the Canucks on January 8, 2010.[3] He made his NHL and Canucks debut on January 9, 2010, against the Calgary Flames, and was sent back to the Moose the next day.[4] He was recalled for the second time in the season on April 10, playing in the Canucks final game of the season against Calgary.[5] Four days later he was sent back to the Moose, joining them for their playoff series against the Hamilton Bulldogs.[6] He played all 70 games for the Moose in the 2009–10 AHL season, and led all team defencemen in scoring with 26 points.[6]
In 2010–11, Oberg was recalled to the Canucks on February 17, 2011. On February 28, 2011, Oberg, along with a third round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, was traded to the Florida Panthers, for left winger Chris Higgins.[7]
On December 2, 2011, Oberg was traded by the Panthers, along with Mike Kostka, to the Tampa Bay Lightning for James Wright and Mike Vernace.[8] Oberg was recalled by the Lightning several times throughout the season, but would be sent back to the AHL without playing a game. He finally played his first game with the Lightning on January 24, 2012, against the Columbus Blue Jackets.[9]
At the conclusion of his contract with the Lightning, Oberg was released as a free agent and signed a one-year AHL deal with the Chicago Wolves on August 19, 2013.[10]
On July 31, 2014, Oberg signed as a free agent with his seventh AHL club, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Portland Pirates.[11]
Oberg signed his first professional contract abroad on July 3, 2015, agreeing to a one-year deal with German club, Augsburger Panther of the DEL.[12]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 44 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2006–07 | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 52 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 86 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | ||
| 2007–08 | Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 43 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 70 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 38 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 42 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 56 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 60 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 48 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 46 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Lacombe Generals | ChHL | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lacombe Generals | ACH | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ Jory, Derek (April 27, 2009). "The right time". Canucks.com. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ Vancouver Canucks (April 10, 2009). "Canucks sign Evan Oberg". Canucks.com. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ Vancouver Canucks (January 8, 2010). "Canucks recall Evan Oberg". Canucks.com. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ Vancouver Canucks (January 10, 2010). "Canucks re-assign Evan Oberg". Canucks.com. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ Vancouver Canucks (April 10, 2010). "Canucks recall Evan Oberg". Canucks.com. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ a b Staff Reporter (April 14, 2010), "Canucks' Oberg returns to Moose for playoff starter", Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, retrieved April 14, 2010
- ^ "Canucks acquire Chris Higgins from the Florida Panthers". Vancouver Canucks. February 28, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ "Lightning trade Wright, Vernace to Panthers for Kostka, Oberg". The Sports Network. December 2, 2011. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ^ "Lightning recall D Evan Oberg and LW Mike Angelidis from Norfolk of AHL". The Washington Post. Washington, DC. Associated Press. January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Wolves add Evan Oberg to the pack". Chicago Wolves. August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ "Pirates sign Oberg, Southorn". Portland Pirates. July 31, 2014. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "Evan Oberg bolsters the defense" (in German). Augsburger Panther. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database