Olle Lycksell Named AHL Player of the Week

Hat Trick and Overtime Winner Last Week

December 23, 2024

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 December 22, 2024. He becomes the first Lehigh Valley player to win the honor twice and is the second in franchise history to do so joining Mike Maneluk of the Philadelphia Phantoms who won it in 1998 and 1999.

Lycksell recorded four goals, two assists and a plus-6 rating in two games for the Phantoms last week.

On Wednesday evening, Lycksell recorded an assist and then scored the game-winning overtime goal as Lehigh Valley rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit to defeat Providence, 4-3. Then on Friday, he notched his second career AHL hat trick, scoring three times in a span of 8:03 during the Phantoms’ 7-2 win over Toronto. Lycksell was recalled after Friday’s game and made his NHL season debut on Saturday, recording three shots in Philadelphia’s 5-4 overtime win against Columbus.

Lycksell leads the Phantoms with 15 assists and 24 points in 25 games for Lehigh Valley this season, and ranks first in the entire league with 103 shots on goal. A sixth-round selection by Philadelphia in the 2017 NHL Draft, the native of Oskarshamn, Sweden, has totaled 42 goals and 66 assists for 108 points in 116 games over three seasons with the Phantoms. He has also recorded one goal and five assists in 27 NHL contests with the Flyers.

This is the eighth time for a Lehigh Valley Phantom to receive the honor and marks the 23rd occasion in franchise history. Lycksell also was named AHL Player of the Week last season in October following his first career hat trick at Springfield.

 

Phantoms to win AHL Player of the Week:

Lehigh Valley Phantoms (8)

Olle Lycksell – Dec 23, 2024
Tanner Laczynski – Nov 20, 2023
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 (Scored First Goal at PPL Center)

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

Friday, December 27 (7:05) – Phantoms at W-B/Scranton Penguins

Saturday, December 28 (7:05) – Charlotte Checkers at Phantoms – Postgame Photographs with the Phantoms players presented by NJM Insurance

Tuesday, December 31 (7:05) – Charlotte Checkers at Phantoms – Light-up glow sticks from Penn Community Bank. World’s Largest Puck-Drop at Midnight!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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