Jakob Lilja
| Jakob Lilja | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
23 July 1993 Limhamn, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Rögle BK Linköpings HC Djurgårdens IF | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Jakob Lilja (born 23 July 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing under contract for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Lilja made his Elitserien (now the SHL) debut playing with Rögle BK during the 2012–13 Elitserien season.[1]
In the 2018–19 season, Lilja registered 12 goals and 25 assists for a career high 37 points in 52 games with Djurgårdens IF. Leading the club and finishing tied 8th in the SHL in assists, and 10th in points, he added 8 points in 19 playoff games to help reach the SHL finals.
Having made 222 appearances in the top flight SHL, Lilja as an undrafted free agent, gained the interest of NHL clubs, later agreeing to pursue a North American career in agreeing to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on 15 June, 2019.[2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Sunne IK | Div.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rögle BK | J20 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Rögle BK | J20 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rögle BK | J20 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rögle BK | SEL | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | IF Troja/Ljungby | Allsv | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 47 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 51 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 2015–16 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 52 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 49 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 40 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 52 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 222 | 48 | 51 | 99 | 71 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||||
References
- ^ "2012–13 Rögle BK player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
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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
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