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Fantasy Summary

Considered a complete package. He finds the scoresheet by outworking opponents and contributing at both sides of the ice. It could take a season or two to find his game in America but once settled in, carries top-9 potential at the NHL level.


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December 2019 – The Jacket’s signed the undrafted Swede to a one-year deal back in June. Lilja is coming off a career year in the SHL with 37 points (12G + 25A) in 52 games with Djurgårdens IF, finishing the season tied for 10th in league scoring. The 26-year-old amassed 99 points over the course of four SHL seasons, splitting time between three teams respectively.  After producing just two assists in 10 (NHL) games, the Limhamn native has been assigned to the clubs AHL affiliate team. This allows him the opportunity to play higher minutes while he acclimates himself to American hockey. While he is never the flashiest player on the ice, his work ethic is bar-none and finds a way to contribute at both ends of the ice. This minor league stint should not last forever and CBJ will likely give their off-season experiment another crack at the NHL at some point this season. When they do, look for him to continue grinding it out on the team’s bottom-six. Dave Hall

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 5.0
NHL Certainty 7.0
Country SWE
Position LW
Roster Type Minors
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth July 23, 1993
Height 6‘0”
Weight 194 lbs
Drafted No

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2008-2009 SkåneRikspucken- 3 03 2|        
  Limhamn HK J20J20 Div.22 0 11 2|        
  Malmö Redhawks J18 2J18 Div.1- - -- -|        
 2009-2010 Sunne IK J18J18 Region27 25 1742 12|Playoffs8 5 510
  Sunne IK J20J20 Region5 3 25 2|        
  Sunne IKHockeyEttan3 0 00 0|        
  Sweden U17 (all)International-Jr3 0 00 0|        
 2010-2011 Rögle BK J18J18 Region3 1 12 0|        
  Rögle BK J18J18 Nationell10 2 1113 4|Playoffs5 2 02
  Rögle BK J20J20 Nationell39 12 1325 18|Playoffs3 0 00
 2011-2012 Rögle BKHockeyAllsvenskan23 2 24 6|Kvalserien SHL10 0 00
  Rögle BK J20J20 Nationell20 8 1321 16|        
  Sweden U19 (all)International-Jr7 3 03 2|        
 2012-2013 Rögle BKSHL29 1 01 4|Kvalserien SHL5 0 11
  Rögle BK J20J20 Nationell11 10 212 6|Playoffs2 0 11
  IF Troja-LjungbyHockeyAllsvenskan10 0 22 2|        
  Sweden U20 (all)International-Jr5 2 02 0|        
 2013-2014 Rögle BKHockeyAllsvenskan47 15 722 10|Kvalserien SHL8 0 33 12 
 2014-2015 Rögle BKHockeyAllsvenskan51 23 1235 28|Qualification4 1 01 25 
 2015-2016 Linköping HCSHL52 12 1123 8|Playoffs6 0 00
  Linköping HCChampions HL6 2 13 0|        
 2016-2017 Linköping HCSHL49 11 516 31|Playoffs6 0 00
  Linköping HCChampions HL9 3 03 0|        
 2017-2018 Linköping HCSHL40 12 1022 10|Playoffs7 3 25
 2018-2019 Djurgårdens IFSHL52 12 2537 18|Playoffs19 3 58
  Djurgårdens IFChampions HL6 0 66 2|        
  Sweden EHT7 2 13 0|        
  Sweden (all)International7 2 13 0|        
 2019-2020 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL37 2 35 2|        
  Cleveland MonstersAHL22 5 813 2|        
 2020-2021 Barys AstanaKHL59 20 1535 8|Playoffs6 1 01
 2021-2022 Barys AstanaKHL47 16 1127 2|Playoffs5 2 13
 2022-2023 Dynamo MoskvaKHL52 13 1427 14|Playoffs6 1 34
 2023-2024 HC Ambrì-PiottaNL49 10 1828 14|Playoffs4 1 12
  HC Ambrì-PiottaSpengler Cup3 1 01 2|        
 2024-2025 HC Ambrì-PiottaNL11 0 11 2|        
  HC Fribourg-GottéronNL12 5 16 2|        
  HC Fribourg-GottéronChampions HL2 0 00 0|        

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