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NHL
Liam O'Brien
Liam O'Brien
Utah Mammoth, Center
Age: 31y-7m-7d (Jul 29, 1994)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: CA
Drafted: Undrafted, WAS, 2014
Agent(s): Andrew Maloney, Dave Maloney
2025-26 Cap Hit
$1,000,000
2025-26 Cash
$1,000,000
Career Earnings
$5,180,348
2024-2026 Extension (CURRENT)
Liam O'Brien signed a 3 year, $3,000,000 contract with the Utah Hockey Club, including $3,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,000,000. In 2025-26, O'Brien will earn a base salary of $1,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,000,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $3,000,000
Average Salary:
$1,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |
|
30 | $1,000,000 | 1.14% | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 2025-26 |
|
31 | $1,000,000 | 1.05% | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 2026-27 |
|
32 | $1,000,000 | 0.96% | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 2027-28 |
|
33 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |
|
30 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.14% |
| 2025-26 |
|
31 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.05% |
| 2026-27 |
|
32 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.96% |
| 2027-28 |
|
33 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |
|
30 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 2025-26 |
|
31 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 2026-27 |
|
32 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2023 Extension
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,550,000
Average Salary:
$775,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2021-2021 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
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2019-2019
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2020 / RFA
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2018-2018
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $650,000
Average Salary:
$650,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
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2017-2017
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $650,000
Average Salary:
$650,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2018 / RFA
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2014-2016 Rookie
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,925,000
Average Salary:
$641,667
Signing Bonus:
$165,000
Free Agent:
2017 / RFA
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Seasons
7 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$5,999,163
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 |
 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$630,000 |
$630,000 |
|
| 2017 | 23 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$38,445 |
$668,445 |
|
| 2019 | 25 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$18,815 $18,815 |
$687,260 $706,075 |
|
| 2020 | 26 |
 |
Active
|
$193,088 |
$899,163 |
|
| 2021 | 27 |
 |
Active
|
$750,000 |
$1,649,163 |
|
| 2022 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$750,000 |
$2,399,163 |
|
| 2023 | 29 |
|
Active
Active
|
$800,000 $800,000 |
$3,199,163 $3,999,163 |
|
| 2024 | 30 |
|
Active
|
$1,000,000 |
$4,999,163 |
|
| 2025 | 31 |
|
Active
|
$1,000,000 |
$5,999,163 |
|
| Total |
$5,999,163 |
$5,999,163 |
||||
| 2026 | 32 |
|
Active
|
$1,000,000 |
||
| Total |
$6,999,163 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$651,075 | $55,000 | - | $706,075 |
| 1 |
|
$193,088 | - | - | $193,088 |
| 5 |
|
$5,100,000 | - | - | $5,100,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
|
22 |
$575,000
|
$55,000 |
$630,000 |
$630,000 |
|
| 2017 |
|
23 |
$38,445
|
$38,445 |
$668,445 |
||
| 2019 |
|
25 |
$18,815 $18,815
|
$18,815 $18,815 |
$687,260 $706,075 |
||
| 2020 |
|
26 |
$193,088
|
$193,088 |
$899,163 |
||
| 2021 |
|
27 |
$750,000
|
$750,000 |
$1,649,163 |
||
| 2022 |
|
28 |
$750,000
|
$750,000 |
$2,399,163 |
||
| 2023 |
|
29 |
$800,000 $800,000
|
$800,000 $800,000 |
$3,199,163 $3,999,163 |
||
| 2024 |
|
30 |
$1,000,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$4,999,163 |
||
| 2025 |
|
31 |
$1,000,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$5,999,163 |
||
| Total |
$5,944,163 |
$55,000 |
$5,999,163 |
$5,999,163 |
|||
| 2026 |
|
32 |
$1,000,000
|
$1,000,000 |
|||
| Total |
$6,944,163 |
$55,000 |
$6,999,163 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$651,075 | $55,000 | - | $706,075 |
| 1 |
|
$193,088 | - | - | $193,088 |
| 5 |
|
$5,100,000 | - | - | $5,100,000 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 |
UTA |
Oct 07, 2025 - Oct 17, 2025 | 0 | Undisclosed |
| 2023-24 |
ARI |
Feb 16, 2024 - Feb 25, 2024 | 0 | Upper Body |
| 2021-22 |
ARI |
Mar 07, 2022 - Apr 27, 2022 | 0 | Upper Body |
| 2021-22 |
ARI |
Dec 28, 2021 - Dec 29, 2021 | 0 | COVID-19 |
-
Jun 26, 2024
Signed a 3 year $3 million contract extension with Utah (UTA)
-
Jan 18, 2024
Fined $2,018 Roughing Sam Lafferty (VAN)
-
Mar 07, 2022
Signed a 2 year $1.55 million contract extension with Arizona (ARI)
-
Jul 28, 2021
Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Arizona (AZ)
-
Mar 30, 2021
Signed a 1 year $700,000 contract with Colorado (COL)
-
Jun 10, 2019
Signed a 1 year $700,000 contract extension with Washington (WAS)
-
Jul 13, 2018
Signed a 1 year $650,000 contract with Washington (WAS)
-
Jul 15, 2017
Signed a 1 year $650,000 contract with Washington (WAS)
-
Oct 05, 2014
Signed a 3 year $1.925 million contract with Washington (WAS)
Fines
| Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2024 |
|
Roughing Sam Lafferty (VAN) | $2,018 | |
| Fines: 1 | $2,018 |
| Year | Team | GP | G | MIN | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | S% | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | Blk | Hit | PIM | FO Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UTA | 32 | 2 | 288 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 26 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 93 | 43 | 5 |
| 2024 | UTA | 28 | 0 | 260 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 100 | 50 | 0 | |
| 2023 | ARI | 75 | 5 | 729 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 72 | .069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 213 | 153 | 6 |
| 2022 | ARI | 56 | 3 | 639 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 39 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 203 | 114 | 4 |
| 2021 | ARI | 39 | 2 | 369 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 36 | .056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 139 | 106 | 5 |
| 2020 | COL | 12 | 0 | 78 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2019 | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | WAS | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | WAS | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | WAS | 13 | 1 | 98 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | .063 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 1 |
