Evan Oberg (born February 16, 1988) is a Canadian retired

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. He played 7 games in the

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with the

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and

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between 2010 and 2012. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2009 to 2019, was mainly spent in the minor

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, though he also spent one season in the

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. His last season was for the

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of the

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(ACHW), a semi-professional league in

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, Canada.

Playing career

Oberg played two seasons with the

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of the

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(AJHL) before joining the

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. After six games with the Bulldogs, Oberg was seriously injured during a team practice. Pushed into the boards feet first, he dislocated his

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, fractured his

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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. After two seasons with Minnesota-Duluth, Oberg left the school when he signed a free-agent contract with the

of the

(NHL) on April 10, 2009. He made his professional debut with the Canucks'

(AHL) affiliate, the

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. 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. He made his NHL and Canucks debut on January 9, 2010, against the

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, and was sent back to the Moose the next day. He was recalled for the second time in the season on April 10, playing in the Canucks final game of the season against Calgary. Four days later he was sent back to the Moose, joining them for their playoff series against the

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. He played all 70 games for the Moose in the

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, and led all team defencemen in scoring with 26 points. 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

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, was traded to the

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, for left winger Chris Higgins. On December 2, 2011, Oberg was traded by the Panthers, along with Mike Kostka, to the Tampa Bay Lightning for James Wright and

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. 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

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. 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. On July 31, 2014, Oberg signed as a free agent with his seventh AHL club, agreeing to a one-year contract with the

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. 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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oberg, Evan 1988 births Living people Augsburger Panther players Camrose Kodiaks players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Wolves players Ice hockey people from Alberta Manitoba Moose players Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey players Norfolk Admirals players People from Flagstaff County Portland Pirates players Rochester Americans players San Antonio Rampage players Syracuse Crunch players Tampa Bay Lightning players Undrafted National Hockey League players Vancouver Canucks players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany