Brennan Othmann Named Winner of 2022 Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award

The New York Rangers announced today that forward Brennan Othmann has been named this year's winner of the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award, which is given annually to the top Rangers rookie in Training Camp as selected by the media.
Othmann, 19, led all Rangers rookies with two assists/points in two preseason games for the Blueshirts. The Blueshirts' first round selection, 16th overall, in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft also recorded two shots and two penalty minutes in his two contests.
The Scarborough, Ontario recorded both of his assists/points in New York's preseason opener against the Islanders where he also was a plus-1 and named the game's first star. Othmann ranked sixth among forwards in that contest in ice time with a 14:37 clip.

In 2021-22, Othmann captained the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), where he recorded 50 goals and 47 assists for 97 points in 66 games. Last season, he ranked second in the OHL in goals and seventh in points. He was also named to the OHL First All-Star Team.
The Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award, which was first presented in 1988, honors the memory of Lars-Erik Sjoberg, who was the Rangers chief European scout for eight years. During his tenure with the Blueshirts, Sjoberg played a prominent role in the team's decision to draft Europeans such as Tomas Sandstrom, Jan Erixon, and Ulf Dahlen. Prior to joining the Rangers as a scout, Sjoberg played five seasons with the Winnipeg Jets during their time in the World Hockey Association (WHA), and he also skated with Winnipeg in its inaugural NHL season in 1979-80.
LARS-ERIK SJOBERG AWARD WINNERS
1988 Mike Richter
1989 Troy Mallette
1990 Steven Rice
1991 Tony Amonte
1992 Peter Andersson
1993 Mattias Norstrom
1994 Mattias Norstrom
1995 Niklas Sundstrom
1996 Eric Cairns
1997 Marc Savard
1998 Manny Malhotra
1999 Kim Johnsson
2000 Filip Novak
2001 Dan Blackburn
2002 Jamie Lundmark
2003 Dominic Moore
2005 Henrik Lundqvist
2006 Nigel Dawes and Brandon Dubinsky
2007 Marc Staal
2008 Lauri Korpikoski
2009 Matt Gilroy
2010 Derek Stepan
2011 Carl Hagelin
2013 Jesper Fast
2014 Anthony Duclair
2015 Oscar Lindberg
2016 Jimmy Vesey
2017 Filip Chytil
2018 Lias Andersson
2019 Adam Fox
2021 Nils Lundkvist
2022 Brennan Othmann