Swedish winger Oscar Möller, whose long tenure with both the league’s top tier and national team was cut short due to injury, confirmed his retirement today at age 35, following Skellefteå capturing their fourth Le Mat Trophy to end last season, minus Möller on the active roster.

Coming up in the Swedish junior system of both Spånga and Djurgårdens, Möller was drafted 52nd overall by Los Angeles in the 2007 NHL Draft, only spending parts of three seasons with the Kings before returning to Europe. It was in Skellefteå, where Möller joined in 2011, that he would cement himself as a star, capturing consecutive Le Mats in 2013 and 2014, the club’s first championships since 1978. His success brought him the opportunity to join Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL, but after just two seasons (and coming within three wins of the Gagarin Cup in 2015) he returned to Sweden, spending his final seven pro seasons with Skellefteå. After finishing as league runners-up in 2018 and 2023, injury sidelined Möller for the entire 2023-24 season, but his leadership helped set a strong foundation for the club moving forward, as they captured their fourth championship and finished second in the Champions Hockey League.

Möller debuted for the Juniorkronorna in their under-16 program, debuting on the world stage at the 2007 Under-18 Championships. Möller would then compete at both the 2008 and 2009 World Juniors, capturing Silver in consecutive years following straight losses to Canada. Möller would debut for the senior team at the 2014 World Championships, his first of two straight (and his only two) appearances with Tre Kronor, capturing Bronze in 2014. Möller would make his lone Olympic appearance at the 2018 PyeongChang Games, and was a five-time competitor on the Euro Hockey Tour, being part of three championship squads (2015, 2016, 2023).

Over his career, Möller captured the IHLC six times in total, first at the 2008 World Juniors preliminaries, with the last coming a decade later at the Olympics in Korea. We wish Oscar and his family the very best for his retirement and the things to come!

Photo Credit: Dagens Nyheter – IIHF – HHOF – IOC