Timothy Liljegren

Timothy Liljegren is a defenceman with skill on the puck and offensive abilityArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceClose. Timothy LiljegrenArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceArticle in Swedish Ice Hockey AssociationRead the sourceClose grew up in Kristianstad and began playing hockey with Kristianstads IK. In a January 2018Article in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose interview with Hockeynews, he recalled moving to Ängelholm and Rögle when he was around 14–15. During that early period, he sometimes stayed with the Elvenes familyArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose.

During the 2016/17Article in Rögle BKRead the sourceClose season, Liljegren spent five games on loan at Timrå and said afterwards that he had received the playing time he wanted. Looking back on his development in the January 2018Article in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose Hockeynews interview, he also described how choosing to play with the J20 junior team had made hockey enjoyable again.

In MayArticle in The Hockey WritersRead the sourceClose 2017, Liljegren told The Hockey Writers that he studied Erik Karlsson, Victor Hedman, John Klingberg and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, but wanted to find his own playing style. He saw offence as a strength and wanted to make calmer decisions, keep his plays simpler and take fewer risksArticle in The Hockey WritersRead the sourceClose.

Liljegren spent part of his summer in Sweden practising golf in 2022Article in NHLPARead the sourceClose, he said in an NHLPA interview that July. He felt most comfortable with his irons, while his driver needed more workArticle in NHLPARead the sourceClose.

In the same interview, he also had a goal before camp: getting a Canadian driving licenceArticle in NHLPARead the sourceClose. Teammates had been giving him rides, and he wanted to return the favour by driving them himselfArticle in NHLPARead the sourceClose.