Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Oliver Wahlstrom was born June 13, 2000 in Yarmouth, Maine. He is a right wing in the National Hockey League. 

Wahlstrom was selected by the Islanders, 11th overall, in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the New York Islanders on March 28, 2019. Wahlström made his NHL debut on October 14, 2019, against the St. Louis Blues. On August 31, 2020, Wahlström was loaned by the Islanders to Swedish club, AIK of the HockeyAllsvenskan, to start the 2020–21 season. He returned from his loan spell on December 14. Wahlström scored his first NHL goal for the Islanders on January 28, 2021. His first multipoint game occurred on February 28, 2021, with a goal and an assist in a 2–0 win against the Penguins. Wahlström’s first NHL playoff goal came on May 22, 2021, at Nassau Coliseum in a 4–1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins. It also marked his first postseason power play goal.