Holly Gunning
Dylan Olsen
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Birthday:
1991-01-03 |
Position:
D |
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Eligible for draft:
2009 |
Shoots:
Left |
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Drafted:
2009 |
Height:
6-2 |
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Acquired:
1st round (28th overall), 2009 |
Weight:
206 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- C
2007-08: Olsen played for the Camrose Kodiaks of the AJHL. He appeared in 49 games for the Kodiaks, scoring eight goals and 16 assists while picking up 45 penalty minutes. Olsen was a driving force in the Kodiaks championship season.
2008-09: Olsen again played for the AJHL’s Camrose Kodiaks. In 53 games for that club, he scored 10 goals and added 19 assists while racking up 123 penalty minutes. Olsen also played for Team Canada West in the 2008 World Junior A Challenge, picking up one goal and four assists in five games. In addition, he starred for Team Canada at the Under-18 World Junior Championships, scoring two goals and two assists while adding 14 penalty minutes in six games.
2009-10: As a freshman at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, Olsen skated in 35 games and eventually ascended to the Bulldogs’ top defensive pairing. He scored 1 goal and 10 assists for 11 points in his first year while earning 47 PIMs. Olsen was one of the final cuts from Canada’s U20 WJC camp.
2010-11: Olsen got off to strong start on the ice with the University of Minnesota-Duluth, scoring 1 goal, 12 assists for 13 points in 17 games as part of the Bulldog’s formidable top pairing with Justin Faulk (CAR). Olsen then earned a spot on Canada’s WJC team, where he also played a lot of top pairing minutes but scored just 2 assists in 7 games for the silver medal winning team. He was signed to an entry-level contract during the WJC tournament due to being ruled academically ineligible at Duluth. He was forced into the Rockford lineup and played 42 AHL games with 4 assists and a minus-18 rating in his first taste of pro hockey.
2008-09: Olsen again played for the AJHL’s Camrose Kodiaks. In 53 games for that club, he scored 10 goals and added 19 assists while racking up 123 penalty minutes. Olsen also played for Team Canada West in the 2008 World Junior A Challenge, picking up one goal and four assists in five games. In addition, he starred for Team Canada at the Under-18 World Junior Championships, scoring two goals and two assists while adding 14 penalty minutes in six games.
2009-10: As a freshman at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, Olsen skated in 35 games and eventually ascended to the Bulldogs’ top defensive pairing. He scored 1 goal and 10 assists for 11 points in his first year while earning 47 PIMs. Olsen was one of the final cuts from Canada’s U20 WJC camp.
2010-11: Olsen got off to strong start on the ice with the University of Minnesota-Duluth, scoring 1 goal, 12 assists for 13 points in 17 games as part of the Bulldog’s formidable top pairing with Justin Faulk (CAR). Olsen then earned a spot on Canada’s WJC team, where he also played a lot of top pairing minutes but scored just 2 assists in 7 games for the silver medal winning team. He was signed to an entry-level contract during the WJC tournament due to being ruled academically ineligible at Duluth. He was forced into the Rockford lineup and played 42 AHL games with 4 assists and a minus-18 rating in his first taste of pro hockey.
