Sondre Olden

Hometown:

Oslo Norway

Currently Playing In:

CHL

Birthday:

1992-08-29
Position:

LW
Eligible for draft:

2010
Shoots:

Left
Drafted:

2010
Height:

6-4
Acquired:

3rd Round (79th Overall), 2010
Weight:

176 lbs.
Prospect Talent Score
7.0

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Probability of Success
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History

2009-10: Olden a product from Norway made the move to Sweden’s junior league in 2009-10. Olden had a very productive year and has seen his season jump from the Sweden U18 division to U20 as a 17 year old rookie.  With MODO J18 team, Olden dominated the competition scoring 11 goals and 15 assists in only eight games. He also continued his domination of the U18 at the international level scoring a mind-blowing 22 points in five games with Norway. Olden was selected 79th overall by the Maple Leafs in 2010. He was ranked 129th by ISS and 86th by Central Scouting for North American skaters. Olden was one of the youngest players in the 2010 draft.

2010-11: Olden made his pro debut in Sweden's Elitserien as an 18-year-old, skating in three games for last-place MODO, and was one of the top offensive players for MODO's U20 team. Olden averaged less than three minutes of ice-time and had no point or penalties in Elitserien play. Olden scored 7 goals with 15 assists and 18 PMs appearing in 33 of 42 regular season U20 games and was MODO's third-leading scorer in the SuperElit U20 playoffs with 2 goals and 4 assists in six games. Olden was selected by Dynamo Minsk in the fifth round (118th overall) of the KHL Draft and by the Erie Otters (OHL) in the first round (31st overall) of the CHL Import Draft.

Talent Analysis

Olden is a player with great size, but at the moment is extremely lanky. He moves very well for his size and is a dangerous offensive threat that can lineup at any forward position. For all his offensive success, he also is a very capable two-way forward. Areas of improvement for Olden include adding significant strength and weight to his frame, and improving on his shot which should become more powerful as he matures.

Future

Olden will join the Erie Otters for the 2011-12 season.
Projection: Skilled forward with top-six.

Kootenay Ice: ICE CHIPS

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TWO MORE GONE…
Two more players gone was the news coming out of the Kootenay Ice office yesterday. This means that the Kootenay Ice is very close to setting the opening day roster. Because this is Junior Hockey, no roster has to be finalized until January 10th.
Forward Charlie Mattersdorfer, who had four goals during exhibition play, has been released back to the Fernie Ghostriders of the American West Hockey League. The other player is forward Jeremy Yablonski who announced his retirement from hockey due to personal reasons.

STILL IN CAMP…
Defenceman Steve McCarthy is still at NHL training camp. McCarthy is with the Chicago Blackhawks. He is expected to be in Cranbrook by October 1st when NHL rosters are completed.
THE WAITING GAME…
The Kootenay Ice are hopeful that defenceman David Tanabe will be coming to play in the system very shortly. Tanabe, 18, left the University of Wisconsin after one season where he had nine goals and 20 points in 33 games. Tanabe was selected 16th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1999 draft. We certainly have our fingers crossed at this point, but it is in Carolina’s court right now.
CURRENT ROSTER…
FORWARDS: DEFENCEMEN:

Jason Jaffray Jarret Stoll
Trevor Johnson Jesse Ferguson
Mike Green Kyle Wanvig
Scott Roles Dean Arsene
Wade Burt Tyler Beechey
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Brampton Battalion season preview

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Issue # 10
1999 – 2000 SEASON PREVIEW
Team eyes playoffs as second campaign gets underway
The Brampton Battalion kick off their second season in the Ontario Hockey League’s competitive Midwest division Friday night against the powerful Barrie Colts at home in the Bunker. Unlike last season, when head coach Stan Butler and his young squad concentrated more on being competitive every night, rather than winning right away, this year’s lineup clearly has a playoff position in its sights.
Despite the loss of Jason Spezza to the Mississauga IceDogs in June’s OHL Priority Selection, the Battalion look to be much improved this year. The team has returned all but five players from last year’s lineup which compiled a record of 8-57-3 and, augmented by such impressive rookies as Jay McClement, Mike Rice, Matt Grennier and Rostislav Klesla, racked up a 2-2-2 record in the pre-season. The Battalion split a pair of games with the Oshawa Generals and Owen Sound Platers and managed two ties with the Guelph Storm. By contrast, during their inaugural exhibition slate last year, they only managed one tie in six outings.

Here is a quick look at how this year’s team shapes up by position:

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Rangers Camp Roundup

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With each passing day the Rangers team continues to mould itself into a finer well oiled machine, one that looks to be without 1st round selections Pavel Brendl and Jamie Lundmark. Brendl has been less than impressive of late due to his conditioning or lack of. His skating needs work as it appears he is NOT ready for NHL action. During the Rangers latest day of practice Captain Brian Leetch had Brendl lead the skating group in laps. Veteran Kevin Stevens started a group chant that included “come on Pavel, you can do it…”. It seems as the one time roster lock has just about had his bags packed and is headed back to the Western League and Calgary Hitmen for an encore. Many outside of the Rangers management believe that Brendl can still score 15-20 goals at the NHL level this year if he is given the proper amount of ice time but not under John Muckler`s system. With Brendl just about out of the running one has to wonder about the draft day trade that sent a first rounder as well as up and comer Daniel Cloutier and Niklas Sundstrøm to Tampa. The positive is Brendl can learn from his first NHL camp and flourish in the WHL and hone his skills for the 2000-01 season in NYC and open a spot on the wing allowing Mike Knuble to gain more ice time as he has deserved with a strong pre-season.

Erstwhile Jamie Lundmark has been most impressive and looks most ready for the NHL although his size(strength) has been his downfall. Another year of Juniors and an NHL strength training regimen could very solve this problem.
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Many Impress At Greyhounds Training Camp

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Well, the Soo Greyhounds training camp has come and gone for another season and this year’s camp has produced a few surprises. All things considered though, the 1999-2000 Greyhounds are in great shape.

The Greyhounds had four rookie goalies in camp (Jeremy Day, Tyler Mercier, Jeremy Elliott and Ray Emery). Last season’s goalies, Jason Flick and Jake McCracken, were attending NHL training camps and missed part of the camp. Flick was in Tampa Bay and McCracken was in Detroit. Both have since returned.

As for the rookie goalies, fifth round pick Ray Emery had a good camp but the only way he is going to be a regular in the Greyhounds lineup is if either Flick or McCracken are dealt during the season. Jeremy Day also played well making 50 saves in an exhibition game against the Sudbury Wolves on September 10th.

The Greyhounds have a lot of experience on their blueline this year. With six returning defensemen the Greyhounds had only a spot or two open for rookies. First round draft pick Trevor Daley has given Greyhound fans a good reason to smile. Daley’s skating is great and he has good on-ice vision.

CHL import pick Vaclav Zavoral spent a good part of camp at the Toronto Maple Leafs training camp. He played his first game as a member of the Greyhounds this past Saturday against Sudbury and he played pretty well. He has good size and mobility. He also handles the puck well.
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Interview with Mike Kelly (Spitfire GM and President)

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During his days with Guelph, Mike Kelly helped mold the Storm into the perennial Ontario Hockey League powerhouse that they remain today. Kelly left his post as the Director of Scouting with the National Hockey League’s Calgary Flames this past spring to join the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires as their President and General Manager.

Two days before the start of his team’s 1999-2000 OHL season, Kelly sat down for a talk over breakfast

JH Why leave the sanctity and the prestige of the National Hockey League to return to junior hockey – and a floundering junior hockey franchise at that?

MK (Spitfire owner) Steve Riolo was very persistent in talking to me. He had contacted me shortly after Christmas last year when I was at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Winnipeg. I really did not have a strong interest at that time, mainly because I had only been in the NHL for only a season and a half. Steve called me again in February and we met, and again I basically indicated to him that I was content to remain with the Calgary Flames. But he kept calling and calling and just before I was about to leave for the World Under-18 championships in Germany in April, I had a pretty good idea of how badly he wants to build a winner in Windsor.

To be honest, from an outside perspective, I have always looked at this franchise and thought that it had a lot of potential.
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