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Agile defender with good closing speed and an active stick. Sometimes struggles to move the puck under pressure but has potential as a bottom pairing defensive blue liner.


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June 2022 – It is tough to evaluate Olsson’s DY+1. He increased his point total from four to six in the same amount of games as last season, but he was still only averaging close to 13 minutes per night. Malmo is always one of the top teams in Sweden, so ice time is never easy to come by. However, heading into the 2022-23 season, Olsson will be playing for Skelleftea AIK, which is a massive opportunity for him to win an ELC with the Preds. His offensive abilities could explode on a new team, but his defensive prowess remains the staple of his game. Curtis Rines

July 2021 – Olsson was selected in the third round, 72nd overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2021 NHL Draft. Nick Richard

February 2021 – Olsson got his first taste of SHL action last season but has become a regular for Malmö as a first-year draft-eligible this season. He has played third pair minutes with limited time on the penalty kill but has mostly held his own in his first full season at the men’s level. He has yet to enjoy the same offensive success that he had in the J20 Nationell, however, with just a pair of assists through his first 25 games this season.

Olsson is a mobile defender, combining good speed and lateral agility to effectively close on puck carriers in the defensive zone. He is proficient in puck battles along the boards, using his feet and body positioning to free up contested pucks and protect them from opposing forecheckers before chipping them to a teammate. Olsson can play a tight gap in the neutral zone, leads with his stick when attacking, and has the skating ability to quickly get back into the play if he is beaten or caught out of position. His mobility also allows him to retrieve pucks from dangerous areas and skate himself out of trouble before finding a release valve. He has decent size for his age and is willing to engage physically but can still be overmatched at times. Olsson can move the puck efficiently when presented with an easy outlet but struggles when forced to make more difficult, creative passes which often leads to him being hemmed in his own zone for extended stretches. For the most part, he makes good reads at both ends of the ice but needs to improve his ability to execute under pressure as he continues to develop. Nick Richard

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 5.5
NHL Certainty 7.0
Country SWE
Position D
Roster Type Minors
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth January 26, 2003
Height 6‘0”
Weight 198 lbs
Drafted 2021 Round 3; Overall: 72

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2015-2016 Helsingborgs HC U16U16 Div.11 0 00 0|        
  Sweden Selects U13WSI U136 2 24 18|        
 2016-2017 Helsingborgs HC J18J18 Div.20 0 00 0|Qualification2 3 03
  Sweden Selects U14WSI U149 7 18 8|        
 2017-2018 Malmö Redhawks U16U16 Region16 11 1425 42|        
  Malmö Redhawks U16U16 SM3 0 22 2|        
  Malmö Redhawks J18J18 Region9 2 13 2|        
  Sweden Selects U15WSI U155 0 00 8|        
  SkåneTV-Pucken6 3 25 2|        
 2018-2019 SkåneTV-Pucken6 2 13 25|        
  Malmö Redhawks U16U16 Region0 0 00 0|Playoffs QC1 0 00
  Malmö Redhawks J18J18 Region9 5 38 2|        
  Malmö Redhawks J18J18 Nationell9 3 36 12|Playoffs2 0 00 29 
  Malmö Redhawks J20J20 Nationell9 2 02 2|Playoffs2 1 01
  Sweden U16 (all)International-Jr6 2 13 37|        
 2019-2020 Malmö Redhawks J18J18 Region2 3 03 2|        
  Malmö Redhawks J18J18 Nationell2 0 00 0|        
  Malmö Redhawks J20J20 Nationell26 6 1117 18|        
  Malmö RedhawksSHL5 0 00 0|        
  Sweden U17WHC-175 2 13 6|        
  Sweden U17 (all)International-Jr12 3 03 8|        
 2020-2021 Malmö Redhawks J20J20 Nationell7 1 34 2|        
  Malmö RedhawksSHL39 0 44 31|Playoffs2 0 00
  Sweden U18WJC-187 0 33 8|        
  Sweden U18 (all)International-Jr8 0 33 8|        
 2021-2022 Malmö RedhawksSHL39 2 46 6|        
  Sweden U19 (all)International-Jr3 0 33 2|        
  Sweden U20WJC-204 0 11 0|        
  Sweden U20 (all)WJC-20 Cancelled2 0 00 0|        
  Sweden U20 (all)International-Jr18 0 22 0|        
 2022-2023 Skellefteå AIKChampions HL9 1 12 0|        
  Skellefteå AIK J20J20 Nationell4 4 04 2|Playoffs1 0 00
  Skellefteå AIKSHL41 3 47 27|Playoffs5 0 00
  Sweden U20 (all)International-Jr4 0 22 2|        
 2023-2024 Skellefteå AIKSHL18 0 11 0|Playoffs14 0 11
  Skellefteå AIKChampions HL5 0 00 0|        
  JukuritLiiga7 2 13 29|        
  AIKHockeyAllsvenskan7 0 00 0|Qualification3 0 00
 2024-2025 LukkoLiiga9 2 13 4|        

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