Fredrik Olofsson | |||
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Born | Helsingborg, Sweden | 27 May 1996||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams | Colorado Avalanche IK Oskarshamn Dallas Stars | ||
National team | Sweden | ||
NHL draft | 98th overall, 2014 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
Playing career | 2019–present |
Fredrik Olofsson (born 27 May 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by Chicago Blackhawks in the fourth-round, 98th overall, of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Olofsson was born in Sweden and raised in Broomfield, Colorado. He played for the Colorado Thunderbirds from 2009 to 2013. He then played for the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) during the 2012–13 season, where he appeared in eight games. He began the 2013–14 season with the Gamblers, recording two goals and four assists in 28 games. [1] He was then traded to the Chicago Steel, where he finished the season with four goals and 11 assists in 24 games for the Steel. During the 2014–15 season, he recorded 27 goals and 33 assists in 57 games. [2]
Olofsson was originally committed to play college ice hockey for Colorado College, along with his brother Gustav Olofsson. [3] However, on 1 December 2014, he signed with the University of Nebraska Omaha. [4] He played for the Mavericks from 2015 to 2019, where he recorded 35 goals and 60 assists in 137 games. [5] On 6 September 2018, he was named as an assistant captain for his senior year, where he led the team in assists with 24. [6] Following his collegiate career, he signed an amateur tryout contract with the Chicago Blackhawks' AHL affiliate the Rockford IceHogs on 21 March 2019. He appeared in two games for the IceHogs. [7]
On 14 May 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Modo Hockey of the HockeyAllsvenskan. During the 2019–20 season, he recorded ten goals and 24 assists in 52 games. [8] On 3 April 2020, he signed with IK Oskarshamn of the SHL. During the 2020–21 season, he recorded 13 goals and 21 assists in 51 games. [9] Olofsson improved his offensive totals the following campaign, finishing second in team scoring with 42 points and a team leading 27 assists in 49 regular season games.
Following two seasons in the SHL with IK Oskarshamn, Olofsson returned to North America as a free agent and secured a one-year, $750,000 NHL contract with the Dallas Stars on 19 May 2022. [10] After attending the Stars training camp, Olofsson was re-assigned to begin the 2022–23 season with AHL affiliate the Texas Stars. He was recalled to Dallas and made his NHL debut on 27 December 2022, in a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators. [11] In his third game with the Stars, Olofsson notched his first career goal, scoring the game-winning goal in a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on 31 December 2022. [12] Splitting the season with numerous recalls between NHL and AHL, Olofsson in a bottom six forward role finished the regular season having posted 4 points through 28 games. Remaining with Dallas through the playoffs, Olofsson made his post-season debut in replacing suspended captain Jamie Benn, appearing in the Stars only two wins in the conference finals defeat against the Vegas Golden Knights. [13]
As a pending unrestricted free agent, on 15 June 2023, Olofsson was traded by the Stars to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for future considerations. Marking his return to Colorado, he was immediately signed by the Avalanche to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2023–24 season. [14]
On 1 January 2022, Olofsson was named to Sweden men's national ice hockey team to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [15] [16] He contributed with 1 assist through 6 tournament games as Sweden finished in fourth place.
Fredrik's older brother, Gustav, is a professional ice hockey player. [17]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2012–13 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 24 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 57 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | University of Nebraska Omaha | NCHC | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | University of Nebraska Omaha | NCHC | 34 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | University of Nebraska Omaha | NCHC | 33 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | University of Nebraska Omaha | NCHC | 36 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Modo Hockey | Allsv | 52 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 51 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 49 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Texas Stars | AHL | 37 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 57 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Colorado Eagles | AHL | 20 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
SHL totals | 100 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||||
NHL totals | 85 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2013 | Sweden | IH18 | 7th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2022 | Sweden | OG | 4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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