Part of a strong 2018 NHL Draft class for the Montreal Canadiens (if you’ve been keeping track, you’ll have determined that seven of the 11 players selected made the Top 25 this year), Jacob Olofsson kept a run on young European talent going that summer when he was selected 56th overall out of the second tier of Swedish hockey.
The 21 points he contributed in 43 regular-season games in 2017-18, along with a positive performance in the qualification series that promoted Timrå from HockeyAllsvenskan to the SHL, were a very encouraging sign for his prospects of becoming an NHL player.