Selected second-to-last in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, the expectations for Vancouver Canucks prospect Tate Olson should not be too high. Seventh-round picks seldom make it to the NHL — and if they do, that is a big plus rather than the expectation. However, Olson is showing a lot of promise early in his “draft+1” season.
Olson, a member of the Western Hockey League’s Prince George Cougars, is a 6-foot-2, 174-pound defenceman known for his two-way game. A decent skater with excellent defensive positioning and a long reach, he knows how to knock the puck off of his opponents’ stick.