2nd year defenseman/left wing Drew Olson(21) leaves North American hockey to try his game in Norway’s GET-ligaen, signing a one-year deal with Lillehammer.
He played his rookie season under contract with Syracuse Crunch after being traded to Tampa Bay Lightning organization for future considerations before his first campaign started.
Originally a Columbus Blue Jackets‘ 4th round pick in the 2008 draft (#118 overall), they seemed to cool on him as he played at University Of Minnesota-Duluth despite being part of the 2011 NCAA Championship team.
In 47 AHL games he scored 3 goals and 1 assists with a -10 rating on squad that struggled to put together wins.
The 24-year old skated the blue line for his college career but was switched to a forward spot when he arrived at the pro level.
It looks like he’ll be back on defense when he starts overseas.