# Dylan Olsen

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{{Short description|American-Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2012}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| alt = 
| image = Dylan Olsen Hawks.JPG
| caption = Olsen with the [Chicago Blackhawks](/source/Chicago_Blackhawks) in 2012
| image_size = 230px
| played_for = [Chicago Blackhawks](/source/Chicago_Blackhawks)<br>[Florida Panthers](/source/Florida_Panthers)<br>[Nottingham Panthers](/source/Nottingham_Panthers)<br>[HK Nitra](/source/HK_Nitra)
| position = [Defense](/source/Defenseman)
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2 
| weight_lb = 223
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|3}}
| birth_place = [Salt Lake City](/source/Salt_Lake_City), [Utah](/source/Utah), U.S.
| draft = 28th overall
| draft_year = 2009
| draft_team = [Chicago Blackhawks](/source/Chicago_Blackhawks)
| career_start = 2010
| career_end = 2022
}}
'''Dylan D. Olsen''' (born January 3, 1991) is an American and Canadian former [professional](/source/Professional_sports) [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player, who most recently played with the [Wichita Thunder](/source/Wichita_Thunder) of the [ECHL](/source/ECHL). Olsen played for the [Florida Panthers](/source/Florida_Panthers) of the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL). Olsen was drafted 28th overall by the [Chicago Blackhawks](/source/Chicago_Blackhawks) during the [2009 NHL entry draft](/source/2009_NHL_entry_draft). He played his junior hockey with the [Camrose Kodiaks](/source/Camrose_Kodiaks) of the [Alberta Junior Hockey League](/source/Alberta_Junior_Hockey_League) (AJHL), and played [college ice hockey](/source/college_ice_hockey) at the [University of Minnesota Duluth](/source/Minnesota%E2%80%93Duluth_Bulldogs_men's_ice_hockey) of the [NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association).

==Playing career==
===Amateur===
Olsen, who was drafted by the [Medicine Hat Tigers](/source/Medicine_Hat_Tigers) of the [Western Hockey League](/source/Western_Hockey_League) (WHL) in the fourth round, 84th overall in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft, elected to play with the [Camrose Kodiaks](/source/Camrose_Kodiaks) of the AJHL to keep his NCAA eligibility. Olsen appeared in two games with the Kodiaks in 2006–07, scoring a goal.

In his rookie season of 2007–08, Olsen appeared in 49 games, scoring eight goals and 24 points, as he helped the Kodiaks to have the best record in the league. In the playoffs, Olsen had six points in 16 games, as Camrose won the 2008 AJHL championship. The club then won the 2008 [Doyle Cup](/source/Doyle_Cup) as Western Canadian champions, defeating the [Penticton Vees](/source/Penticton_Vees_(junior_A)), before falling to the [Humboldt Broncos](/source/Humboldt_Broncos) in the final game of the [2008 Royal Bank Cup](/source/2008_Royal_Bank_Cup).

In 2008–09, Olsen improved his numbers, scoring 10 goals and 29 points in 53 games, and in ten playoff games, he earned seven points before the Kodiaks were eliminated in the AJHL playoffs.

Olsen spent the 2009–10 season with the [University of Minnesota Duluth](/source/University_of_Minnesota_Duluth) [Bulldogs](/source/Minnesota%E2%80%93Duluth_Bulldogs_men's_ice_hockey), where in 36 games, Olsen had a goal and 11 points, along with 49 penalty minutes.

===Professional===
Olsen signed a three-year entry-level contract with the [Chicago Blackhawks](/source/Chicago_Blackhawks) on December 31, 2010, while playing for [Team Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_junior_ice_hockey_team) at the [2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships](/source/2011_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships). After the conclusion of the tournament Olsen reported to [Rockford](/source/Rockford_IceHogs), the Blackhawks top minor league affiliate.<ref>{{cite web|last=Staff|publisher=[TSN](/source/The_Sports_Network)|url=https://www.tsn.ca/story/?id=347511|title=Sweden Defeats Canada in Shootout to Win Pool B|date=December 31, 2010|accessdate=December 31, 2010}}</ref>

Olsen participated in his first playoff game on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.

During the [2013–14](/source/2013-14_NHL_season) season, on November 14, 2013, Olsen was traded by the Blackhawks to the [Florida Panthers](/source/Florida_Panthers) along with [Jimmy Hayes](/source/Jimmy_Hayes_(ice_hockey)) in exchange for [Kris Versteeg](/source/Kris_Versteeg) and Philippe Lefebvre.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=691617&navid=nhl:topheads | title = Kris Versteeg returns to Blackhawks in trade from Panthers | publisher = [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) | date = 2013-11-14 | accessdate = 2013-11-14}}</ref> Olsen scored his first NHL goal as a member of the Panthers on December 5, 2013 against [Ondrej Pavelec](/source/Ond%C5%99ej_Pavelec) of the [Winnipeg Jets](/source/Winnipeg_Jets).

Following the [2015–16](/source/2015-16_NHL_season) season, Olsen was released as a free agent by the Panthers, and went un-signed throughout the following 2016–17 season. After playing locally with the Nanton Palominos of the Ranchland Hockey League, Olsen accepted a try-out in the following summer to attend the [Calgary Flames](/source/Calgary_Flames) training camp on September 13, 2017. At the conclusion of camp in Calgary, Olsen was assigned to tryout with AHL affiliate, the Stockton Heat, on September 19, 2017.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-reduce-roster-by-21/c-291172766?tid=282300716 | title = Flames reduce roster by 21 | publisher = [Calgary Flames](/source/Calgary_Flames) | date = 2017-09-19 | accessdate = 2017-09-19}}</ref> On October 13, Olsen signed a one-year deal with the ECHL's [Adirondack Thunder](/source/Adirondack_Thunder).<ref>{{cite web|title=Olsen brings NHL experience to Adirondack|url=https://www.echl.com/olsen-brings-nhl-experience-adirondack|website=ECHL.com|publisher=ECHL|accessdate=11 December 2017|location=Glen Falls, N.Y.|date=13 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212095755/https://www.echl.com/olsen-brings-nhl-experience-adirondack|archive-date=December 12, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

After playing 8 seasons in North America, Olsen opted to sign abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with [English](/source/England) club the [Nottingham Panthers](/source/Nottingham_Panthers) of the [Elite Ice Hockey League](/source/Elite_Ice_Hockey_League) (EIHL) on May 31, 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.panthers.co.uk/home/welcome-to-nottingham-dylan-olsen | title = Welcome to Nottingham Dylan Olsen | publisher = [Nottingham Panthers](/source/Nottingham_Panthers) | date = 2018-05-31 | accessdate = 2018-05-31 | archive-date = June 14, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180614095105/http://www.panthers.co.uk/home/welcome-to-nottingham-dylan-olsen | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Olsen played parts of two seasons abroad with the Panthers and Slovakian club, [HK Nitra](/source/HK_Nitra) of the [Slovak Extraliga](/source/Slovak_Extraliga), before returning to North America during the [2019–20](/source/2019-20_ECHL_season) season, continuing his professional career in the ECHL with the South Carolina Stingrays on January 10, 2020.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.stingrayshockey.com/news/rays-sign-former-nhl-defender-dylan-olsen | title = Rays sign former NHL defenseman Dylan Olsen | publisher = [South Carolina Stingrays](/source/South_Carolina_Stingrays) | date = January 10, 2020 | accessdate = January 15, 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Olsen's father, [Darryl Olsen](/source/Darryl_Olsen), played in one game with the [Calgary Flames](/source/Calgary_Flames) during the [1991–92 NHL season](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_NHL_season), and spent some of his years in the minor leagues in Salt Lake City, Utah, where Dylan was born.

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"  bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="5"                    | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="5"                    | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP
! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey))
! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey))
! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey))
! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey))
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|- 
| 2006–07
| [Camrose Kodiaks](/source/Camrose_Kodiaks)
| [AJHL](/source/Alberta_Junior_Hockey_League)
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2007–08
| Camrose Kodiaks
| AJHL
| 49
| 8
| 16
| 24
| 45
| 16
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 6
|- 
| 2008–09
| Camrose Kodiaks
| AJHL
| 53
| 10
| 19
| 29
| 123
| 10
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 12
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)
| [University of Minnesota Duluth](/source/Minnesota%E2%80%93Duluth_Bulldogs_men's_ice_hockey)
| [WCHA](/source/Western_Collegiate_Hockey_Association)
| 36
| 1
| 10
| 11
| 49
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)
| University of Minnesota Duluth
| WCHA
| 17
| 1
| 12
| 13
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_AHL_season)
| [Rockford IceHogs](/source/Rockford_IceHogs)
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 10
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_AHL_season)
| Rockford IceHogs
| AHL
| 44
| 4
| 3
| 7
| 44
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_NHL_season)
| [Chicago Blackhawks](/source/Chicago_Blackhawks)
| [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- 
| [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_AHL_season)
| Rockford IceHogs
| AHL
| 50
| 2
| 9
| 11
| 27
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_AHL_season)
| Rockford IceHogs
| AHL
| 16
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2013–14
| [San Antonio Rampage](/source/San_Antonio_Rampage)
| AHL
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_NHL_season)
| [Florida Panthers](/source/Florida_Panthers)
| NHL
| 44
| 3
| 9
| 12
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season)
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 44
| 2
| 6
| 8
| 20
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season)
| San Antonio Rampage
| AHL
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|- 
| [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_NHL_season)
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_NHL_season)
| [Portland Pirates](/source/Portland_Pirates)
| AHL
| 47
| 5
| 11
| 16
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|- 
| 2016–17
| Nanton Palominos
| RHL
| 6
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_ECHL_season)
| [Adirondack Thunder](/source/Adirondack_Thunder)
| [ECHL](/source/ECHL)
| 50
| 5
| 18
| 23
| 14
| 17
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 0
|- 
| [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_AHL_season)
| [Binghamton Devils](/source/Binghamton_Devils)
| AHL
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_EIHL_season)
| [Nottingham Panthers](/source/Nottingham_Panthers)
| [EIHL](/source/Elite_Ice_Hockey_League)
| 46
| 8
| 11
| 19
| 49
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- 
| [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Slovak_Extraliga_season)
| [HK Nitra](/source/HK_Nitra)
| [Slovak](/source/Slovak_Extraliga)
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 22
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_ECHL_season)
| [South Carolina Stingrays](/source/South_Carolina_Stingrays)
| ECHL
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| 2019–20
| [Wichita Thunder](/source/Wichita_Thunder)
| ECHL
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_ECHL_season)
| Wichita Thunder
| ECHL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 124
! 5
! 17
! 22
! 36
! 1
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 0
|}
{{MedalTableTop| name = }}
{{MedalCountry|{{flagicon|CAN}} [Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_junior_ice_hockey_team)}}
{{MedalSport|[Ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Junior Championships](/source/World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver | [2011 USA](/source/2011_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships)|}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ihj|CAN}} West}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Junior A Challenge](/source/World_Junior_A_Challenge)}}
{{MedalSilver | [2008 Camrose](/source/2008_World_Junior_A_Challenge)|}}
{{MedalBottom}}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! Result
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [2008](/source/2008_World_U17_Hockey_Challenge)
| Canada Pacific
| [U17](/source/World_U17_Hockey_Challenge)
| 4th
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2009](/source/2009_IIHF_World_U18_Championships)
| [Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_under-18_ice_hockey_team)
| [WJC18](/source/IIHF_World_U18_Championships)
| 4th
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 14
|- 
| [2011](/source/2011_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships)
| Canada
| [WJC](/source/IIHF_World_Junior_Championships)
| {{silver2}}
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=4 | Junior totals
! 19
! 2
! 7
! 9
! 20
|}

==Awards and honors==
*Invited to take part in Canada's 2011 National Junior Team selection camp <ref>[http://hockeycanada56.prismx.net/index.php?ci_id=75137&la_id=1&season_id=151418&team_id=82853&profile_id=151420&ss_id=EVENT/%C9VENEMENT Hockey Canada Selection Camp: Team Profile]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ice hockey stats}}
* {{ECHL profile|7290}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110706163742/http://www.ajhl.ab.ca/leagues/rosters_profile.cfm?leagueID=3464&clientID=1705&teamID=126417&playerID=281027&showGameType=3 Dylan Olsen profile] at the [Alberta Junior Hockey League](/source/Alberta_Junior_Hockey_League) (archived)

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{{succession box | before = [Kyle Beach](/source/Kyle_Beach) | title = [Chicago Blackhawks first-round draft pick](/source/List_of_Chicago_Blackhawks_draft_picks) | years = [2009](/source/2009_NHL_Entry_Draft) | after = [Kevin Hayes](/source/Kevin_Hayes_(ice_hockey))}}
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Category:1991 births
Category:Adirondack Thunder players
Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Binghamton Devils players
Category:Camrose Kodiaks players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Florida Panthers players
Category:Ice hockey people from Utah
Category:Living people
Category:Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey players
Category:NHL first-round draft picks
Category:HK Nitra players
Category:Nottingham Panthers players
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:South Carolina Stingrays players
Category:Sportspeople from Salt Lake City
Category:Wichita Thunder players
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:American expatriate ice hockey players in England
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England
Category:American expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia
Category:21st-century American sportsmen

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