Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins sign former Ducks draft pick Kyle Olson
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins signed forward Kyle Olson to a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract.
A fourth-round pick (No. 122 overall) by the Anaheim Ducks in 2017, Olson was never signed by that franchise and became an unrestricted free agent in 2019. Last season, he attended the Buffalo Sabres’ training camp as a non-roster invitee but returned to the junior ranks.
Injuries limited the 21-year-old Olson to 30 games and 32 points (13 goals, 19 assists) between the Tri-City Americans and Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League during the 2019-20 campaign. A former captain of Tri-City, he recorded 70 points (21 goals, 49 assists) in 62 games with that franchise in 2018-19.
With the AHL season not scheduled to begin until Feb. 5 at the earliest because of the coronavirus pandemic, Olson has been assigned to the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. The Nailers are scheduled to open their season Dec. 12.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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