(Podcast) Cougars' Olson showing signs of being more than the average 7th round pick

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Photo: Prince George Cougars defenseman and Vancouver Canucks prospect Tate Olson has nearly doubled his offensive production from the 2014-15 season, having posted nine goals and 47 points in 64 games in the 2015-16 season (courtesy of Marissa Baecker/Getty Images)


</p> Chances are pretty good that NHL teams will tell us that every draft selection they make is well thought out. The player they choose is the player they had hoped to secure. And after all, it would be unfair to the athlete to suggest a late round pick was simply a formality.

But one has to wonder what goes on in the minds of the players, those taken very late in the proceedings.… read more

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[VanJack]

Guy looks pretty beefy in that photo...do we have another Damon Severson on our hands?...hard to believe the guy was the second-last guy taken in the entire draft

 

[WTG]

“For us, it’s being able to manage those minutes. When Tate gets close to 30 minutes, then things maybe start to wander a bit. If we can keep him in the 23 to 26 minutes range if we can, anything over that, he maybe gets a little tired and then the mistakes come."

Wow, well looks like tate's playing some huge minutes.

 

[VanJack]

Wow, well looks like tate's playing some huge minutes.

For sure...no way he goes in the seventh round, if he was eligible for this year's entry draft....As for Mackenze Stewart on the other hand?...well you can't hit all of your seventh rounders out of the park.

 

[Breakers]

When ever I think Tate Olson I think of that Hit by Virtanen

 

[Jay Cee]

Good for him. He obviously has a long way to go before he can be a successful pro but it is a nice potential story from the 7th round.