Prospect Info: Tate Olson, 2015 7th Round Pick (210th Overall)

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Discuss. Better or worse than Mackenze Stewart?

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[JumpierPegasus]

I feel like the 2nd to last pick in the draft should be your swing for the fences pick (ala LA with Ebert, and Watson). But this guy isn't even a huge bruiser, I'm not really sure what he brings

 

[StickShift]

 

[Nucker101]

Def better than Stewart.

 

[jigsaw99]

not an over ager so that's a good sign..

2nd last player at the draft so what you expect.

 

[vancityluongo]

I logged in again just to make the meat and poTATEos joke hahahah.

Screams Delorme pick. Scouting report on twitter says toolsy player with questionable decision making.

 

[Iceberg Slim]

Scouting report by Bill Placzek (DraftSite):

Sleepr whose development might have flown under the radar a bit. He has above average height at Six foot, two, but needs to fill out even more. He has displayed a nice skill package and a pretty solid head, vision, and calm to continue improving. Longer term developmental defenseman who is worth taking a look at.

 

[Eye Test Approved]

You know they are dancing to T swift

 

[Domecile]

Him and Virtanen are already familiar with eachother.

 

[DCantheDDad]

Overall, a decent 7th rd pick.

 

[MS]

Better than Stewart.

But not great. Raw, toolsy guy who doesn't show great skills or IQ.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

We need to swing for the fences with 6th and 7th rounders. Really skilled guys with high ceilings. Don't mind this pick.

 

[Scurr]

Scouting report by Bill Placzek (DraftSite):

Sleepr whose development might have flown under the radar a bit. He has above average height at Six foot, two, but needs to fill out even more. He has displayed a nice skill package and a pretty solid head, vision, and calm to continue improving. Longer term developmental defenseman who is worth taking a look at.

That sounds good to me. Thanks.

They took quite a few kids with some filling out to do.

 

[ChilliBilly]

That sounds good to me. Thanks.

They took quite a few kids with some filling out to do.

Yeah. sure sounds like a bunch of not solidly built swing for the fences picks this year. If even one or two of them pan out ...

 

[R S]

A decent gamble. I had worries about his hockey sense but he has tons of tools.

http://whl-from-above.blogspot.ca/2015/05/final-whl-rankings-2015-nhl-draft.html

#39 Tate Olson

Team: Prince George Cougars
Position: D
Shoots: L
Height: 6’2.25
Weight: 174
GP: 68
Goals: 5
Assists: 19
Points: 24
Pts/Gm: 0.35
PIM: 69

Player Analysis: Tate Olson is a large and toolsy blueliner for the Prince George Cougars…features a fairly decent skating stride overall…doesn’t seem to be an overly powerful skater but does possess quite good speed in open nice…skates quite well backwards which helps him cover a lot of ground against the rush…footwork in tight space will need to be improved during his development before playing at the next level…balance will be an area that needs to be strengthened as he gets heavier and stronger…can handle making plays on the outlet in a consistent fashion…isn’t a very flashy player when it comes to his puck moving game but makes the plays which are expected of him…owns a very good shot with his one-timer being a noted strength for this level…could stand to shoot the puck more rather than over-thinking here and there…his hands overall don’t always seem to be consistently “on” but they’re definitely above-average for a player of his size and age…is an extremely tall, long and skinny player…that excellent reach really helps him on the defensive side of the puck…does tend to rely too much on that reach at times…has been guilty in a bit of reaching and flailing defensively during my viewings…

would be better suited to stand up tall, square up and play some good old fashioned chest to chest defence at times rather than attempting to play the puck…physical play is a noted strength and will get better with more weight and strength…plays a fairly aggressive and in-your-face style of defence that projects well to the next level given his frame and reach…could stand to pick his spots better regarding when exactly to be physical, though…have noticed some bizarre decisions at times both with and without the puck, leading me to question his overall hockey sense…that perceived weakness in decision making would be the one major thing keeping him lower on my list than where others might have him rated…is an every-situation type of player at this level, seeing time on both the powerplay and penalty kill in many of my viewings…was usually a bottom 4 type of defender this year, playing quite regularly alongside Joe Carvalho with the Cougars…his lack of offence down the stretch was a bit of concern for me as he had 17 points in his first 36 games but only 7 in his next 32…was a 2nd round pick, 24th overall, by the Prince George Cougars at the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft…

overall I see a bucket full of tools in his game but still do wonder at times about how well he processes the game…without that concern, there is no doubt he has the skillset and frame to be a top-90 type of selection…I think he projects as a solid two-way defender at the NHL level, given that he develops almost perfectly…while I rate him only as a borderline draftable player in 2015, I wouldn’t be shocked if some teams had him rated a round or two higher with him possibly going as high as the 4th round come draft day…

 

[VasilyHoglander]

Him and Virtanen are already familiar with eachother.

Target practice for virt at camp possibly?

 

[Taelin]

I hope he makes it to the NHL solely so we can use this gif whenever he scores.

 

[PG Canuck]

He's ok. Will try to go to more Cats games to give insight on him.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

For what it's worth this guy was a childhood friend of mine! Pretty neat!

 

[Tv9924]

For what it's worth this guy was a childhood friend of mine! Pretty neat!

That's awesome!

 

[Baby Pettersson]

That's awesome!

Indeed. I wish him all the best!

 

[God]

Better than Stewart.

But not great. Raw, toolsy guy who doesn't show great skills or IQ.

So, Luca Sbisa?

 

[me2]

Tate O

 

[TheWanderer]

What's... what's Tate Olsen? What's Tate Olsen, precious?

PO-TATE-O.'s!? Boil 'im, mash 'im, stick 'im in a stew?

 

[Yossarian54]

Def better than Stewart.

Yep. 0.35PPG vs 0.16PPG

If you're going to pick a 'tools' project D, at least he can put up some points.