Blackhawks prospect Fredrik Olofsson has signed a one-year deal with MODO of the Allsvenskan, the Swedish team announced. As a result, Chicago will be losing the rights to the winger after August 15th.
Olofsson was a fourth-round pick (98th overall) of the Blackhawks back in 2014. Unlike a lot of Swedish players, he has spent the past several years in North America, starting out at the USHL level where he played with his brother, who is currently in Montreal’s system. He spent the past four seasons at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
The 22-year-old saved his best performance for last as he averaged just shy of a point per game in his senior campaign as he collected 34 points in 36 contests. That was enough for the Blackhawks to give him a look at the AHL level as he wrapped up the season on an amateur tryout deal with Rockford but he only got into two games and evidently, it wasn’t enough for Chicago to offer him a two-year entry-level deal. Once his negotiating rights expire, Olofsson will become a free agent.