Tigers commit, NHL draft hopeful profiled in Hockey’s Future

Published: February 20, 2013, 8:06 pm, by Joe Paisley
Green Bay Gamblers defenseman and 2013 prospect Gustav Olofsson recently took part in the USHL Top Prospects Game (courtesy of Peter Arnold/USHL Images)

Green Bay Gamblers defenseman and 2013 prospect Gustav Olofsson recently took part in the USHL Top Prospects Game (courtesy of Peter Arnold/USHL Images)

Here is a feature on CC commit Gustav Olofsson, who is enjoying a strong season with the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers. The defenseman and his younger brother Fredrick, both natives of Sweden, are committed to the Tigers. The start of the article follows:

For most foreign players that join the USHL, like Green Bay Gamblers defenseman Gustav Olofsson, they must learn English and adapt to American culture while learning to play hockey against the best players from around the nation.

But Olofsson, who grew up in Sweden and played most of his amateur hockey there, has also lived in San Jose for three years and was a member of the Colorado Thunderbirds before joining the Gamblers in 2011.

“It wasn’t that bad,” he said of the move to America.

For the rest of the Hockey’s Future article, click here.

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