Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
Colorado selected three forwards and one defenseman at this year s draft, choosing one player each from Sweden, the U.S. National Team Development Program, the United States Hockey League and the Alberta Junior Hockey League.
During the first round on Friday, the Avalanche selected forward Oskar Olausson with the 28th overall pick. Olausson, 18, made his debut in the Swedish Hockey League, the top professional hockey league in Sweden, during the 2020-21 campaign and recorded four points (3g/1a) in 16 games for HV71. He began the year with HV71 s team in J20 Nationell, Sweden s junior league, and collected 27 points (14g/13a) in 16 games before joining the senior team. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound right wing was loaned to Södertälje in Allsvenskan, Sweden s second-tier league to finish the campaign, recording six points (3g/3a) in 11 outings. Olausson has totaled 47 points (22g/25a) in 48 career games in J20 Nationell, all with the HV71 organization.