Avalanche acquires Fredrik Olofsson from the Dallas Stars

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has acquired Fredrik Olofsson from the Dallas Stars in exchange for future considerations. Olofsson has agreed to a one-year contract for the 2023-24 season.

Olofsson, 27, split the 2022-23 season between the Dallas Stars and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Texas Stars. He appeared in the first 28 games of his NHL career, tallying four points (1g/3a). The 6-foot-2, 190-pound left wing made his NHL debut on Dec. 27 at Nashville and scored his first NHL goal on Dec. 31 vs. San Jose. Olofsson also skated in two Stanley Cup Playoff contests for Dallas. He dressed in 37 AHL games for Texas, notching 14 points (5g/9a).

Prior to signing with the Stars, Oloffson spent the previous three years playing in Sweden including the last two years in the Swedish Hockey League for Oskarshamn. He totaled 76 points (28g/48a) in 100 career SHL outings. Olofsson was selected by Chicago in the fourth round (98th overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft.

Born in Helsingborg, Sweden, Olofsson grew up in the Denver area where he played his minor hockey for the Colorado Thunderbirds program. He then spent three seasons in the USHL from 2013-15, recording 81 points (33g/48a) in 117 career contests with the Green Bay Gamblers and Chicago Steel before enrolling at the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 2015. Olofsson played four seasons at Omaha, notching 95 points (35g/60a) in 137 NCAA outings and serving as an alternate captain in his final campaign. Following his senior season, he made his pro debut with Rockford (AHL) at the end of the 2018-19 campaign.

Internationally, Olofsson competed for Team Sweden at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China, where he had one assist in six contests (0g/1a).