Hugo Ollas
| Hugo Ollas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
24 April 2002 Linköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||
| Weight | 238 lb (108 kg; 17 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| Allsv team Former teams |
Nybro Vikings IF Linköping HC | ||
| NHL draft |
197th overall, 2020 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Hugo Ollas (born 24 April 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for Nybro Vikings IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan. He played in two games for Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) in the 2020–21 season. Ollas was drafted by the New York Rangers in the seventh round, 197th overall, of the 2020 NHL entry draft.[1][2]
At 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 metres) tall, Ollas is larger than most goaltenders. Going into the 2020 draft, he was taller than any goaltender playing in the NHL. He was considered by The Hockey Writers to be "a rough goalie prospect with an incredibly high ceiling.[3] The Hockey News writer Stan Fischler acknowledged that is size is an asset but expressed concern about his mobility.[4]
Playing career
[edit]Ollas would play three years at Merrimack college. He would go 10-6 his freshman year and being named the teams rookie of the year.[5] uring his sophomore year he was named the Hockey East goaltender of the month for November 2022, after posting 96 saves for a .960 saves percentage for the Merrimack Warriors.[6] He would also be named a Hockey East Third Team All-Star.On top of this Ollas had have 5 shutouts that year setting the program record for most in a season. As well as helping lead Merrimack to the NCAA tournament for the first time in a decade. He would finish his time at Merrimack with a 27–27 record.
In March 2024, Ollas signed a two-year contract with the Rangers.[7] Ollas made his North American professional debut for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) on 20 April 2024, in a 6–4 win against the Springfield Thunderbirds.[4][8] Ollas would play for the Worcester Railers during the 2024-25 season playing in 22 games going 10-9-2 overall. He would be given the team's performance of the year award at the end of the season for his 31 save debut win vs reading.[9]
Ollas spent most of the 2025-2025 season with the Bloomington Bison of the ECHL. He was briefly called up to the Rangers during the 2026 Olympic break, but was demoted to Bloomington when the Olympic break ended.[10][11][12] This was done because the Rangers were required to have 2 healthy goalies on their roster during the break, and their starting goalie Igor Shesterkin was injured at the time, but they wanted their goalies at Hartford to remain active.[10][12] He was promoted to Hartford at the end of the season.[13]
At the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Rangers, having been unable to establish himself within the organization, Ollas returned to Sweden as a pending restricted free agent and was signed to a one-year contract with second-tier club, Nybro Vikings IF of the Allsvenskan, on 30 April 2026.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]| Season | Team | Lge | GP | A | PIM | Min | GA | EN | SO | GAA | W | L | T | Svs | Pct | GP | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Linkoping HC Jr. | Swe-Jr | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2019-20 | Linkoping HC Jr. | Swe-Jr | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1088 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 2.43 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 375 | 0.895 | |||
| 2020-21 | Linkoping HC Jr. | Swe-Jr | 9 | 1 | 0 | 545 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 0.906 | |||
| 2020-21 | Linkopings HC | SweHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.99 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0.903 | - | - | - |
| 2020-21 | Bofors IK | Swe-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | Merrimack College | H-East | 18 | 0 | 0 | 964 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 2.24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 414 | 0.920 | |||
| 2022-23 | Merrimack College | H-East | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1192 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 2.32 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 497 | 0.915 | |||
| 2023-24 | Merrimack College | H-East | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1163 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 540 | 0.908 | |||
| 2023-24 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.778 | - | - | - |
| 2024-25 | Bloomington Bison | ECHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 528 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 223 | 0.888 | |||
| 2024-25 | Worcester Railers | ECHL | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1231 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 3.17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 558 | 0.896 | |||
| 2025-26 | Bloomington Bison | ECHL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 838 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 3.01 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0.896 |
Awards and honours
[edit]| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| College | |
| Merrimack Rookie of the year | 2021–22 |
| Hockey East goaltender of the month | November 2022 |
| Hockey East Third Team All-Star | 2022–23 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Hugo Ollas". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ↑ Travalgia, Anthony (20 December 2022). "Ollas, Goalie Tandem, Anchors Merrimack's Success". College Hockey News. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ↑ "Hugo Ollas – 2020 NHL Draft Prospect Profile". Hockey Writers. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- 1 2 Fischler, Stan (12 September 2024). "The Mystery of Rangers Goalie Prospect Hugo Ollas". The Hockey News. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "Men's Hockey Announces 2021-22 End of Season Awards". Merrimack College Athletics. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ Snyder, Benjamin (8 December 2022). "Around Hockey East: Maine and BU sweep, Northeastern drops out of top 20". The Daily Campus. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ↑ "Merrimack goalie Ollas leaves Warriors' crease after three seasons, signs NHL contract with Rangers". USCHO. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "Wolf Pack Battle Back Four Times, Eventually Knocking Off Thunderbirds 6-4". Hartford Wolf Pack. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ↑ Hunt, Darryl (9 April 2025). "Railers Booster Club announces 2024-2025 player awards". 210Sports. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Rangers' Hugo Ollas: Temporarily called up". CBS. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Rangers' Hugo Ollas: Returned to minors". CBS. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- 1 2 Botte, Peter (6 February 2026). "Woeful Rangers finally get three-week Winter Olympics break they desperately need". New York Post. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "New York Rangers reassign G Hugo Ollas to Wolf Pack". Hartford Wolf Pack. 17 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Hugo Ollas signs for Nybro Vikings" (in Swedish). Nybro Vikings IF. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Hugo Ollas profile and statistics at ECHL.com