After his previous two seasons ended with shoulder surgeries, Gustav Olofsson was hoping to have an injury free season through the 2016-17 campaign. Unfortunately for him, that dream was short lived as he injured his knee before training camp during last year’s Traverse City Prospects Tournament, which delayed the start of his season for several weeks.
After finally joining the Iowa Wild, Olofsson went on to play 59 games in the AHL and score 6 goals and 18 assists, which was good enough for the second most points by a defenseman on the team.