The Buffalo Sabres announced on Wednesday that the team has called up forward Victor Olofsson from the Rochester Americans.
The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has recalled forward Victor Olofsson from the Rochester Americans (AHL). https://t.co/9rM32R1uae
— Sabres PR (@SabresPR) March 27, 2019
The 23-year-old has had a fantastic first season in the American Hockey League with the Amerks, scoring 27 goals and registering 33 assists in 64 games played. As of Wednesday, Olofsson was tied for fifth place in league scoring with his 60 points, was ninth in the league with 183 shots on goal, and 23 points on the power play.
Olofsson started his 2018-19 season with 15 points (5+10) in the first 10 games, which earned him the honor as the CCM/AHL Player of the Month of October. Since then, his role on the team has grown drastically as he has found himself playing some key minutes on the power play, penalty kill and in key last minute situations. He has found a majority of his success playing this season on Rochester's second line with Rasmus Asplund and Danny O'Regan.
This move is likely a chance for Olofsson to showcase himself with the Sabres in the final handful of games in the regular season. Buffalo has six games remaining in the 2018-19 season, while the Amerks have nine remaining in the regular season.
The Amerks can clinch a playoff berth in the Calder Cup playoffs on Wednesday with a win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and a Belleville Senators loss to the Syracuse Crunch.
Last season in the Swedish Hockey League with the Frölunda Indians, Olofsson scored a league-high 27 goals in 50 games before signing his entry-level contract with the Sabres on April 24. He was originally selected by the Sabres as a seventh round pick (181st overall) in the 2014 NHL Draft.
