Lucas Olvestad

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-2
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Stockholm, Sweden
Prev School:
Denver (NCHC)

Honors and Awards: 2024 NCAA National Champion ... 2x NCHC Academic All-Conference Team (2022-23, 2023-24) ... 2x NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2024-25: Posted carerer highs in every category, appearing in 28 games and logging 20 points on four goals and 16 assists with one power-play goal ... Was +7 with 41 blocked shots ... Saw action in all 24 Hockey East games and led all defensemen with 13 points on three goals and 10 assists and was +3 ... Collected an assist vs. #5 Minnesota (3/27) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal ... Registered an assist vs. #5/4 Maine (3/7) ... Scored fourth goal of the season against #16/15 UMass Lowell (2/27) ... Posted an assist against UNH (2/22) ... Notched an assist at #11/10 UConn (2/7) ... Recorded two assists vs. Merrimack (1/31) ... Logged an assist vs. Alaska (1/25) ... Collected a pair of assists vs. Merrimack ... Notched an assist at Merrimack (1/17) ... Recorded two assists vs. Robert Morris (1/4) ... Scored a power-play goal at #11 Boston University (12/7) ... Registered an assist vs. Army (11/29) ... Scored second goal of the season at #10/9 Providence (11/16) ... Picked up an assist at Vermont (11/8) ... Assisted the extra attacker game-tying goal vs. UConn (10/25) ... Logged an assist vs. Sacred Heart (10/18) ... Scored first goal as a Minuteman vs. Air Force (10/11) ... Made UMass debut at Bentley (10/5) skating alongside Owen Murray.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023-24 (at Denver): Totaled six points (0g/6a) in 32 games, recording a career high in points and assists … Blocked 16 shots, had 14 penalty minutes and a +8 plus/minus rating … Made season debut on Oct. 21 at Boston College … Had first multi-point outing with two assists on Nov. 24 vs. Yale … Picked up points in back-to-back games on two occasions: Nov. 25-Dec. 1 (0g/3a) and Jan. 5-6 (0g/2a), a personal long each time … Recorded four total blocked shots in the two-game series vs. Niagara on Jan. 5-6 … Tied a career high with four penalty minutes on March 15 vs. Minnesota Duluth in Game 1 of the NCHC Quarterfinals … Played 50th career game on March 23 vs. Omaha … Skated in all eight postseason games, including the four NCAA Tournament contests where he blocked a shot in each … Made his NCAA Tournament debut in the Northeast Regional Semifinals vs. Massachusetts on March 28.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23 (at Denver): Had four points (1g/3a) while playing in 22 games … Finished with eight blocks, 10 penalty minutes and a +7 plus/minus rating during the year … Made collegiate debut on Oct. 8 vs. Maine in the Ice Breaker Tournament … Earned first NCAA point with an assist on Nov. 11 at North Dakota … Scored first career goal in Game 2 of the NCHC Quarterfinals on March 11 vs. Miami … Had four shots on goal on Dec. 3 vs. Arizona State … Played in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Semifinals on March 17 vs. Colorado College.

BEFORE COLLEGE: Registered 22 points (1g/2a) in 60 contests and had a goal in two playoff games with the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League in 2021-22 … A product of the Djurgardens IF organization in Sweden prior to coming to the United States … Had five points (2g/3a) in 14 games with the Djurgardens junior team in 2020-21 and skated in one game with the senior team in the Swedish Hockey League … Recorded 10 points (2g/8a) in 41 contests with the U20 junior squad and skated four total games with the under-18 team in 2019-20 … Helped Djurgardens under-18 team win the league championship in 2017-18.

PERSONAL: Son of Jimmie and Frida … Has a younger sister, Tuva … Father Jimmie had a long pro career in Sweden and played 111 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning from 2001-2003 ... Born in Tampa, Florida, while his father played for the Lightning … Graduated high school in 2021 from Sjölins Gymnasium Södermalm … Also enjoys golf and music … Majoring in Finance.