Hockey Hello: Jack Olmstead
Didn't see it posted anywhere.
19 years old, lefty, 5'10", 165 lbs forward from Troy, MI
Dream come true to announce my commitment to play D1 college hockey at the University of Michigan. Can’t thank my family, friends, coaches, and teammates enough for their support. #GoBlue 〽️ pic.twitter.com/wcEajkMgF0
— Jack Olmstead (@jolmstead10) December 6, 2017
December 7th, 2017 at 3:55 PM ^
Good choice - Go Blue!
December 7th, 2017 at 4:20 PM ^
Go blue!
December 7th, 2017 at 4:31 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 4:33 PM ^
So I follow along at least somewhat closely and I can't keep track of all of these commitments. It's like Mel is on a shopping spree. Wow.
December 7th, 2017 at 4:52 PM ^
they just poached a Dman from Rensselaer . a couple weeks ago too.
December 7th, 2017 at 4:39 PM ^
Go blue baby!
December 7th, 2017 at 5:02 PM ^
Jack.... Go Glue!
December 7th, 2017 at 5:17 PM ^
In the past few weeks. Hockey recruiting looking strong. Look forward to a breakdown of the commits.
December 7th, 2017 at 5:18 PM ^
Every time I see "Hockey Hello:" I keep hoping to see "Jack Hughes." Not taking anything way from Olmstead, as he certainly looks like a decent pickup for an overager and I welcome him with open arms to the hockey program, but the biggest fish is still out there and damn it would be nice to seal that one up.
December 7th, 2017 at 5:36 PM ^
Michigan hasn't taken many F from the NAHL (at least since the USNTDP moved to the USHL) so I'm not sure how Olmstead projects. I paged through the NAHL commit lists and the only M F's that I found were Max Shuart and Adam Winborg. Here's that list.
Shuart didn't score much in the NAHL, so that's not a great comparison. Winborg was fairly prolific, and at least last year that translated into some secondary scoring for M. Olmstead is quite a bit smaller than Winborg, so I'd be surprised if they have similar styles, but it seems like a good bet that he'll be the kind of player that sticks around for 4 years and chips in some goals on the 3rd/4th lines.
December 7th, 2017 at 6:57 PM ^
I look forward to cheering you on as a Wolverine. Enjoy the ride, from both academic and athletic perspectives. GO BLUE.