Olson signs pro deal with Stingrays

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The South Carolina Stingrays, an ECHL affiliate of the Boston Bruins, has signed forward Brett Olson. In keeping with club policy, terms of the agreement was not disclosed.

Olson, 24, played at Michigan Tech the past four seasons, where the former Superior Spartan tallied 42 goals and 51 assists for 93 points in 127 games, served as team captain his junior and senior seasons and was named to the WCHA All-Academic Team in 2011 and 2012.

Last summer, the 6-foot, 185-pound forward attended the Bruins’ development camp. Before college, Olson skated four years of junior hockey in the USHL with the Sioux City Musketeers and Waterloo Black Hawks and helped the Black Hawks capture the Anderson Cup in 2006-07.

The Stingrays open their 20th season Oct. 13 against the Gwinnett Gladiators.

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