Raiders GM Hunt talks about acquiring Olynek
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The Prince Albert Raiders needed some forward depth and they found it on Monday.
They acquired 1996-born forward Kolten Olynek from the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for a conditional ninth round pick. The move now gives the Raiders 13 forwards and 22 total players on their current active roster.
Olynek was a high pick of the Lethbridge Hurricanes, who selected him in the second round, 26th overall of the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft. But thus far, Olynek hasn’t produced to that level. He has scored 31 points in his 140-game career with the Hurricanes, the Moose Jaw Warriors and the Spokane Chiefs. But Raiders general manager Curtis Hunt believes that Olynek has still some untapped potential.
“He hasn’t at this point reached expectations of himself or his teams. We are his fourth team but we know he can get up and down the ice real well,” said Hunt. “We know he’s got a high level of skill and we know he’s going to come in and compete.
