New York Islanders Daily: Oliver Wahlstrom Wins Rookie Of The Week

While playing for Boston College, New York Islanders prospect Oliver Wahlstrom took home the Pro Ambitions Hockey East Rookie of the Week honors.

It’s been a very good start for New York Islanders prospects thus far. Noah Dobson and Bode Wilde are off to hot starts and now you can add this year’s first-round pick, Oliver Wahlstrom, into the fold too.

He made his collegiate debut this past weekend and already has made a difference. He scored two goals in the first period alone of an 8-1 beatdown of New Brunswick.

That kind of quick start was good enough to take home the rookie of the week honor, which shouldn’t be a surprise. Wahlstrom is a natural goal-scoring winger. If you combine his play in the USHL, USDP, and WJC he had 77 goals 95 games. That’s a rate of .81 goals per game, an incredible number for a youngster.

When he was available 11th overall the Islanders pounced on him. He’s someone who can have a chance to go from the collegiate level right to the NHL.

With comparisons to Patrik Laine, the Islanders must be salivating at the opportunity to put him in their top six sooner rather than later.

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