Fredrik Olausson

Olausson was a skilled defenceman who contributed on the power playArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in Magasinet HockeyRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Fredrik OlaussonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in Svenska IshockeyförbundetRead the sourceClose grew up in Nybro, with Nybro IF as his original hockey club. In a 2023Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview with Hockeysverige, he recalled receiving his first skates at age 2 and starting organized hockey at about 6. He remembered a childhood of hockey in winter and football in summer, with his father Gustav also serving as his coachArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

Olausson began playing senior hockey in Nybro in 1982/83, with Kjell WidmarkArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose as his coach. There he also played alongside his childhood idol, Björn “Böna” Johansson, he recalled in the 2023Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview. Looking back at the coaches from his formative years, he also highlighted Conny EvenssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose and Kjell Augustsson at Färjestad.

In the same interview, Olausson said he had left upper secondary school after 1 yearArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. He also described taking part in the TV-puckenTV-pucken is a Swedish youth hockey tournament played between regional representative teams.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose youth tournament as something that had motivated him to develop as a hockey player.

Olausson mentioned a different kind of skill in a match programme from August 1994Article in NHL Vikings–Stockholm Dream Team match programmeRead the sourceClose: he had learned to water-ski on 1 leg. He said he had not yet taken up golf at that pointArticle in NHL Vikings–Stockholm Dream Team match programmeRead the sourceClose.