Oilers agree to terms with Olson, Lategan

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Oilers, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks and the American Hockey League’s San Diego Gulls, announced the signings of forwards Sean Olson and Daneel Lategan.

Olson returns to pro hockey after a 2023-24 hiatus. The 25-year-old played three games in 2022-23 with the Maine Mariners recording one assist and two penalty minutes.

The Delta, British Columbia native played 54 games with the University of Windsor, notching 40 points (24g-16a). Olson led Windsor in goals his junior and senior years and recorded eight points (5g-3a) in nine postseason contests. Olson collected 54 points (24g-30a) in 84 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League games with the Weyburn Red Wings after recording 44 points (17g-27a) in 43 Pacific Junior Hockey League games in his first year of juniors with Abbotsford.

Lategan, 26, turns pro after a combined NCAA and USports collegiate career. He began his college tenure at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, registering nine points (5g-4a) in 30 games. He transferred to the University of Alberta in 2020, potting 40 points (17g-23a) in 61 appearances as a Golden Bear.

A native of Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, he compiled 44 points (24g-20a) in 100 games with the Langley Rivermen.