Mathis Olimb
Mathis Olimb (born February 1, 1986) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey forward, currently playing for Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the older brother of fellow Norwegian international Ken André Olimb.
| Mathis Olimb | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 1, 1986 Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Grizzlys Wolfsburg Vålerenga Augsburger Panther Rockford IceHogs Frölunda HC Jokerit Kloten Flyers Linköpings HC Skellefteå AIK | ||
| National team |
 Norway | ||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Playing career
Olimb started his professional career in 2002 in the Norwegian GET-league, playing for Vålerenga, where he grew up. In the 2006–07 season, he finished second among the point leaders and was influential in winning the second straight Norwegian national championship with Vålerenga.
In 2007, he joined Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. After two seasons in Germany, he signed a two-year deal with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien on June 27, 2009.[1] On June 17, 2010, he was signed by the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks to a one-year deal.[2]
Assigned to the Blackhawks' American Hockey League affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, for the entire 2010–11 campaign, Olimb returned to Frölunda HC at season's end signing a two-year contract on April 29, 2011. He would play for Frölunda until the end of the 2014-15 campaign. In his last season with Frölunda, Olimb also competed in the Champions Hockey League with the club: In 13 contests, he scored eight goals and tallied 18 assists en route to 2014-15 Champions Hockey League MVP honors.[3]
On April 15, 2015, he signed for Jokerit of the KHL,[4] and moved on to the Kloten Flyers of the Swiss NLA in December 2015.[5] After spending the remainder of the season with the Flyers, Olimb inked a deal with Sweden's Linköpings HC in April 2016,[6] where he would play alongside his brother Ken André.
On May 24, 2019, having played the previous three seasons in Sweden, Olimb left as a free agent and returned to the DEL in signing a two-year contract with German club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg.[7]
International play
Olimb was named to the Norway men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Vålerenga | GET | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Manglerud Star | GET | 29 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | London Knights | OHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 46 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Vålerenga | GET | 39 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Vålerenga | GET | 42 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 54 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 43 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 55 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 59 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 55 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 30 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 52 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 51 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 33 | ||
| 2015–16 | Jokerit | KHL | 38 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 16 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Linköping HC | SHL | 40 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Linköping HC | SHL | 50 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 52 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 50 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| GET totals | 120 | 40 | 69 | 109 | 125 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 14 | ||||
| DEL totals | 147 | 37 | 79 | 116 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SHL totals | 385 | 67 | 185 | 252 | 250 | 58 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 63 | ||||
| KHL totals | 38 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Norway | WJC18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Norway | WJC-D1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Norway | WJC18-D1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Norway | WJC-D1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Norway | WJC18-D1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2005 | Norway | WJC-D1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | |
| 2006 | Norway | WJC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Norway | WC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2008 | Norway | WC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Norway | OGQ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Norway | OG | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Norway | WC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Norway | WC | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |
| 2013 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Norway | OG | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| 2015 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Norway | WC | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2018 | Norway | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | |
| 2019 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 40 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 44 | |||
| Senior totals | 101 | 11 | 60 | 71 | 102 | |||
References
- "Mathis Olimb and Martin Roymark to Frölunda HC" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. April 27, 2009. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
- "Blackhawks sign center Mathis Olimb". Chicago Blackhawks. June 17, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
- "Mathis Olimb wins NordicBet MVP Trophy | Champions Hockey League". www.championshockeyleague.net. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- "Mathis Olimb Klar for finsk KHL klubb" (in Norwegian). Dagbkadet. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- "Mathis Olimb - Kloten Flyers". Kloten Flyers (in German). Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- "Bröderna Olimb är klara för Cluben!". Linköping HC. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- "Grizzlys sign Mathis Olimb". Grizzlys Wolfsburg (in German). May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- Martin Merk. "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". Iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database