Mathis Olimb

Mathis Olimb
Mathis Olimb
Born	February 1, 1986 (age 38); Oslo, Norway
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
SHL team; Former teams	Linköpings HC; Vålerenga; Augsburger Panther; Rockford IceHogs; Frölunda HC; Jokerit; Kloten Flyers
National team	Norway
Playing career	2002–present

Mathis Olimb (born February 1, 1986) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey forward, currently under contract with Linköpings HC of Sweden. He is the older brother of fellow Norwegian international Ken André Olimb.

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 15th 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.

International

Olimb was named to the Norway men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.^[7]

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
GET totals			120	40	69	109	125	34	11	14	25	14
DEL totals			97	27	53	80	85	—	—	—	—	—
SEL totals			192	36	91	127	88	26	4	7	11	22

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	Norway Jr.	WJC18	8	3	4	7	0
2003	Norway Jr.	WJC-D1	5	0	1	1	0
2003	Norway Jr.	WJC18-D1	5	3	2	5	4
2004	Norway Jr.	WJC-D1	5	2	4	6	0
2004	Norway Jr.	WJC18-D1	6	0	6	6	14
2005	Norway Jr.	WJC-D1	5	4	5	9	18
2006	Norway Jr.	WJC	6	2	1	3	8
2007	Norway	WC	6	0	3	3	8
2008	Norway	WC	7	2	0	2	4
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
Junior int'l totals			40	14	23	37	44
Senior int'l totals			94	11	45	56	124

References

^ "Mathis Olimb and Martin Roymark to Frölunda HC" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. April 27, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Blackhawks sign center Mathis Olimb". Chicago Blackhawks. June 17, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Mathis Olimb - Kloten Flyers". Kloten Flyers (in German). Retrieved April 1, 2016.
^ "Bröderna Olimb är klara för Cluben!". Linköping HC. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
^ http://www.iihfworlds2014.com/en/news/roster-forming/

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[1] "Mathis Olimb and Martin Roymark to Frölunda HC" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. April 27, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Blackhawks sign center Mathis Olimb". Chicago Blackhawks. June 17, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "Mathis Olimb wins NordicBet MVP Trophy | Champions Hockey League". www.championshockeyleague.net. Retrieved May 5, 2016.

[4] "Mathis Olimb Klar for finsk KHL klubb" (in Norwegian). Dagbkadet. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[5] "Mathis Olimb - Kloten Flyers". Kloten Flyers (in German). Retrieved April 1, 2016.

[6] "Bröderna Olimb är klara för Cluben!". Linköping HC. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

[7] ttp://www.iihfworlds2014.com/en/news/roster-forming/

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