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
Born (1986-02-01) 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 2002present

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 105494
2003–04 Manglerud Star GET 29571216 64482
2004–05 London Knights OHL 100224
2004–05 Sarnia Sting OHL 468233112
2005–06 Vålerenga GET 3911142546 134378
2006–07 Vålerenga GET 4219446359 1537104
2007–08 Augsburger Panther DEL 5414253971
2008–09 Augsburger Panther DEL 4313284114
2009–10 Frölunda HC SEL 559253420 71344
2010–11 Rockford IceHogs AHL 5910223222
2011–12 Frölunda HC SEL 5510314134 613410
2012–13 Frölunda HC SEL 3067136 61016
2013–14 Frölunda HC SHL 5211283928 71122
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 1204069109125 3411142514
DEL totals 1473779116127
SHL totals 38567185252250 587192663
KHL totals 38 7 11 18 20

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2002 Norway WJC18 83470
2003 Norway WJC-D1 50110
2003 Norway WJC18-D1 53254
2004 Norway WJC-D1 52460
2004 Norway WJC18-D1 606614
2005 Norway WJC-D1 545918
2006 Norway WJC 62138
2007 Norway WC 60338
2008 Norway WC 72024
2009 Norway OGQ 2 0 0 0 0
2010 Norway OG 40220
2010 Norway WC 61340
2011 Norway WC 71894
2012 Norway WC 816716
2013 Norway WC 70440
2014 Norway OG 40224
2014 Norway WC 717812
2015 Norway WC 70884
2016 Norway WC 72466
2016 Norway OGQ 3 1 1 2 2
2017 Norway WC 714510
2018 Norway OG 5 0 1 1 2
2018 Norway WC 713424
2019 Norway WC 70446
Junior totals 4014233744
Senior totals 101116071102

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Blackhawks sign center Mathis Olimb". Chicago Blackhawks. June 17, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  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.
  5. "Mathis Olimb - Kloten Flyers". Kloten Flyers (in German). Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  6. "Bröderna Olimb är klara för Cluben!". Linköping HC. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  7. "Grizzlys sign Mathis Olimb". Grizzlys Wolfsburg (in German). May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  8. Martin Merk. "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". Iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.


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