Mathis Olimb (born February 1, 1986) is a Norwegian professional
ice hockey
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, currently playing for
Vålerenga
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of the
Fjordkraftligaen
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(Norway). He is the older brother of fellow Norwegian international
Ken André Olimb.
Playing career
Olimb started his professional career in 2002 in the
Norwegian
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GET-league, playing for
Vålerenga
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, 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
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.
In 2007, he joined
Augsburger Panther
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of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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. After two seasons in
Germany
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, he signed a two-year deal with
Frölunda HC
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of the Swedish Elitserien on June 27, 2009. On June 17, 2010, he was signed by the NHL's
Chicago Blackhawks
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to a one-year deal.
Assigned to the Blackhawks'
American Hockey League
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affiliate, the
Rockford IceHogs
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, for the entire
2010–11
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campaign, Olimb returned to
Frölunda HC
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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
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with the club: In 13 contests, he scored eight goals and tallied 18 assists en route to 2014-15
Champions Hockey League
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MVP honors.
On April 15, 2015, he signed for
Jokerit
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of the
KHL
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, and moved on to the
Kloten Flyers
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of the Swiss NLA in December 2015. After spending the remainder of the season with the Flyers, Olimb inked a deal with Sweden's
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in April 2016, 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.
International play
Olimb was named to the
Norway men's national ice hockey team
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History
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for competition at the
2014 IIHF World Championship
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1986 births
Augsburger Panther players
Frölunda HC players
Grizzlys Wolfsburg players
Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Jokerit players
EHC Kloten players
Linköping HC players
Living people
London Knights players
Manglerud Star Ishockey players
Norwegian expatriate ice hockey people
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Norwegian ice hockey centres
Olympic ice hockey players of Norway
Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
Sarnia Sting players
Skellefteå AIK players
Ice hockey people from Oslo
Vålerenga Ishockey players
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