Norval "Red" Olsen is a retired Canadian ice hockey winger. He learned to skate on Boulevard Lake in front of his home in the neighborhood of Current River. In 1947 at age 18, he was recruited to play for the Port Arthur West-End Bruins by coach Ed Lauzon where he played defence on right wing and shot right.
The team went on to win the Memorial Cup that season against the Barrie Flyers. He played for the team again the following season, but they were eliminated from the play-offs by the Brandon Wheat Kings.
Red played for a variety of teams after his stint with the Port Arthur Bruins, including the
Port Arthur Bearcats
The Port Arthur Bearcats (Bear Cats) were a senior amateur ice hockey team based in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada – now part of the city of Thunder Bay – from the early 1900s until 1970. Before settling on the nickname of Bearca ...
, the North Sidney Victorious, the
Moncton Hawks, the Niagara Falls Cataracts, the
Troy Bruins
The Troy Bruins were an International Hockey League team based in Troy, Ohio that played from 1951 to 1959 at the Hobart Arena. Notable players were Brian Kilrea and Larry King Kwong. Goaltender Bill Tibbs won the James Norris Memorial Troph ...
, the
Fort Wayne Komets, the Kingston Merchants, the Milwaukee Falcons, and the Charlotte Checkers.
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In 1961, he played with the Port Arthur Bearcats in the O'Hearn Trophy series held in
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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. In 1962-63 and 1963–64, he coached the Turko, a Finnish team.
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Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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