Shoots Left Role Ice hockey player Name Ken Olimb Positions Winger | NHL Draft Undrafted Weight 82 kg National team Norway Height 1.78 m Siblings Mathis Olimb | |
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Born January 21, 1989 (age 35)
Oslo, Norway ( 1989-01-21 ) DEL team
Former teams Dusseldorfer EG
Valerenga Ishockey
Frisk Asker Ishockey
Leksands IF
BIK Karlskoga | ||
hockeycamp 2014
Ken André Olimb (born January 21, 1989) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, currently under contract with Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He is the younger brother of fellow Norwegian international Mathis Olimb.
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Playing career
Born and raised in Norway’s capital city Oslo, Olimb came through the youth ranks of Manglerud Star. He made his debut in Norway’s top-tier during the 2006–07 campaign, playing for Vålerenga. In 2008, he headed to Frisk Asker and after a two-year stint, he took his game abroad, signing with Leksands IF of the Swedish second division Allsvenskan, where he would spend two years. After another year (2012–13) in the Allsvenskan with BIK Karlskoga, he moved to Germany. Olimb spent three years with Düsseldorfer EG of the country's top-tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), tallying 44 goals and 87 assists in 159 DEL contests.
In April 2016, he was signed by Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), where he would play alongside his brother Mathis.
International play
Olimb participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Norway men's national ice hockey team. On January 7, 2014, Olimb was named to Team Norway's official 2014 Winter Olympics roster.
He was named to the Norway men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.
