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Ken André Olimb (born January 21, 1989) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, currently under contract with Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the younger brother of fellow Norwegian international Mathis Olimb.
| Ken André Olimb | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank–034.jpg) Ken André Olimb, 2023 | |||
| Born |
January 21, 1989 Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Schwenninger Wild Wings Vålerenga Ishockey Frisk Asker Ishockey Düsseldorfer EG Linköpings HC | ||
| National team |
 Norway | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
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,[1] he moved to Germany. Olimb spent three years with Düsseldorfer EG of the country's top-tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL),[2][3] tallying 44 goals and 87 assists in 159 DEL contests.[4]
In April 2016, he was signed by Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL),[5] where he would play alongside his brother Mathis for the next two seasons.
On April 10, 2018, Olimb as a free agent opted to return for a second stint with Düsseldorfer EG of the DEL, agreeing to a three-year contract through 2021.[6]
On 27 May 2021, Olimb left DEG at the conclusion of his contract, signing a one-year contract to continue in the DEL with the Schwenninger Wild Wings.[7]
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Olimb participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Norway men's national ice hockey team.[8] On January 7, 2014, Olimb was named to Team Norway's official 2014 Winter Olympics roster.[9]
He was named to the Norway men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[10]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Vålerenga Ishockey II | NOR.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 34 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Vålerenga Ishockey II | NOR.2 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 38 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Frisk Asker | NOR | 45 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 25 | ||
| 2009–10 | Frisk Asker | NOR | 48 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Leksands IF | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 41 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 51 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | BIK Karlskoga | Allsv | 51 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 39 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 51 | 13 | 39 | 52 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 52 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Linköping HC | SHL | 39 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Linköping HC | SHL | 48 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 50 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 51 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 38 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 50 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 56 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOR totals | 165 | 43 | 76 | 119 | 46 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | ||||
| DEL totals | 435 | 84 | 185 | 269 | 132 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Norway | WJC18 D1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Norway | WJC D1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Norway | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | |
| 2008 | Norway | WJC D1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Norway | WJC D1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Norway | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Norway | WC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Norway | WC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Norway | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Norway | WC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Norway | WC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Norway | OG | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Norway | WC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Norway | WC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Norway | WC | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 26 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 26 | |||
| Senior totals | 97 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 22 | |||
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