Lawrence Olimb is an American retired ice hockey defenseman and center who was an All-American for Minnesota.
Career Olimb was a star player in high school, helping Warroad High School reach the state tournament twice. Because he turned 18 before the start of his senior season, Olimb was eligible for the 1987 NHL entry draft and became one of the few high school players to have already been drafted after the Minnesota North Stars selected him in the 10th round. He continued to show his talent that season and received the Mr. Hockey Award as the top player in the state. He would later be ranked as the 33rd best player in the history of Minnesota High School Hockey.
With his highly successful junior career, there was little surprise that Olimb ended up going to Minnesota. In his freshman season, Olimb moved to center and helped the Gophers reach the 1989 championship game. He assisted on the game's opening goal but couldn't prevent Harvard from winning the title in overtime. He remained a key contributor for Minnesota for the next three years, helping the Golden Gophers reach the NCAA Tournament every year he was with the program. Olimb was named team captain for his senior season and responded with his best performance. He scored nearly two points per game and became the Gophers' all-time leader in assists, surpassing the legendary John Mayasich.
After graduating, Olimb played professionally for a few seasons, including a stint in Roller Hockey International, retiring from the game in 1995.
Statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1986–87 Warroad High School MN–HS —————————— 1987–88 Warroad High School MN–HS —————————— 1988–89 Minnesota WCHA 4710293950————— 1989–90 Minnesota WCHA 466364244————— 1990–91 Minnesota WCHA 4519385752————— 1991–92 Minnesota WCHA 4424568072————— 1992–93 Toledo Storm ECHL 53252————— 1992–93 Kansas City Blades IHL 110664————— 1992–93 St. Paul Fighting Saints AHA 32130————— 1993–94 Warroad Lakers Sr. Hockey —————————— 1994 Minnesota Arctic Blast RHI 2226396526————— 1994–95 Minnesota Moose IHL 751314273410002 NCAA totals 182 59 159 218 218 — — — — — IHL totals 86 13 20 33 38 1 0 0 0 2
Awards and honors Award Year All-WCHA Second Team 1990–91 WCHA All-Tournament Team 1991 All-WCHA First Team 1991–92 AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1991–92
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