Darin Olver
| Darin Olver | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
March 5, 1985 Burnaby, BC, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Winger | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Eisbären Berlin Straubing Tigers Augsburger Panther | ||
| National team |
 Germany | ||
| NHL Draft |
36th overall, 2004 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Darin Olver (born March 5, 1985 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canada-born German professional ice hockey left winger. He currently plays for the Eisbären Berlin of the DEL. Darin currently plays along side his brother, Mark, on Eisbären Berlin.
Playing career
Olver played college hockey at Northern Michigan University and was a second round, 36th overall, NHL draft pick of the New York Rangers. Upon graduating from his collegiate career, Olver joined the Rangers American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, on an amateur try-out to end the 2006–07 season.
Without an offer from the Rangers, Olver left for Germany signing a one-year contract with the Fischtown Pinguins of the 2nd Bundesliga. Leading Fischtown with 56 points in 52 contests, Olver was picked up by DEL team, the Straubing Tigers.
With a season limited with injury and producing only 11 points, Olver left for Augsburger Panther signing a one-year contract on March 2, 2009.[1] In the 2009–10 season, Olver broke out to be among the DEL leaders with 60 points, resulting in helping an unlikely Augsburg reach the finals for the first time in their DEL history and quickly earning a one-year extension on March 17, 2010.[2][3]
Olver consolidated his position among the elite in Germany in the following 2010–11 season. Despite Augsburg returning to the bottom echelons of the DEL, Olver led the entire league with 47 assists and 70 points to be awarded the DEL's player of the year.
On May 2, 2011, Olver left Augsburg and signed with reigning champions, Eisbären Berlin.[4] He won back-to-back German championships with the Eisbären team in 2012 and 2013.
International career
Olver made his debut on the German national team during the 2010 Deutschland Cup.[5]
Personal
He comes from a hockey family. His father, John, played in college and coached many teams in Canada and the United States, including two years as an assistant coach for Northern Michigan while Darin played there.
His maternal grandparents immigrated from Germany to Canada,[6] he received a German passport in 2007.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 41 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 40 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 36 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 41 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Fischtown Pinguins | 2.GBun | 52 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 56 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 60 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 48 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 49 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 34 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 57 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 51 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 52 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DEL totals | 325 | 112 | 183 | 295 | 289 | 43 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 20 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Augsburger Panther commit to Olver" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ↑ "Cinderella story playing out in the DEL playoffs". National Hockey League. 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ↑ "Panthers re-sign Olver!" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ↑ "Rankel, Braun, Busch, Hördler stay - 2 come!" (in German). Eisbären Berlin. 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
- ↑ "Deutschland-Cup für die Augsburger Eishockey-Debütanten Kettemer, Kohl und Olver wie ein Märchen". Schwäbisches Tagblatt online (in German). Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ↑ Rubert, Dajana. "Darin und Mark Olver: Weihnachten mit der Familie, ein Traum erfüllt sich in Berlin | Berliner-Kurier.de". Berliner-Kurier.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-03-26.