Larry Olimb

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|8|11}}

| birth_place = Warroad, Minnesota, USA

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| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 180

| position = Defenseman/Center

| shoots = Left

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| played_for = Minnesota
Kansas City Blades
St. Paul Fighting Saints
Toledo Storm
Warroad Lakers
Minnesota Arctic Blast
Minnesota Moose

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| career_start = 1988

| career_end = 1995

| draft = 193rd

| draft_year = 1987

| draft_team = Minnesota North Stars

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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.{{cite news|title=Larry Olimb |url=https://www.mnhockeyhub.com/news_article/show/110075-leading-the-rush |work=Minnesota Hockey hub |accessdate=July 21, 2021}} 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.{{Cite web|work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/02/sports/college-hockey-harvard-claims-its-first-ncaa-hockey-title.html |title=COLLEGE HOCKEY; Harvard Claims Its First N.C.A.A. Hockey Title |date=April 2, 1989 |access-date=November 3, 2019}} 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=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Regular Season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM
1986–87 \| Warroad High School \| MN–HS \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="f0f0f0" \| 1987–88 \| Warroad High School \| MN–HS \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89 \| Minnesota \| WCHA \| 47	10	29	39	50	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="f0f0f0" \| 1989–90 \| Minnesota \| WCHA \| 46	6	36	42	44	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91 \| Minnesota \| WCHA \| 45	19	38	57	52	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="f0f0f0" \| 1991–92 \| Minnesota \| WCHA \| 44	24	56	80	72	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93 \| Toledo Storm \| ECHL \| 5	3	2	5	2	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="f0f0f0" \| 1992–93 \| Kansas City Blades \| IHL \| 11	0	6	6	4	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93 \| St. Paul Fighting Saints \| AHA \| 3	2	1	3	0	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="f0f0f0" \| 1993–94 \| Warroad Lakers \| Sr. Hockey \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994 \| Minnesota Arctic Blast \| RHI \| 22	26	39	65	26	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="f0f0f0" \| 1994–95 \| Minnesota Moose \| IHL \| 75	13	14	27	34	1	0	0	0	2
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NCAA totals ! 182 !! 59 !! 159 !! 218 !! 218 !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| IHL totals ! 86 !! 13 !! 20 !! 33 !! 38 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2

Awards and honors

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! Award

! Year

All-WCHA Second Team

| 1990–91

| {{cite news|title=WCHA All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|access-date=May 19, 2013}}

WCHA All-Tournament Team

| 1991

| {{cite news|title=WCHA Tourney History|url=http://wcha.com/men/tourney/history.php|publisher=WCHA|accessdate=2014-06-26}}

All-WCHA First Team

| 1991–92

AHCA West Second-Team All-American

| 1991–92

| {{cite news|title=Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|access-date=June 11, 2013}}