| Benn Olson | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 29, 1987, Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| EIHL team F. teams |
Coventry Blaze AHL Houston Aeros Bridgeport Sound Tigers Milwaukee Admirals Albany River Rats ECHL Florida Everblades Cincinnati Cyclones Alaska Aces Ontario Reign |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–2014 |
Benn Olson (born April 29, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who last played for the Coventry Blaze in the Elite Ice Hockey League.
Career[]
Olson played extensively in the minor leagues, bouncing back and forth between the ECHL and AHL in each of his 4 seasons as a professional. His post-season experience has been entirely in the ECHL, once with the Florida Everblades in 2010 and once with the Ontario Reign in 2012. Other teams Olson has played for include the Houston Aeros, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Milwaukee Admirals, and Albany River Rats of the AHL, and the Cincinnati Cyclones and Alaska Aces of the ECHL. Olson played juniors in the WHL, for the Kamloops Blazers and the Seattle Thunderbirds.[1]
Olson's role as a defenseman has led him into the position of an enforcer; he has amassed 723 penalty minutes in 203 professional games, and 835 in his days in the WHL over 275 games.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Benn Olson hockey statistics and profile. Hockeydb. Retrieved on April 8, 2012.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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