Olaf Kölzig
German ice hockey player
Olaf Kölzig (born April 6, 1970) is a South African-born German retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played a career total of 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Washington Capitals and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
| Olaf Kölzig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kölzig with the Capitals in 2007 | |||
| Born |
April 6, 1970 Johannesburg, RSA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 221 lb (100 kg; 15 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| National team |
 Germany | ||
| NHL Draft |
19th overall, 1989 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 1989–2009 | ||
Kölzig was born in South Africa, but he grew up in several cities across Canada and his family moved to Union Bay, British Columbia, Canada, when he was a teenager. Kölzig never applied for Canadian citizenship, which, combined with his German parentage and German passport, allows him to represent Germany internationally.[1] In May 2008 Kolzig announced that he would not return to the Capitals.
References
change- ↑ "Legends of Hockey: Olaf Kolzig". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
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