Darin Olver

Darin Olver
Born	(1985-03-05) March 5, 1985 (age 39) Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Left winger
Shot	Left
DEL team Former teams	Schwenninger Wild Wings Hartford Wolf Pack Straubing Tigers Augsburger Panther Eisbären Berlin ERC Ingolstadt
NHL draft	36th overall, 2004 New York Rangers
Playing career	2007–2021

Darin Olver (born March 5, 1985) is a Canadian-born German professional ice hockey left winger. He is currently playing for Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

Olver played high school hockey at Eastview High School under head coach Mike Gibbons. Highly recruited out of Canada, he helped his high school team reach the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament in 2001. 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 by injury and producing only 11 points, Olver left for the 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. Olver left Berlin after the conclusion of the 2016–17 season and signed with fellow DEL side ERC Ingolstadt.[5]

After three seasons with Ingolstadt, Olver left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year contract to continue in the DEL with the Schwenninger Wild Wings on August 20, 2020.

International play

Olver made his debut on the German national team during the 2010 Deutschland Cup.[6]

Personal

Olver 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 University while Darin played there. His younger brother Mark Olver also played hockey at Northern Michigan and also played for the Eisbären Berlin in Germany.

Olver's maternal grandparents immigrated from Germany to Canada;[7] 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
2000–01	Eastview High School	HSMN
2001–02	Eastview High School	HSMN
2002–03	Chilliwack Chiefs	BCHL		59	34	55	89	57		—	—	—	—	—
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	GER.2		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
2015–16	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		49	14	26	40	36		7	1	0	1	18
2016–17	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		40	13	18	31	18		14	3	3	6	10
2017–18	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		52	17	19	36	24		5	0	1	1	0
2018–19	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		46	9	14	23	34		7	1	1	2	8
2019–20	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		47	2	11	13	28		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Schwenninger Wild Wings	DEL		15	1	5	6	12		—	—	—	—	—
DEL totals				574	168	276	444	441		76	19	30	49	56

References

1. "Augsburger Panther commit to Olver" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
2. "Cinderella story playing out in the DEL playoffs". National Hockey League. 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
3. "Panthers re-sign Olver!" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
4. "Rankel, Braun, Busch, Hördler stay - 2 come!" (in German). Eisbären Berlin. 2011-05-02. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
5. "OLVER KOMMT, OPPENHEIMER GEHT". Retrieved 2017-06-06.
6. "Deutschland-Cup für die Augsburger Eishockey-Debütanten Kettemer, Kohl und Olver wie ein Märchen". Schwäbisches Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 2016-03-26.
7. 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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database