Chris Olson

Chris Olson (born July 4, 1964) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for Denver. Olson had split time with Tom Allen during the season but he finished in the top 5 in the country with a 3.12 goals against average. Olson was named an All-American and led the Pioneers to their first conference championship in thirteen years. In their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1973, Denver won a narrow victory in the quarterfinals. Their run ended against Harvard when Olson couldn't hold back a Crimson surge in the third period.

Olson's fantastic season placed him squarely in the sights of the NHL and he was selected by the Boston Bruins in the NHL Supplemental Draft. Entering his senior season, the hope was that Olson and Denver could continue as they had in 1986 but the Pioneers under Ralph Backstrom turned out to be a one-year wonder. Olson's GAA swelled by more than a goal per game and the team won 15 fewer games. Rather than pursue a professional career, Olson retired as a player after the year.

Statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1981–82 Robbinsdale Armstrong High School MN-HS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Robbinsdale Armstrong High School MN-HS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Denver WCHA 15 7 6 0 — — 0 5.09 .860 — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Denver WCHA 21 — — — — — 0 4.23 .877 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Denver WCHA 27 — — — — — 1 3.12 .900 — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Denver WCHA 22 10 11 1 1327 92 1 4.16 .875 — — — — — — — — NCAA totals 85 — — — — 321 2 — .880 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1985–86