ECHL To Honor Olaf Kolzig On Friday
March 16, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL on Tuesday announced that Olaf Kolzig will be formally inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame during a ceremony prior to Friday night's game between the Florida Everblades and South Carolina Stingrays at Germain Arena in Estero, Fla.
Kolzig was one of four inductees who were honored during the ECHL All-Star Game festivities in Ontario, Calif. in January, but due to his schedule, he was unable to attend the ceremony. Along with Kolzig, the other inductees were Cam Brown, Bud Gingher and Darryl Noren.
"Olaf Kolzig got his start in professional hockey and key development time in the ECHL," said ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna. "As one of the first prospects to go on to a long and distinguished career in the National Hockey League, he helped bring credibility to the league and became an example for many young players to follow."
Kolzig, who is the first inductee in the Developmental Player category, was 11-9-1 and ranked third in the ECHL with a 3.41 goals against average in 21 regular season games and 1-2-0 with a 4.66 goals against average in three postseason games with Hampton Roads in 1990-91. In 1991-92 with Hampton Roads, Kolzig led the ECHL in the regular season with a.914 save percentage while going 11-3-0 with a 2.90 goals against average in 14 regular season games. He was selected as an NHL All-Star in 1998 and 2000 and became the first former ECHL player to win the Vezina Trophy in 1999-2000. Kolzig appeared in 719 career NHL games and ranks 21st all-time with 303 wins while posting 35 shutouts and having a goals-against average of 2.71 and a save percentage of.906. He played his first 15 NHL seasons with Washington where he was 301-293-86 with 35 shutouts and a 2.70 goals-against average in 711 regular season games and 20-24 with six shutouts and a goals-against average of 2.14 in 45 playoff games. He led the Capitals to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1997-98 registering four shutouts and a goals-against average of 1.95. He had 41 wins, five shutouts and a goals-against average of 2.24 in 1999-2000 earning a selection to the NHL All-Star Game and First Team All-NHL while winning the Vezina Trophy.
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