Word: olson
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What caught everyone's attention last week, however, was not his timely checking or his clutch shot-blocking but his scoring. In Friday's game, Olson scored the tying goal against UNH netminder Todd Pearson, who had been stonewalling the Crimson all evening. He then was credited with an assist for the go-ahead goal, and ended Harvard's three-minute scoring spree with another tally...
...Saturday night against Providence, with the icemen holding a tentative one-goal lead. Olson put the game out of reach when he slammed in a rebounding Jim Turner shot...
Scoring, however, has not been a major aspect of Olson's career at Harvard. He scored more goals this season than in his three previous ones put together, but the senior doesn't mind that he has spent more time developing his defensive skills than his offensive ones...
...fact that Olson plays defense has made it possible to avoid sibling rivalry while playing on the same team as his younger brother, Greg, something he has done ever since his junior year at Hopkins Lindbergh High School...
When the anthropology major graduates this year, it will probably mark the end of his hockey career, but not his quest for excitement. Olson plans to visit Australia and work there for a year. When he finally returns to the States, he will apply to medical schools...