Word: olson
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...familiar number 25 is now the property of sophomore defenseman Ken Code, but Olson won't worry about finding a new jersey for a while. Until he gets back into game condition--a tough task for someone who hasn't skated in a year and who missed training camp--Olson will practice and play with the junior varsity...
...first game back, the 7-4 win over Merrimack on December 2, Olson picked up two assists. And he's been having fun ever since...
Playing on the junior varsity--any junior varsity--is a new experience for Olson, who was an all-Minnesota defenseman at Hopkins Lindbergh High in Minnetonka. And even though he's enjoying himself with the jayvees, the idea is to return to the ECAC wars as soon as possible--hopefully, early January...
...think any athlete taking the game seriously wants to play on the varsity," Olson says. "I mean, you play to win, that's the whole reason for doing it. You want to play with the best...
...first tour of duty during the 1978-79 and 1979-80 seasons, Olson proved he was one of the best. He played in all 51 of Harvard's games in his freshman and sophomore years, and even though he didn't score much (two goals, 10 assists lifetime), his ability on the blueline was one of the few plusses during two otherwise dismal seasons--the 7-18-1 squad his freshman year that finished with the worst record since World War II and an 8-15-3 squad his sophomore season...