Christer Olsson

Christer Olsson
Born	July 24, 1970 (1970-07-24) (age 41) Arboga, SWE
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	St. Louis Blues Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft	275th overall, 1993 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1992–2005

Christer Olsson (born July 24, 1970) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and the current head coach of Leksands IF in the HockeyAllsvenskan. Olsson played briefly in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues and Ottawa Senators. He played Defense and shot left-handed.

Playing career

Olsson was drafted by the Blues in the 11th round, 275th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He played in Sweden for 2 years before splitting the 1995–1996 season with the Worcester Ice Cats of the AHL and making his debut with the Blues. The following season he was part of an infamous and extremely lopsided trade when he was traded by the Blues to the Ottawa Senators for Pavol Demitra. Demitra eventually became a scoring powerhouse with the Blues for a number of years while Olsson decided to go back to Sweden to play hockey after his short stint with the Senators that year.

Olsson played 7 more years in Sweden and one in Austria before retiring after the 2004–2005 season.

Coaching career

Since his retirement after the 2004–2005 season, Olsson has been coaching Leksands IF every season. He has mostly been coaching Leksand's representation team, but he has also coached Leksand's under-20 team in two seasons. On April 20, 2011, Olsson was named the head coach of Leksand's representation team in the HockeyAllsvenskan.^[1]

Career statistics

                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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1992-93  Brynas IF Gavle             SEL    22    4    4    8   18  --  --  --  --  --
1993-94  Brynas IF Gavle             SEL    38    7    3   10   50  --  --  --  --  --
1994-95  Brynas IF Gavle             SEL    39    6    5   11   18  14   1   3   4   6
1995-96  St. Louis Blues             NHL    26    2    8   10   14   3   0   0   0   0
1995-96  Worcester IceCats           AHL    39    7    7   14   22  --  --  --  --  --
1996-97  St. Louis Blues             NHL     5    0    1    1    0  --  --  --  --  --
1996-97  Ottawa Senators             NHL    25    2    3    5   10  --  --  --  --  --
1996-97  Worcester IceCats           AHL     2    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  --
1997-98  Vastra Frolunda HC Gotebo   SEL    45   13    8   21   54  --  --  --  --  --
1998-99  Vastra Frolunda HC Gotebo   SEL    47    5   11   16   48   4   0   1   1   4
1999-00  Klagenfurt AC               Aust   34    7   11   18   63  --  --  --  --  --
2000-01  Brynas IF Gavle             SEL    46    9    7   16   28   4   0   0   0  12
2001-02  Brynas IF Gavle             SEL    50    5   16   21   65   4   0   0   0   2
2002-03  Leksands IF                 SEL    48   10   10   20   44   3   1   0   1   6
2003-04  Leksands IF                 SEL    50    7    8   15   54  --  --  --  --  --
2004-05  Leksands IF                 Swe-1   3    0    1    1    0  --  --  --  --  --
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         NHL Totals                         56    4   12   16   24   3   0   0   0   0

External links

• Christer Olsson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

References

1. ^ "Efter fiaskot: Ny tränare till Leksand" (in Swedish). Expressen. 2011-04-20. http://hockey.expressen.se/nyheter/1.2409750/efter-fiaskot-ny-tranare-till-leksand. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 

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Name	Olsson, Christer
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Date of birth	July 24, 1970
Place of birth	Arboga, SWE
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