Brett Olson

Brett Olson (born February 19, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing under contract with Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
==Playing career==
===College===
Prior to turning professional, Olson attended the Michigan Technological University where he played four seasons (2008–12) of NCAA Division I hockey with the Michigan Tech Huskies, where he registered 42 goals, 51 assists, 93 points, and 156 penalty minutes, in 127 games. Olson was named to the WCHA All-Academic team in both 2011 and 2012, and served as captain during his senior year.
===Professional===
Following his graduation, Olson played professional hockey in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Abbotsford Heat for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 AHL seasons.
On July 4, 2014, the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Olson to a one-year, two-way contract, and he played the 2014–15 season with the Panthers' AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage.
On May 28, 2015, the Florida Panthers re-signed Olson to another one-year contract. Olsen suffered a dip in production with new Panthers' AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates during the 2015–16 season. In 67 games, he contributed with 13 goals and 26 points.
As a free agent from the Panthers in the off-season, Olson left North America, signing a one-year deal with reigning Austrian champions, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the EBEL on July 15, 2016. Olson demonstrated his versatility throughout the 2016-17 season with Salzburg, scoring 38 points in 39 games while playing in all situations defensively with the club.
On May 28, 2017, Olson opted to sign in the Neighbouring DEL, agreeing to a one-year deal with German club, ERC Ingolstadt. On February 3, Olson scored the goal of the month by batting the puck out of mid-air from his defensive zone into the opposing team's net in the game against the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg.
Olson played three seasons in Ingolstadt before leaving as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Krefeld Pinguine on December 2, 2020.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2005–06 	Sioux City Musketeers	USHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Waterloo Black Hawks 	USHL 		44 	5 	9 	14 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Waterloo Black Hawks 	USHL 		52 	9 	13 	22 	82 		9 	3 	4 	7 	4
2007–08 	Waterloo Black Hawks 	USHL 		49 	17 	37 	54 	50 		11 	3 	7 	10 	10
2008–09 	Michigan Tech 	WCHA 		38 	10 	13 	23 	41 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Michigan Tech 	WCHA 		32 	18 	12 	30 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Michigan Tech 	WCHA 		18 	4 	6 	10 	25 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Michigan Tech 	WCHA 		39 	10 	20 	30 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Abbotsford Heat 	AHL 		70 	8 	10 	18 	31 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Abbotsford Heat 	AHL 		75 	17 	27 	44 	38 		4 	1 	0 	1 	2
2014–15 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		76 	14 	31 	45 	58 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0
2015–16 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		67 	13 	13 	26 	20 		5 	1 	1 	2 	0
2016–17 	EC Red Bull Salzburg 	EBEL 		39 	11 	27 	38 	18 		11 	3 	3 	6 	2
2017–18 	ERC Ingolstadt 	DEL 		44 	13 	9 	22 	34 		4 	1 	0 	1 	37
2018–19 	ERC Ingolstadt 	DEL 		47 	9 	12 	21 	41 		7 	2 	4 	6 	2
2019–20 	ERC Ingolstadt 	DEL 		51 	12 	24 	36 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		288 	52 	81 	133 	147 		12 	2 	2 	4 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
College 	College	College
WCHA All-Academic Team	2010–11	
WCHA All-Academic Team	2011–12	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Abbotsford Heat players
Category:American men's ice hockey centers
Category:ERC Ingolstadt players
Category:Krefeld Pinguine players
Category:Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:EC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Sioux City Musketeers players
Category:Waterloo Black Hawks players