OHL Alumni Central

As with the 2010 Winter Olympic Games held in Vancouver, Mathis Olimb is the lone Ontario Hockey League grad on Team Norway at the 2010 IIHF World Hockey Championships.

Olimb played just one season in the OHL, 2004-05. He began the year with the London Knights but 10 games into the season, he was traded off to the Sarnia Sting and was denied being a part of London’s magical run to the Memorial Cup.

Mathis has represented his country in world competition throughout his junior career and as a pro.

2007-08 and 2008-09 were spent with the Augsburger Panthers of Germany’s DEL. This season, Mathis switched to Sweden’s SEL and played for the Frölunda Indians of Göteborg. He was third on the team in scoring with 33 points in 55 regular season games. He added 4 points in 7 playoff games.

Mathis Olimb’s profile page on Frölunda’s official website can be found by clicking here.

Click here for the previous post on Mathis Olimb being the lone OHL grad on Team Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Check out these other posts related to OHL alumni playing at the 2010 IIHF World Hockey Championships:

10 OHL grads on Team Canada

Nick Plastino playing for Team Italy

John Parco playing for Team Italy

2 OHL grads on Team Czech Republic

Oskar Osala playing for Team Finland

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Dan Hinote had a respectable 503 game NHL career from 1999-00 to 2008-09. The Oshawa General alumnus moved on to play in Sweden for the 2009-10 season. MODO was the team that took him in during the 2004-05 NHL strike season and they were the ones that took him back this season.

Dan was an Oshawa General for the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons, although his final season was split between the Generals and the AHL’s Hershey Bears. In his first season, Oshawa was play-off champions but would not find success at the Memorial Cup.

Dan played with the Colorado Avalanche, the team he was drafted by, from 1999-00 to 2005-06. His time in Denver was highlighted by a Stanley Cup victory in 2001.

Hinote played his final three seasons in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues before heading over to Sweden. MODO, unfortunately, finished 9th in the 12 team league during regular season play and did not qualify for the playoffs.

You can view Dan Hinote’s profile page at MODO’s official website by clicking here.

Two Guelph Storm Alumni who played together on the Ontario Hockey League team for the 1998-99 and 1999-00 seasons, are now playing in the Swedish Elite League.

Eric Beaudoin played for the Storm from 1997-98 to 1999-00. For his final two seasons, he averaged over a point per game. He is currently the captain of Rögle Ängelholm in the SEL, a team that finished dead last in the 12 team league this season. This is Eric’s fifth season in the SEL. Although a Tampa Bay Lightning draft pick in 1998, Beaudoin played his short NHL career with cross-state rivals, Florida Panthers. He totalled 53 games in the NHL before heading to Europe. His first season in Europe saw him bounce from Great Britain to two teams in Finland before landing in Sweden.

Eric Beaudoin’s profile page on Rögle Ängelholm’s official website can be found here.

Kent McDonell played with the Storm from 1996-97 to 1999-00. He too was over a point per game in his final two seasons with the Storm. Kent is in his third season in the SEL and his first with Färjestad BK. The team finished fifth in the 12 team league during the regular season. McDonell was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings, but played all 32 of his NHL games with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

To view Kent McDonell’s profile on the Färjestad BK’s official website, go to the site and click on ‘Spelarna’ in the top toolbar. You will then get a drop-down list of players. Just click on Kent’s name to view his profile.

To view a post on another OHL alumnus, Mike Zigomanis, playing in the SEL, click here.