Olav Kollevoll

Olav Kollevoll
Sport(s) Ice hockey
Biographical details
Born January 7, 1923
Kristiansand, Norway
Died September 11, 2010 (aged 87)
Playing career
1942–1944
1949–1950
Colgate
Clinton Comets
Position(s) Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1955
1955–1965
St. Lawrence
Colgate
Head coaching record
Overall 154-92-4
Accomplishments and honors

Championships

1952 Tri-State League Regular Season Champion
1954 Tri-State League Regular Season Champion
1955 Tri-State League Regular Season Champion

Olav "Ole" Bernt Kollevoll was an American ice hockey, baseball and football player and coach.

Career

Born in Kristiansand, Norway, Kollevoll emigrated to the United States with his parents and grew up in Brooklyn. Kollevoll began attending Colgate University in the fall of 1941, playing ice hockey, baseball, and football in his time there. After graduating from an accelerated program in 1945 Kollevoll joined the United States Navy towards the end of World War II. After his tour was over he began a short professional career in both baseball and hockey before retiring following an injury in 1948.[1]

Kollevoll became the head coach at St. Lawrence in 1950 for both the baseball and hockey squads. During his time there he attained his master's degree] while leading the Saints to their first two appearances in the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship.[2] In 1955 Kollevoll returned to his alma mater, taking over as head coach for the ice hockey and freshman football clubs. In 1957 Colgate's hockey program returned to varsity status and became a founding member of ECAC Hockey four years later.[3]

Kollevoll left Colgate in 1965 to become the athletic director at Lafayette College, remaining there until his retirement in 1989.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Colgate Red Raiders (Tri-State League) (1950–51–1954–55)
1950-51 St. Lawrence 8-6-0 3-2-0 3rd
1951-52 St. Lawrence 15-5-0 6-1-0 1st NCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
1952-53 St. Lawrence 12-6-0 3-2-0 2nd
1953-54 St. Lawrence 18-3-1 4-1-0 t-1st
1954-55 St. Lawrence 19-5-1 6-0-0 1st NCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
St. Lawrence: 72-25-2 22-6-0
Colgate Red Raiders (Division I Independent) (1957-58–1960-61)
1957-58 Colgate 2-2-0
1958-59 Colgate 2-6-0
1959-60 Colgate 5-10-0
1960-61 Colgate 8-15-1
Colgate: 17-33-1
Colgate Red Raiders (ECAC Hockey) (1961-62–1964-65)
1961-62 Colgate 18-6-0 18-6-0 t-6th
1962-63 Colgate 17-5-1 11-4-1 7th ECAC Quarterfinals
1963-64 Colgate 19-8-0 15-6-0 t-3rd ECAC Quarterfinals
1964-65 Colgate 11-15-0 4-10-0 13th
Colgate: 65-34-1 48-26-1
Total: 154-92-4

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References: [4][5]

References

  1. "Olav Bernt Kollevoll". Lehigh Valley Live. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  2. "St. Lawrence Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  3. "Colgate Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  4. "2014-15 St. Lawrence hockey Record Book" (PDF). St. Lawrence Saints. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  5. "Colgate hockey Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved 2014-08-15.

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