Olie's Biography
1989 – 2009
Olaf Kolzig (born April 6, 1970) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Though Kölzig was born in South Africa, he grew up in several cities across Canada.
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For Kolzigs, Fog is Lifting at Last

Olaf Kolzig was idling away the afternoon in front of the television set in a Buffalo hotel room, savoring a rare game day that would not include starting in goal for the Washington Capitals, when a phone call from his wife shattered the placid solitude and changed his life forever. Christin Kolzig had taken their son, Carson, to the pediatrician for routine 15-month immunizations and left his office dazed after learning that their baby was, in all likelihood, autistic.
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Caps' Kolzig Puts Fame to Good Use
Olaf Kolzig sat to talk Friday in a restaurant of the Washington Capitals' Montreal hotel, the left lapel of his navy suit jacket bearing a powder blue jigsaw piece, lacquered to a high gloss. An unusual accessory, certainly, but hardly a puzzle considering the heart over which it was worn.
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Olie Kolzig Award King Clancy Memorial Trophy
Washington Capitals goaltender Olie Kolzig was named the recipient of the 2005-06 King Clancy Memorial Trophy for his leadership and humanitarian contributions to his community this evening at the NHL Awards Show in Vancouver.
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