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Olaf Kölzig

1970 - Today

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Olaf Kölzig (born 6 April 1970) is a South African-born German former professional ice hockey goaltender and current goaltender coach and player development coach for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). With the exception of eight games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, he played his entire 14-year NHL career with the Capitals. Nicknamed "Olie the Goalie," Kölzig was born in South Africa to German parents and grew up in several cities across Canada. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olaf Kölzig has received more than 322,501 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Olaf Kölzig is the 217th most popular hockey player (down from 152nd in 2019), the 306th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 240th in 2019) and the most popular South African Hockey Player.

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  • 320k

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  • 34.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Olaf Kölzig ranks 217 out of 676. Before him are Miikka Kiprusoff, Grant Fuhr, Jiří Dopita, Marcel Hossa, Lal Bokhari, and Július Hudáček. After him are Nikita Kucherov, Pat LaFontaine, Brendan Shanahan, Randhir Singh Gentle, Maxim Afinogenov, and Niko Kapanen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Olaf Kölzig ranks 796. Before him are Ștefan Preda, Sally Phillips, Doina Spîrcu, Fofão, Kate Raworth, and Malik Beyleroğlu. After him are Barbara Paulus, Aleksey Voyevodin, Josh Green, Silvia Poll, Tommy Moe, and Will Chase.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Olaf Kölzig ranks 306 out of 454. Before him are Elana Meyer (1966), Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (1982), Cheslin Kolbe (1993), Rosalyn Fairbank (1960), Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980), and Es'kia Mphahlele (1919). After him are Sibusiso Zuma (1975), Delron Buckley (1977), Jeff Coetzee (1977), Burry Stander (1987), Victor Gomes (1982), and Johnny Flynn (1983).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In South Africa

Among hockey players born in South Africa, Olaf Kölzig ranks 1. 

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