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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 303,262 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Olaf Kölzig is the 152nd most popular hockey player (down from 119th in 2019), the 241st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 216th in 2019) and the most popular South African Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Olaf Kölzig ranks 152 out of 364. Before him are Vyacheslav Kozlov, Hooley Smith, Kimmo Timonen, Jonas Bergqvist, Marián Gáborík, and Milan Hejduk. After him are Dale Hawerchuk, Markus Näslund, Glenn Anderson, Alexander Galimov, Sami Kapanen, and Brendan Shanahan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Olaf Kölzig ranks 634. Before him are Pascale Arbillot, Salvador del Solar, Michel van der Aa, Els Callens, Mark Kirchner, and Tord Gustavsen. After him are Yayuk Basuki, Heike Friedrich, Eric Whitacre, Tim Story, Ilmārs Bricis, and Sean Patrick Thomas.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Olaf Kölzig ranks 241 out of 374. Before him are Fatima Meer (1928), Jerome Damon (1972), Aaron Mokoena (1980), Pierre Issa (1975), Nick Price (1957), and Linda Mvusi (1955). After him are Robbie Hunter (1977), MacBeth Sibaya (1977), ZP Theart (1975), Margaret Gardiner (1959), Sibusiso Zuma (1975), and Ernie Els (1969).

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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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