John Olver (ice hockey)
| John Olver | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 3, 1958 North Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | Two-time champion minor league ice hockey coach |
John Olver (born August 3, 1958) is a Canadian ice hockey player and coach known for his league championship teams in the West Coast Hockey League and ECHL.
His eldest son Darin Olver played at Northern Michigan University while he coached there. Darin now plays for the ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL. Darin was drafted 36th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. His younger son, Mark Olver, also played hockey at Northern Michigan and most recently plays for Eisbären Berlin in Germany. His son Mark was also drafted to the NHL. He was drafted 144th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche and played 74 NHL games in total, amassing 22 points.
A right wing, from 1975 to 1977 Olver was a member of the junior league Kelowna Buckaroos. He played college hockey at the University of Michigan. Although he was drafted in the 8th round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies, he never played at the professional level.
Olver began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant with the New Westminster Royals. He took his first head coaching job in 1984 with the junior league Langley Eagles (now Westside Warriors).
Olver's first professional head coaching job came in 1995 with the West Coast Hockey League Fresno Falcons. In 1997 Olver took the head coaching position with the expansion WCHL Tacoma Sabercats. Olver led the Sabercats to the league finals in both his seasons with the team, winning the WCHL championship in 1998-99.
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