Olaf Kolzig
Olaf Kolzig
Olaf Kölzig, known as Olie the Goalie or Godzilla, is a South African-born German former professional ice hockey goaltender, subsequently the goaltender coach and now player development coach for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. With the exception of 8 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, he played his entire 14 year NHL career with the Capitals...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth6 April 1970
CityJohannesburg, South Africa
anybody bad beat game growing learned pains turn upset
I'm as bad as anybody for getting upset when things aren't going good. I've learned over the years that you can't beat yourself up. Or it can turn into a really long year. This season, there are going to be some growing pains with the team. You have to be patient, play your game and not try to do too much out there.
canada chance crash likes net north pass playing puck quality scoring team thomas until
I'm not playing but I know Thomas is going to see a lot more shots. The Czechs like to pass the puck until they get a quality scoring chance while Canada is a traditional North American team that likes to get the puck on net and crash the net.
beat czech final forward looking maybe olympics republic saw start tough
It will be my final Olympics and I am looking forward to it. We have a tough start with the Czech Republic and Canada, but anything is possible. You saw what Belarus did in 2002 (when it beat Sweden). Maybe we can do the same thing.
built change defensive last lost time tried
This organization was built on defense. We tried to change it last year, and we lost the defensive edge. Well, it's time to rebuild.
christmas definitely glad italy mind relieved six time took trade weeks
Probably around Christmas time I had my mind made up that I definitely wanted to stay. So from there it took about six weeks to get it done. I'm glad we got it done before I went to Italy because when we get back there's only two weeks before the trade deadline. I'm relieved it's over.
everybody matter million national pride takes
Once you're at the Olympics, national pride takes over. It doesn't matter if you're making $11 million in the NHL or $30,000 in the Slovenian league. Everybody is equal; they're all representing their country.
happy kid wives
I feel like a kid again. I also think our wives are happy we're out of the house.
eddie respect
I've got a lot of respect for Eddie Belfour. (But) I didn't want to see our guy, get a blocker in the face.
against games italy order win
The games we are going to have to win are against Italy and Switzerland in order to get to the quarterfinals.