Olav Kollevoll

BornJanuary 7, 1923
Kristiansand, Norway

DiedSeptember 11, 2010 (aged 87)

1942–1944Colgate

1949–1950Clinton Comets

Olav Kollevoll
Biographical details

Born	(1923-01-07)January 7, 1923 Kristiansand, Norway
Died	September 11, 2010(2010-09-11) (aged 87)
Playing career
1942–1944	Colgate
1949–1950	Clinton Comets

Position	Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1955	St. Lawrence
1955–1965	Colgate

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1965–1989	Lafayette

Head coaching record
Overall	153–91–4 (.625)
Tournaments	0–4 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Tri-State League (1952, 1954–1955)
Records

Military career
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Service years	1945
Rank	Second lieutenant

Olav "Ole" Bernt Kollevoll (January 7, 1923 – September 11, 2010) was an American ice hockey, baseball and football player and coach.

Born in Kristiansand, Norway, Kollevoll emigrated to the United States with his parents and grew up in Brooklyn. Kollevoll began attending Colgate University in the fall of 1941, playing ice hockey, baseball, and football in his time there. He was an initiate of Delta Upsilon. After graduating from an accelerated program in 1945 Kollevoll joined the United States Navy towards the end of World War II. After his tour was over he began a short professional career in both baseball and hockey before retiring following an injury in 1948.^[1]

Kollevoll became the head coach at St. Lawrence in 1950 for both the baseball and hockey squads. During his time there he attained his master's degree while leading the Saints to their first two appearances in the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship.^[2] In 1955 Kollevoll returned to his alma mater, taking over as head coach for the ice hockey and freshman football clubs. In 1957 Colgate's hockey program returned to varsity status and became a founding member of ECAC Hockey four years later.^[3]

Kollevoll left Colgate in 1965 to become the athletic director at Lafayette College, remaining there until his retirement in 1989. He died on September 11, 2010.^[4]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
St. Lawrence Saints (Tri-State League) (1950–1955)
1950-51	St. Lawrence	8-6-0	3-2-0	3rd
1951-52	St. Lawrence	15-5-0	6-1-0	1st	NCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
1952-53	St. Lawrence	12-6-0	3-2-0	2nd
1953-54	St. Lawrence	18-3-1	4-1-0	t-1st
1954-55	St. Lawrence	19-5-1	6-0-0	1st	NCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
St. Lawrence:		72-25-2	22-6-0
Colgate Red Raiders Independent (1957–1961)
1957-58	Colgate	2-2-0
1958-59	Colgate	2-6-0
1959-60	Colgate	5-10-0
1960-61	Colgate	8-15-1
Colgate:		17-33-1
Colgate Red Raiders (ECAC Hockey) (1961–1965)
1961-62	Colgate	18-6-0	18-6-0	t-6th
1962-63	Colgate	16-5-1	11-4-1	7th	ECAC Quarterfinals
1963-64	Colgate	19-8-0	15-6-0	t-3rd	ECAC Quarterfinals
1964-65	Colgate	11-14-0	4-10-0	13th
Colgate:		64-33-1	48-26-1
Total:		153-91-4
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

v t e St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Weeks Field Rink (1925–1929) Brewer Field Rink (1929–1930) Appleton Arena (1951–present)
Head coaches	D. F. McCarthy (1925–1926) Formoza Degre (1926–1928) James Mallon (1929–1930) Alfred Sheard (1938–1941) Jack Klemens (1946–1947) Paul Patten (1947–1950) Olav Kollevoll (1950–1955) George Menard (1955–1967, 1968–1971) Bernie McKinnon (1967–1968, 1971–1976) Leon Abbott (1976–1979) Dale Henwood (1979–1980) Mike McShane (1980–1985) Joe Marsh (1985–2012) Greg Carvel (2012–2016) Mark Morris (2016–2019) Brent Brekke (2019–present)
Seasons	1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1942–43 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Conference affiliations	Tri-State League (1950–1972) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
Rivalries	Clarkson Golden Knights
Culture & lore	North Country Thanksgiving Festival
All-time leaders	Pete Lappin (187 Points) Brian McFarlane (101 Goals) Bill Sloan (65 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1952 1955 1956 1959 1960 1961 1962 1988 2000
NCAA Tournament appearances	1952 1955 1956 1959 1960 1961 1962 1983 1987 1988 1989 1992 1999 2000 2001 2007 2021*
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1962 1988 1989 1992 2000 2001 2021
St. Lawrence University Canton, NY

v t e Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey
Formerly the Colgate Red Raiders
Playing venues	Taylor Lake (1916–1922) Starr Rink (1959–2016) Class of 1965 Arena (2016–present)
Head coaches	James Ballantine (1920–1922, 1927–1928) Raymond A. Watkins (1928–1932) J. Howard Starr (1932–1941, 1945–1950) Gregory Batt (1942–1943) Albert Prettyman (1943–1944) Tom Dockrell (1950–1951) Olav Kollevoll (1957–1965) Ron Ryan (1965–1972) Brad Houston (1972–1975) Jim Higgins (1975–1977) Terry Slater (1977–1991) Brian Durocher (1991–1992) Don Vaughan (1992–2003, 2004–2023) Stan Moore (2003–2004) Mike Harder (2023–present)
Seasons	1915–16 1916–17 1920–21 1921–22 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Conference affiliations	Tri-State League (1950–1951) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
All-time leaders	Mike Harder (214 Points) Dan Fridgen (114 Goals) Dan Brenzavich/Steve Silverthorn (55 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1990
NCAA Tournament appearances	1981 1990 2000 2005 2014 2023
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1990 2023
Colgate University Hamilton, NY

Head coaching record

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