Minnesota Hockey Greats. Homegrown Talent in the NHL
Jeff Olson has coached hockey at a number of levels. He’s coached youth hockey pee wee and bantam teams; high school as an assistant coach at West St. Paul Sibley, New Ulm and Litchfield; and at the small college level as an assistant at Hamline University.He also officiated youth and adult hockey and served as an organizer of the Gunderson Lake Conference Hockey Awards Scholarship Golf Classic for a number of years. Jeff grew up in Mendota Heights with legendary hockey figures everywhere. He played high school hockey at Breck School for Dr. Jack Blatherwick. In his youth, Jeff attended Ken Yackel Hockey School with Lou Nanne as a counselor.
Jeff currently serves as an arbitrator. He served as a referee, part time, at Ramsey County Conciliation Court for over ten years and worked as a trial attorney for over thirty-six years. He has served in a number of capacities with a number of Minnesota nonprofits and charities, including: board chair of STEP Academy, a Minnesota charter school; president of Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota; president of Fort Snelling State Park Association; president of Eden Prairie Rotary A.M. Club; commissioner of Three Rivers Park District; and president of All Saints Lutheran Church of Minnetonka. Jeff and his wife, Sue, live in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. They share a passion for reading, great food, theater, music, hiking, biking, golfing, visiting parks and traveling. They plan to visit all the wonderful state parks of Minnesota and every Minnesota hockey arena.