MSU Olympians
Eight former Spartans have had the honor of
wearing their country's colors in the Olympic
Games. MSU's most recent honoree was Dwayne
Norris, who played for Canada and earned a
silver medal in the 1994 Olympics in
Lillehammer, Norway. Norwegian Geir Hoff also
skated in the 1994 Olympics, marking the third
Games where two Spartans have been in the hockey
competition. Hoff and Kevin Miller (U.S.) played
in 1988 while Gene Grazia and Weldon Olson
earned gold medals in 1960 for the U.S. Olson
(1956, silver) and Hoff are the only two
Spartans to skate in two Olympics. Other
Olympians include: Jason Woolley (Canada, 1992),
Gary Haight (USA, 1984) and Doug Volmar (USA,
1968). In addition, Bryan Smolinski (U.S.) and
Rod Brind'Amour (Canada) played in this year's
World Cup.
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