Weldon "Weldy" Olson played in a whole lot of big hockey games, but it was an exhibition that stood out above all the rest. In 1966, as part of a family reunion, he laced up his skates with his eight brothers and six of his nephews, and they played together in a charity event in Illinois that benefitted the March of Dimes.
The Olson team won, 14-5.
"You want to know who's on the dream team?" Olson once said. "That's when you're on the dream team."
Olson, who led Michigan State in goal-scoring all four years he played for the Spartans in the 1950s and went on to win silver and gold medals at the Olympics, died March 13 in Findlay, Ohio.