Norway men's national ice hockey team

Norway

Nickname(s)	Isbjørnene (The Polar Bears)
Association	NIHF
General Manager	Petter Salsten
Head coach	Roy Johansen
Assistants	Sam Liebkind Knut Stubdal
Captain	Ole-Kristian Tollefsen
Most games	Tommy Jakobsen (135)
IIHF code	NOR
IIHF ranking	9
Highest IIHF ranking	9 (2011)
Lowest IIHF ranking	21 (2004)
Team colours
First international
Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Norway  (London, United Kingdom; 17 February 1937)
Biggest win
Norway 24 - 0 Belgium  (Sofia, Bulgaria; 5 March 1975)  Norway 25 - 1 China  (Debrecen, Hungary; 22 April 2005)
Biggest defeat
Finland 20 - 1 Norway  (Hämeenlinna, Finland; 12 March 1947)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	26 (first in 1937)
Best result	4th (1951)
Olympics
Appearances	10 (first in 1952)
International record (W–L–T)
338-618-106

The Norwegian men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team from Norway that participates at the IIHF World Championships. The team is governed by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association and is coached by Roy Johansen.

History

The Norwegian Ice Hockey Association was founded in 1934 and, adopting the international rules and regulations of ice hockey, became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1935.^[1][2] Poor finances delayed the formation of a national team until 1937, and continued to hamper its development in the years prior to World War II. After missing out on the 1935 World Championships and 1936 Winter Olympics, the NIHF managed to raise enough funds to send a team to London for the 1937 World Championships. The national ice hockey team thus played its first game on 17 February 1937, losing 0–7 to Czechoslovakia, and was eliminated from the competition following a 2–13 loss to Switzerland.^[3] Norway also took part in the next tournament in 1938, but was unable to participate in 1939. Results remained meagre throughout the pre-war years; of the nine international fixtures contested between 1937 and 1940, the closest Norway came to winning was 3–4 in the first game against Sweden, on 20 January 1939.^[4]

Olympic record

• 1920-1948 - did not qualify
• 1952 - 9th place
• 1956-1960 - did not qualify
• 1964 - 10th place
• 1968 - 11th place
• 1972 - 8th place
• 1976 - did not qualify
• 1980 - 11th place
• 1984 - 12th place
• 1988 - 12th place
• 1992 - 9th place
• 1994 - 11th place
• 1998-2006 - did not qualify
• 2010 - 10th place

World Championship record

• 1930-1935 - did not participate
• 1937 - 9th place
• 1938 - 13th place
• 1939 - did not participate
• 1940-1945 - World War II
• 1947 - did not participate
• 1949 - 8th place
• 1950 - 6th place
• 1951 - 4th place
• 1953 - did not participate
• 1954 - 8th place
• 1955 - did not participate
• 1956 - 12th place (2nd in "Pool B")
• 1957 - did not participate
• 1958 - 7th place
• 1959 - 8th place
• 1960 - 9th place (Won "Pool B")
• 1961 - 10th place
• 1962 - 5th place
• 1963 - 9th place (Won "Pool B")
• 1964 - 10th place (2nd in "Pool B")
• 1965 - 8th place
• 1966 - 12th place (4th in "Pool B")
• 1967 - 11th place (3rd in "Pool B")
• 1968 - 11th place (3rd in "Pool B")
• 1969 - 11th place (5th in "Pool B")
• 1970 - 9th place (3rd in "Pool B")
• 1971 - 10th place (4th in "Pool B")
• 1972 - 13th place (7th in "Pool B")
• 1973 - 15th place (Won "Pool C")
• 1974 - 13th place (7th in "Pool B")
• 1975 - 15th place (Won "Pool C")
• 1976 - 11th place (3rd in "Pool B")
• 1977 - 12th place (4th in "Pool B")
• 1978 - 14th place (6th in "Pool B")
• 1979 - 12th place (4th in "Pool B")
• 1981 - 14th place (6th in "Pool B")
• 1982 - 12th place (4th in "Pool B")
• 1983 - 12th place (4th in "Pool B")
• 1985 - 15th place (7th in "Pool B")
• 1986 - 17th place (Won "Pool C")
• 1987 - 10th place (2nd in "Pool B")
• 1989 - 9th place (Won "Pool B")
• 1990 - 8th place
• 1991 - 10th place (2nd in "Pool B")
• 1992 - 10th place
• 1993 - 9th place
• 1994 - 11th place
• 1995 - 10th place
• 1996 - 10th place
• 1997 - 12th place
• 1998 - 21st place (5th in "Pool B")
• 1999 - 12th place
• 2000 - 10th place
• 2001 - 15th place
• 2002 - 22nd place (3rd in "Group B")
• 2003 - 20th place (2nd in "Group B")
• 2004 - 20th place (2nd in "Group A")
• 2005 - 17th place (Won "Group A")
• 2006 - 11th place
• 2007 - 14th place
• 2008 - 8th place
• 2009 - 11th place
• 2010 - 9th place
• 2011 - 6th place

Team

2011 World Championship roster

For more details on this topic, see 2011 IIHF World Championship rosters#Norway.

The following is the Norwegian roster for the 2011 IIHF World Championship.^[5]

Skaters

Number	Position	Player	Club	League
3	D	Follestad Johansen, ErikErik Follestad Johansen	Frisk Asker	GET
5	D	Koivu, EerikkiEerikki Koivu	Lørenskog	GET
6	D	Holøs, JonasJonas Holøs	Colorado Avalanche	NHL
8	F	Hansen, MadsMads Hansen	Brynäs	SEL
9	F	Holtet, MariusMarius Holtet	Färjestad	SEL
10	F	Spets, Lars ErikLars Erik Spets	Lørenskog	GET
14	F	Lorentzen, PeterPeter Lorentzen	Stavanger Oilers	GET
15	F	Kristiansen, TommyTommy Kristiansen	Sparta Warriors	GET
19	F	Skrøder, Per-ÅgePer-Åge Skrøder	Modo	SEL
20	F	Bastiansen, AndersAnders Bastiansen	Färjestad	SEL
21	F	Ask, MortenMorten Ask	Vålerenga	GET
22	F	Røymark, MartinMartin Røymark	Timrå	SEL
24	F	Martinsen, AndreasAndreas Martinsen	Lillehammer	GET
26	F	Forsberg, KristianKristian Forsberg	Modo	SEL
35	F	Laumann Ylven, MartinMartin Laumann Ylven	Linköping	SEL
37	D	Løkken Østli, LarsLars Løkken Østli	Storhamar Dragons	GET
40	F	Olimb, Ken AndréKen André Olimb	Leksand	HockeyAllsvenskan
44	D	Csiszar, BredeBrede Csiszar	Vålerenga	GET
46	F	Olimb, MathisMathis Olimb	Rockford Icehogs	AHL
47	D	Bonsaksen, AlexanderAlexander Bonsaksen	Sundsvall	HockeyAllsvenskan
52	F	Fredriksen, AndersAnders Fredriksen	Lørenskog	GET
55	D	Tollefsen, Ole-KristianOle-Kristian Tollefsen	Modo	SEL

Goaltenders

Number	Player	Club	League
30	Haugen, LarsLars Haugen	Manglerud Star	GET
33	Grotnes, PålPål Grotnes	Stjernen	GET
34	Hestmann, RobertRobert Hestmann	Storhamar Dragons	GET

2010 Olympics roster

The following is the Norwegian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.^[6]

No.	Pos.	Namev · d · e	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace	2009–10 team
33	G	Grotnes, PalPål Grotnes	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	&1000000000000008600000086 kg (190 lb)	01977-03-07 7 March 1977	Lorenskog !Lørenskog	Stjernen (GET)
34	G	Lysenstoen, AndreAndré Lysenstøen	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)	&10000000000000112000000112 kg (250 lb)	01988-10-27 27 October 1988	Oslo	HeKi (Mestis)
30	G	Smith, RubenRuben Smith	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)	&1000000000000007500000075 kg (170 lb)	01984-04-15 15 April 1984	Stavanger	Storhamar Dragons (GET)
47	D	Bonsaksen, AlexanderAlexander Bonsaksen	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)	&1000000000000008300000083 kg (180 lb)	01987-01-24 24 January 1987	Oslo	Modo (SEL)
6	D	Holos, JonasJonas Holøs	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	&1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb)	01987-08-27 27 August 1987	Sarpsborg	Farjestad !Färjestad (SEL)
7	D	Jakobsen, TommyTommy Jakobsen – C	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)	&1000000000000008300000083 kg (180 lb)	01970-12-10 10 December 1970	Oslo	Lorenskog !Lørenskog (GET)
5	D	Kaunismaki, JuhaJuha Kaunismäki	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)	&1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb)	01979-05-06 6 May 1979	Helsinki, Finland	Stavanger Oilers (GET)
36	D	Lund, Lars ErikLars Erik Lund	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	&1000000000000009500000095 kg (210 lb)	01974-07-25 25 July 1974	Oslo	Valerenga !Vålerenga (GET)
55	D	Tollefsen, Ole-KristianOle-Kristian Tollefsen	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	&1000000000000009600000096 kg (210 lb)	01984-03-29 29 March 1984	Oslo	Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
23	D	Trygg, MatsMats Trygg – A	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	&1000000000000008200000082 kg (180 lb)	01976-06-01 1 June 1976	Oslo	Kolner Haie !Kölner Haie (DEL)
42	F	Andersen, Jonas SolbergJonas Solberg Andersen	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)	&1000000000000008500000085 kg (190 lb)	01981-03-08 8 March 1981	Sarpsborg	Sparta Warriors (GET)
20	F	Bastiansen, AndersAnders Bastiansen	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	&1000000000000009700000097 kg (210 lb)	01980-10-31 31 October 1980	Oslo	Farjestad !Färjestad (SEL)
26	F	Forsberg, KristianKristian Forsberg	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	&1000000000000008600000086 kg (190 lb)	01986-05-05 5 May 1986	Oslo	Modo (SEL)
8	F	Hansen, MadsMads Hansen – A	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	&1000000000000009000000090 kg (200 lb)	01978-09-16 16 September 1978	Oslo	Brynas !Brynäs (SEL)
9	F	Holtet, MariusMarius Holtet	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	&1000000000000008100000081 kg (180 lb)	01984-08-31 31 August 1984	Hamar	Farjestad !Färjestad (SEL)
10	F	Spets, Lars ErikLars Erik Spets	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	&1000000000000008200000082 kg (180 lb)	01985-04-02 2 April 1985	Trondheim	Valerenga !Vålerenga (GET)
46	F	Olimb, MathisMathis Olimb	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)	&1000000000000007900000079 kg (170 lb)	01986-02-01 1 February 1986	Oslo	Frolunda !Frölunda (SEL)
22	F	Roymark, MartinMartin Røymark	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)	&1000000000000008600000086 kg (190 lb)	01986-11-10 10 November 1986	Oslo	Frolunda !Frölunda (SEL)
19	F	Skroder, Per-AgePer-Åge Skrøder	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	&1000000000000009200000092 kg (200 lb)	01978-08-04 4 August 1978	Sarpsborg	Modo (SEL)
41	F	Thoresen, PatrickPatrick Thoresen	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	&1000000000000008500000085 kg (190 lb)	01983-11-07 7 November 1983	Oslo	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
29	F	Vikingstad, ToreTore Vikingstad	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)	&1000000000000009300000093 kg (210 lb)	01975-10-08 8 October 1975	Trondheim	Hannover Scorpions (DEL)
35	F	Ylven, Martin LaumannMartin Laumann Ylven	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)	&1000000000000009200000092 kg (200 lb)	01988-12-22 22 December 1988	Oslo	Linkoping !Linköping (SEL)
48	F	Zuccarello Aasen, MatsMats Zuccarello Aasen	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)	&1000000000000007300000073 kg (160 lb)	01987-09-01 1 September 1987	Oslo	Modo (SEL)

Forward Morten Ask was initially selected, but was injured and replaced by Jonas Solberg Andersen.^[7]

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

Most matches played Player Time Matches Club on debut Tommy Jakobsen (D) 1992–present 139 Furuset Jim Marthinsen (G) 1980–1995 114 Vålerenga Thor Martinsen (D) 1964–1980 113 Frisk Tigers Mats Trygg (D) 1999–present 97 Manglerud Star Erik Kristiansen (F) 1983–1994 97 Storhamar Dragons Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm (F) 1989–2005 96 Furuset Petter Thoresen (F) 1980–1995 96 Vålerenga Petter Salsten (D) 1987–1995 92 Furuset Tore Vikingstad (F) 1995–present 88 Stjernen Trond Magnussen (F) 1992–2004 88 Stjernen Ørjan Løvdal (F) 1983–1995 83 Stjernen Marius Trygg (F) 1999–present 82 Manglerud Star Robert Schistad (G) 1991–2000 82 Viking Tom Røymark (F) 1972–1980 81 Manglerud Star Per-Åge Skrøder (F) 1999–present 80 Lillehammer Last updated: 20 May 2010 Source: hockey.no

Other notable players Geir Hoff Martin Knold Åge Ellingsen Roy Johansen Bjørn "Botta" Skaare Espen "Shampo" Knutsen Morten Ask Anders Myrvold Patrick Thoresen Ole-Kristian Tollefsen Mats Zuccarello Aasen Note: Still active players are bolded

See also

• Norway men's national ice sledge hockey team

References

• Langholm, Dag (1984). Norsk ishockey gjennom 50 år. Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. 

Footnotes

1. ^ Langholm, Dag (1984), p. 39–40
2. ^ "Norway". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/norway.html. Retrieved 2011-06-22. 
3. ^ Langholm, Dag (1984), p. 59–62
4. ^ Langholm, Dag (1984), p. 71–72
5. ^ "Team Roster as of 7 May 2011 - Norway". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2011-05-07. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/261/IHM2610NOR_33_6_0.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-07. 
6. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey: Team Norway Tournamement Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee. http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/men_ihm400000nNOR-vtour_team_stats-Dn.html. 
7. ^ "Men's rosters announced". International Ice Hockey Federation. 15 February 2010. http://www.iihf.com/channels10/olympics-2010/news/news-singleview-world-championship-2009/browse/2/article/mens-rosters-today.html. 

External links

• Norway national ice hockey team at hockey.no
• The Hockey Almanac