Anders Myrvold

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Defence
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 178
team = Vålerenga Ishockey
league = GET-ligaen
nationality = Norway
birth_date = birth date and age|1975|8|12
birth_place = Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway
career_start = 1990
draft = 127th overall
draft_year = 1993
draft_team = Quebec Nordiques
former_teams = Colorado Avalanche
Boston Bruins
New York Islanders
Detroit Red Wings
Storhamar Dragons

Anders Myrvold (born August 12, 1975) is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He currently plays for the Norwegian club Stavanger Oilers. On December 23, 2006 Myrvold was assaulted after a Christmas party in Oslo. He received injuries to his head and has successfully undergone surgery at Ullevål university hospital. Despite all his struggles he managed to come back to the ice, and was an important part of the success when the national team reached the quarter-finals at the 2008 IIHF World Championship in Canada.

In the NHL, Myrvold has played for Colorado Avalanche (he was drafted by the team's predecessor, the Quebec Nordiques), Boston Bruins, New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings.

He made his NHL debut for the Colorado Avalanche on October 6, 1995, and has been part of the Norwegian national team.

External links

*hockeydb|18938
* [http://www.hockey.no/t2.asp?p=4920&x=1&a=194620 Norwegian NHL records]
* [http://www.hockey.no/t2.asp?p=70032&x=1&a=229822 Norwegian born players drafted by NHL teams]