Kristian Forsberg
| Kristian Forsberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
May 5, 1986 Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| GET team Former teams |
Stavanger Oilers Furuset Storhamar Dragons Modo Hockey | ||
| National team |
 Norway | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Kristian Forsberg (born May 5, 1986) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for Stavanger Oilers of the Norwegian GET-league.
Playing career
He started his hockey career with Furuset. But first played in the Norwegian GET-ligaen for Storhamar Dragons from 2005 to 2009, before moving on to Modo in the SHL. After five seasons with Modo in the SHL, Forsberg opted to return to his native Norway, signing with the Stavanger Oilers on June 4, 2014.[1]
International
He's also featured on Team Norway and has participated in the IIHF World Championship.
On January 7, 2014, Forsberg was named to Team Norway's official 2014 Winter Olympics roster.[2]
He was named to the Norway men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[3]
References
- ^ "Kristian Forsberg signs with Oilers" (in Norwegian). aftenbladet.no. June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "Austria, Latvia and Norway all unveil 25-man Olympic rosters". tsn.ca. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ^ "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1986 births
- Furuset Ishockey players
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Modo Hockey players
- Norwegian ice hockey centres
- Olympic ice hockey players of Norway
- Sportspeople from Oslo
- Stavanger Oilers players
- Storhamar Dragons players
- Norwegian expatriate ice hockey people
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Norwegian ice hockey biography stubs