ScoresPro is the #1 livescore website for Lillehammer. He has played more games and scored more goals, assists and points than any other player from his country. Norway has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1935. In 1951, the NIHF appointed Canadian Bud McEachern as head coach. Alongside Rovelstad, he has the best and hardest shot of any sledge hockey player. He was a solidly built defenseman at 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds, but also possessed a mean streak. Mio is a two-and-a-half year old ice hockey prodigy. 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 Cham… [citation needed]. He ended up playing two seasons with the WHL’s Brandon Wheat Kings. Even in the pair of games that Zuccarello played in the Lone Star State, he still generated a goal and two assists. Smefjell and Dalsøren succeeded in reestablishing Norway competing internationally. History. The Norwegian Ice Hockey Association (NIHA) 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. The same season also saw the debut of a national league for ice hockey. Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm (F) 1996-1997 : Norway … What can be a bit hard to swallow when it comes to Patrick Thoresen’s case is that he has been having a superb professional career ever since he left the NHL. Mats Zuccarello currently plays for the Minnesota Wild (NHL). The goal of qualifying for the Winter Olympics remained throughout this period, but after another stint in Pool C in 1975, the ice hockey tournament at the 1976 Winter Olympics went ahead without Norway's participation. [4] Norway also took part in the next tournament in 1938, but was unable to participate in 1939. McEachern brought a physical style which suited the players of the generation well,[7] and at the 1951 World Championships, Norway defeated the United States and Great Britain to finish fourth overall. His successor, Arne Strömberg experienced similar difficulties. Johansen stepped down as head coach in 2016 and was replaced by Petter Thoresen. Still, in 207 regular season games Knutsen scored 30 goals, 81 assists and 111 points. A native of Bærum, Norway, Martinsen is a very sizable forward at 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds. After the 2009-10 season with the Flyers, he finished out his professional career in Sweden. For the next nine years, four Swedish coaches in a row took charge of a team that proved to be highly unstable. At the 1982 World Championships, an otherwise strong performance was blighted by losses against newly promoted China and Austria. Zuccarello’s production will not stop here either. [10], The next Swedish import was Hans Westberg in 1982, whose unorthodox methods lead Norway to the 1984 Winter Olympics. Since that time he has remained as a mainstay in the league, and a darn talented one at that. Though his career in the league lasted only parts of five seasons, he proved to be an above-average playmaker and one of the first fan favorites for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He would up those numbers during 2005-06, when he reached 155 PIMs in 55 games, while also making his NHL debut on Nov. 23, 2005 against the Nashville Predators. That being said, it was his fearless style of play that brought about injuries. The Norway men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team from Norway that participates at the IIHF World Championships. 2014 NHL Draft Top 10: Where Are They Now. Tollefsen was 18 years old at that point, and then came over to learn the North American game by playing Canadian junior hockey. League tables, goal sound alerts, customizable leagues, goal strikers and more live ice hockey info. The statistics depicts the number of registered ice hockey players in Norway from 2010/11 to 2018/19.