Kristian Forsberg

Kristian Forsberg (born May 5, 1986) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for Stavanger Oilers of the Norwegian GET-league.

Kristian Forsberg
Born (1986-05-05) 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

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
  1. "Kristian Forsberg signs with Oilers" (in Norwegian). aftenbladet.no. June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  2. "Austria, Latvia and Norway all unveil 25-man Olympic rosters". tsn.ca. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  3. "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.


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