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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 5, 1986 Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| GET team Former teams |
Stavanger Oilers Furuset Storhamar Dragons Modo Hockey | ||
| National team |
 Norway | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2020 | ||
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]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Furuset Ishockey | NOR U19 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Furuset Ishockey | NOR.2 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Furuset Ishockey | NOR.2 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Storhamar Dragons | NOR | 41 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Storhamar Dragons | NOR | 44 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Storhamar Dragons | NOR | 44 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 52 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | ||
| 2008–09 | Storhamar Dragons | NOR | 45 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 49 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 55 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 53 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 48 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Stavanger Oilers | NOR | 45 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Stavanger Oilers | NOR | 37 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | ||
| 2016–17 | Stavanger Oilers | NOR | 43 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Stavanger Oilers | NOR | 40 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Stavanger Oilers | NOR | 48 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Stavanger Oilers | NOR | 37 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NOR totals | 424 | 84 | 114 | 198 | 289 | 113 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 88 | ||||
| SEL/SHL totals | 260 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 90 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Norway | WJC18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Norway | WJC D1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 | |
| 2006 | Norway | WJC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
| 2007 | Norway | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Norway | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Norway | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Norway | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Norway | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Norway | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2018 | Norway | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 51 | |||
| Senior totals | 106 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30 | |||
References
- "Kristian Forsberg signs with Oilers" (in Norwegian). aftenbladet.no. June 4, 2014. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. 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