Storhamar Dragons
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| Storhamar Dragons | |
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| League | GET-ligaen |
| Founded | 1957 |
| History | Storhamar Ishockey 1957 - 1997 Storhamar Dragons 1998 - present |
| Arena | Hamar OL-Amfi |
| City | Hamar, Norway |
| Team Colors | Dark blue and Yellow |
| Head Coach | Alexander Smirnov |
| Team Captain | Mattias Livf |
The Storhamar Dragons are an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and playing in the GET-ligaen. The club also include the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.
The ice hockey department of the Storhamar Idrettslag was founded march 18th, 1957. Team colours are yellow and blue.
The Storhamar Dragons play out of the Hamar Olympic Amphi Theatre (Hamar OL-Amfi) a 6000 seater arena built for the the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. The club has won the Norwegian Championships (play offs) six times, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2008.
The most notable player in franchise history is Erik Kristiansen who played 20 seasons scoring 509 goals and 406 assists in 649 games.
[edit] Current Roster
Signed players as of June 4, 2008
| Goaltenders | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Catches | Born | Place of Birth | |
| 15 |  |
Jonas Norgren | R | 10.11.72 | Sala, Sweden |
| 30 | |
Ruben Smith | L | 15.04.87 | Stavanger, Norway |
| Defensemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Born | Place of Birth | ||
| 2 | |
Teddy Midttun | L | 16.05.84 | Hamar, Norway | |
| 5 | |
Mattias Livf - C | L | 24.02.74 | Sweden | |
| 12 | |
Mats Mostue | R | 25.01.89 | Hamar,Norway | |
| 22 | |
Magnus Østeraas | L | 22.12.77 | Hamar, Norway | |
| 22 |  |
Andreas Hjelm | L | 03.03.88 | Sweden | |
| 27 |  |
Eerikki Koivu | L | 29.12.79 | Kokkola, Finland | |
| 37 | |
Lars Løkken Østli | R | 22.11.86 | Hamar, Norway | |
| 44 | |
Simen Hoel Johannessen | L | 20.02.90 | Hamar, Norway | |
| 83 | |
Cato Ørbæk | L | 23.02.83 | Hamar, Norway | |
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Position | Born | Place of Birth | |
| 8 | |
Eirik Skadsdammen | L | FW | 23.05.81 | Kongsvinger, Norway |
| 16 | |
Lars Erik Hesbråthen | L | FW | 01.07.85 | Kongsvinger, Norway |
| 18 | |
Pål Johnsen - A | L | C | 17.03.76 | Hamar, Norway |
| 21 | |
Joakim Jensen | L | FW | 08.08.87 | Bærum, Norway |
| 25 | |
Fredrik Fleischer | R | FW | 04.05.1988 | Hamar, Norway |
| 26 | |
Kristian Forsberg | R | FW | 05.05.86 | Oslo, Norway |
| 36 | |
Martin Blakseth Huse | L | FW | 12.06.89 | Hamar, Norway |
| 38 | |
Antti Hildén | L | RW | 05.03.81 | Finland |
| 62 | |
Trygve Hillestad | R | C/FW | 11.10.85 | Gjøvik, Norway |
[edit] Team captains
- 2000-03 - Michael Smithurst
- 2003-05 - Mikael Tjälldèn
- 2005-06 - Mads Hansen
- 2006-present - Mattias Livf
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