Alexander Bonsaksen

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Alexander Bonsaksen
Born (1987-01-24) January 24, 1987 (age 36)
Oslo, Norway
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Fjordkraftligaen team
Former teams		 Frisk Asker
Vålerenga
Modo Hockey
Rögle BK
Tappara
Iserlohn Roosters
KooKoo
National teamFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Playing career 2005–present
Alexander Bonsaksen
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Liiga
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Team
GET-ligaen
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Team

Alexander Bonsaksen (born January 24, 1987) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with KooKoo in the Finnish Liiga.

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Playing career

Bonsaksen joined the Vålerenga Ishockey organization in 2003, playing with their junior team in parts of three seasons. He made his professional debut in the GET-ligaen during the 2005–06 season. He played for Vålerenga until 2009, before moving to Sweden, where he played for Modo, Sundsvall and Rögle. He returned to Vålerenga before the 2013-14 season.

After his third season in 2016–17, with Tappara of the Finnish Liiga, Bonsaksen left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract in Germany with the Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL on April 28, 2017. [1]

Bonsaksen was named the captain of KooKoo before the start of 2019–20 Liiga season.

International play

Bonsaksen was selected to play for the Norway men's national ice hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics. He has previously represented Norway at the IIHF World U18 Championships: 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I. IIHF World U20 Championship: 2006, and 2007. World Ice Hockey Championships: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Personal life

On July 27, 2018, Bonsaksen got engaged to snowboarder Silje Norendal. [2] In 2021, she gave birth to their first child, Bianca. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2003–04 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR U192711212—————
2004–05Vålerenga IshockeyNOR U192534734—————
2005–06 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 400333060112
2006–07 Vålerenga IshockeyNOR42178951502222
2007–08 Vålerenga IshockeyNOR36156461010114
2008–09 Vålerenga IshockeyNOR4531114401700056
2009–10 Modo Hockey J20 20000—————
2009–10 Modo Hockey SEL 4802220—————
2010–11Modo HockeyJ2010002—————
2010–11 Modo HockeySEL310226—————
2010–11 IF Sundsvall Hockey Allsv 2313424—————
2011–12 Rögle BK Allsv52481269100002
2012–13 Rögle BKSEL5514556—————
2013–14 Vålerenga IshockeyNOR4152429110180101012
2014–15 Vålerenga IshockeyNOR2127922—————
2014–15 Tappara Liiga 36167122012314
2015–16 TapparaLiiga572810341600012
2016–17 TapparaLiiga504121650170228
2017–18 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 401892620004
2018–19 KooKoo Liiga530101044—————
2019–20 KooKooLiiga4624644—————
2020–21 KooKooLiiga4327942—————
2021–22 KooKooLiiga37145461601116
NOR totals2251257693436611314106
SEL totals13418982—————
Liiga totals3221257693436915650

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
2005 Norway WJC18 D1 521310
2006 Norway WJC 600020
2007 NorwayWJC D151238
2009 Norway OGQ 30000
2009 Norway WC 60004
2010 NorwayOG40002
2010 NorwayWC60006
2011 NorwayWC70226
2012 NorwayWC80110
2013 NorwayWC70112
2014 NorwayOG40008
2014 NorwayWC71014
2015 NorwayWC701114
2017 NorwayWC70114
2018 NorwayOG52026
2018 NorwayWC71124
2019 NorwayWC701118
Junior totals1633638
Senior totals85481278

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References

  1. ↑ "A tradition continues" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Siljenorendal on Instagram: "Just got engaged to my best friend ❤️"".
  3. ↑ https://www.newsy-today.com/the-clubs-choice-surprised-friends-valerenga-vg/


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