Erik Kristiansen

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Erik Kristiansen
Born (1961-03-12) 12 March 1961 (age 62)
Furnes, NOR
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Storhamar Dragons
Björklöven
National teamFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Playing career 19771998

Erik Kristiansen (born 12 March 1961 in Furnes, Norway) is a former Norwegian ice hockey player.

Playing career

He played 20 seasons with the Storhamar Dragons of Hamar, Norway. He also played 97 games for Norway's National team (IIHF World Championship and Winter Olympics). He was named the best Norwegian player in 1985, earning him the Golden Puck award.

During the 1987/88 season he was with Björklöven in the Swedish Elitserien where he reached the finals, losing to Färjestad.

He is Storhamar's all-time leading scorer with 509 goals and 406 assists in 649 games over 20 seasons.

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