Roy Johansen

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Roy Johansen
Born (1960-04-27) 27 April 1960 (age 63)
Oslo, Norway
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Vålerenga Ishockey
Sparta Warriors
Bergen Flyers
National teamFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Playing career 19791994

Roy Einar Johansen (born 27 April 1960) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey head coach, currently serving as the head coach of Frisk Asker of the EliteHockey Ligaen. He previously played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team. He participated at the Winter Olympics in 1984, 1988, and 1994. [1]

He was the head coach of the Norwegian national team from 2001 until 2016. Johansen stepped down as national team coach in May 2016 and returned to Vålerenga Ishockey as head coach. [2]

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References

  1. "Roy Johansen". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  2. "Roy Johansen tar over Vålerenga: - Vi skal være ekstreme". January 21, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.