Steffen Thoresen

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Steffen Thoresen
Steffen Thoresen MS.jpg
Born (1985-06-03) June 3, 1985 (age 38)
Oslo, Norway
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
GET-ligaen team
Former teams
Storhamar
Växjö Lakers (Elitserien)
Storhamar Dragons
Vålerenga
Lørenskog IK
National teamFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2003present

Steffen Thoresen (born June 3, 1985) is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Storhamar of the Norwegian GET-ligaen.

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International

Thoresen played with the Norway men's national ice hockey team at the 2007 IIHF World Championship. He was named to Team Norway for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship. [1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2001–02 Färjestad BK J18 Allsv141041412
2002–03Färjestad BKJ18 Allsv14491324
2003–04 Skåre BK SWE.3 247512471030314
2004–05 Storhamar Dragons NOR 4110919100515625
2005–06 Storhamar DragonsNOR42171936651010135
2006–07 Storhamar DragonsNOR442321446415841244
2007–08 Växjö Lakers Allsv 22731010
2007–08 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR16811195913491338
2008–09 Vålerenga IshockeyNOR45201939441742624
2009–10 Vålerenga IshockeyNOR461214267916481216
2010–11 Vålerenga IshockeyNOR4413213458410152
2011–12 Vålerenga IshockeyNOR31161733221234734
2012–13 Vålerenga IshockeyNOR43173249631535824
2013–14 Lørenskog IK NOR422115369350336
2014–15 Lørenskog IKNOR4215163163500014
2015–16 Lørenskog IKNOR45142236401744818
2016–17 Lørenskog IKNOR411417316972026
2017–18 Storhamar DragonsNOR411310233014931214
2018–19 Storhamar DragonsNOR466121878163364
2019–20 Storhamar DragonsNOR424131771
2020–21 Manglerud Star NOR1845935
2021–22 Manglerud StarNOR381071767
NOR totals7072372805171100171475097354

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2002 Norway WJC18 80112
2003 NorwayWJC18 D151122
2004 Norway WJC D1 521329
2005 NorwayWJC D154378
2007 Norway WC 60000
2014 NorwayWC30000
2018 Norway OG 50006
2018 NorwayWC70116
Junior totals23761341
Senior totals2101112

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