Lars Volden (born July 26, 1992) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the BIK Karlskoga of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). He was drafted 181st overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He has also played for the Norwegian national team in several World Championships, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
| Lars Volden | |||
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| Born |
July 26, 1992 Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| Allsv team Former teams |
BIK Karlskoga Stavanger Oilers Espoo Blues Rögle BK HK Dukla Trenčín HC Dukla Jihlava Malmö Redhawks | ||
| National team |
 Norway | ||
| NHL draft |
181st overall, 2011 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Playing career edit
Volden joined the Swedish second-tier club, Rögle BK, from Espoo Blues of the Finnish Liiga on a one-year deal on April 29, 2014.[1]
Volden returned from a two seasons in the Czech Extraliga, to continue his European in Sweden, agreeing to a contract with IK Pantern of the HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2018–19 season. As Pantern's starting goaltender he made 44 appearances in posting a .920 save percentage. He was loaned at the tail end of the season to the Malmö Redhawks appearing in 3 regular season games.
On 29 April 2019, Volden's loan move to the Redhawks was made permanent in securing a two-year contract through to 2021.[2]
International play edit
On January 7, 2014, Volden was named to Norway's national ice hockey team that competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[3]
Awards and honours edit
- Named Best Goaltender at the 2010 World U18 Championship Division IA[4]
References edit
- ^ "Norwegian national team goalie agrees to terms" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. 2014-04-29. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ "Lars Volden's Redhawk career continues". Malmö Redhawks (in Swedish). 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ "Austria, Latvia and Norway unveil Olympic rosters". The Sports Network. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ IIHF (2010). "Best players selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Norwegian born players drafted by NHL teams
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