Stefan Espeland (born 24 March 1989) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Storhamar Hockey He previously played for Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), Vålerenga Hockey of the Norwegian Eliteserien.[1]
| Stefan Espeland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
24 March 1989 Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Storhamar Hockey Modo Hockey Vålerenga Borås HC IF Sundsvall Lørenskog IK Ilves EC KAC Fischtown Pinguins Eisbären Berlin EC Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| National team |
 Norway | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
He joined Berlin after a one year tenure with fellow German club, the Fischtown Pinguins in the 2019–20 season.[2] He formerly played with Vålerenga of the GET-ligaen.
International play edit
He was named to the Norway men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[3]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Linköpings HC | J18 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Linköpings HC | J18 Allsv | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 38 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | IF Sundsvall Hockey | Allsv | 49 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Borås HC | Allsv | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 15 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 32 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 44 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 45 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lørenskog IK | NOR | 38 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 2016–17 | Lørenskog IK | NOR | 45 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ilves | Liiga | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | EC KAC | AUT | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 47 | 11 | 50 | 61 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2019–20 | Fischtown Penguins | DEL | 51 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | ICEHL | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 34 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| NOR totals | 345 | 53 | 230 | 283 | 222 | 113 | 19 | 49 | 68 | 66 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Norway | WJC18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Norway | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Norway | WJC D1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Norway | WJC D1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Norway | WC | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Norway | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Norway | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | |||
| Senior totals | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Mark Zengerle and Stefan Espeland joins the Polar Bears" (in German). Eisbären Berlin. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Norwegian defender signs with Fischtown" (in German). Fischtown Pinguins. 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
- ^ "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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