Storhamar Dragons
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| Storhamar Dragons | |
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[[Image:|center|125px|Storhamar Dragons]] |
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| League | GET-ligaen |
| Founded | 1957 |
| History | Storhamar Ishockey 1957 - 1997 Storhamar Dragons 1998 - present |
| Arena | Hamar OL-Amfi |
| City | Hamar, Norway |
| Team Colors | Dark blue and Yellow |
| Head Coach | Petter Thoresen |
| Team Captain | Mattias Livf |
The Storhamar Dragons are an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and playing in the GET-ligaen. The club also include the largest junior department in norwegian ice hockey.
The ice hockey department of the Storhamar Idrettslag was founded march 18th, 1957. Team colours are yellow and blue.
The Storhamar Dragons play out of the Hamar Olympic Amphi Theatre (Hamar OL-Amfi) a 6000 seater arena built for the the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. The club has won the Norwegian Championships (play offs) five times, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000 and 2004.
[edit] Current Roster
As of November 24, 2006
| Goaltenders | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Catches | Born | Place of Birth | |
| 15 |  |
Jonas Norgren | R | 10.11.72 | Sala, Sweden |
| 30 | |
Ruben Smith | L | 15.04.87 | Stavanger, Norway |
| Defensemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Born | Place of Birth | ||
| 5 |  |
Mattias Livf - C | L | 24.02.74 | Sweden | |
| 7 |  |
Martin Polivka | R | 07.10.74 | Czech Republic | |
| 14 | |
Mika Risbakken | L | 14.05.85 | Hamar, Norway | |
| 24 |  |
Perry Johnson | L | 23.03.77 | Edmonton, Canada | |
| 25 |  |
Derek Eastman - A | L | 24.01.80 | St. Paul, Minnesota, USA | |
| 37 | |
Lar Løkken Østli | R | 22.11.86 | Hamar, Norway | |
| 38 |  |
Antti Rahkonen | L | 11.01.77 | Tampere, Finland | |
| 83 | |
Cato Ørbæk | L | 23.02.83 | Hamar, Norway | |
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Position | Born | Place of Birth | |
| 3 | |
Geir Svendsberget | L | FW | 22.05.74 | Oslo, Norway |
| 7 | |
Linus Stensson | L | C/FW | 11.07.78 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 8 | |
Eirik Skadsdammen | L | FW | 23.05.81 | Kongsvinger, Norge |
| 11 | |
Greg Barber | R | FW | 26.05.80 | Kelowna, Canada |
| 13 | |
Teemu Kohvakka | L | FW | 27.01.74 | Jyväskylä, Finland |
| 16 | |
Lars Erik Hesbråthen | L | FW | 01.07.85 | Kongsvinger, Norway |
| 17 | |
Simen Saxrud | R | FW | 04.01.84 | Hamar, Norway |
| 18 | |
Pål Johnsen - A | L | C | 17.03.76 | Hamar, Norway |
| 21 | |
Steffen Thoresen | L | FW | 03.06.85 | Hamar, Norway |
| 23 | |
Christian Larrivée | R | C | 25.08.82 | Gaspé, Quebec, Canada |
| 26 | |
Kristian Forsberg | R | FW | 05.05.86 | Oslo, Norway |
| 36 | |
Martin Blakseth Huse | L | FW | 12.06.89 | Hamar, Norway |
| 39 | |
Ørjan Petterson | L | FW | 28.11.88 | Hamar, Norway |
| 44 | |
Andrè Evensen | L | FW | 31.10.87 | Hamar, Norway |
| 62 | |
Trygve Hillestad | R | C/FW | 11.10.85 | Gjøvik, Norway |
