Anders Myrvold

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Position Defence
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
178 lb (81 kg/12 st 10 lb)
GET-ligaen Team
F. teams
Vålerenga Ishockey
Colorado Avalanche
Boston Bruins
New York Islanders
Detroit Red Wings
Storhamar Dragons
Nationality Flag of Norway Norway
Born August 12, 1975 (1975-08-12) (age 32),
Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway
NHL Draft 127th overall, 1993
Quebec Nordiques
Pro career 1990 – present

Anders Myrvold (born August 12, 1975) is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He currently plays for the Norwegian club Vålerenga. On December 23, 2006 Myrvold was assaulted after a Christmas party in Oslo. He received injuries to his head and has successfully undergone surgery at Ullevål university hospital. Despite all his struggles he managed to comeback to the ice and was an important part of the success of the Flag of Norway
Norway national team which made it to the quarter finals at the 2008 IIHF World Championship in Canada.

In the NHL, Myrvold has played for Colorado Avalanche (he was drafted by the team's predecessor, the Quebec Nordiques), Boston Bruins, New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings.

He made his NHL debut for the Colorado Avalanche on October 6, 1995, and has been part of the Norwegian national team.

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