Knut Henrik Spets | |
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Born | 7 November 1982 Trondheim, Norway |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
Position | Forward |
Shoots | Right |
GET team Former teams |
Vålerenga Lillehammer Trondheim Black Panthers Storhamar Dragons Arboga Nyköping |
National team | Norway |
Playing career | 2000–present |
Knut Henrik Spets (born 7 November 1982 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, who is currently playing for Vålerenga in GET-ligaen. He is the older brother of fellow Norwegian international Lars Erik Spets
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He started his career with Lillehammer in the 2000–01 GET-ligaen season, and Trondheim Black Panthers in the 2001–02 season, before moving to Storhamar Dragons before the 2002–03 season.
In 2006, he signed with the Swedish team Arboga in HockeyAllsvenskan, where he played 40 matches before moving to Nyköping.
23 May 2008, Spets decided to move back to Norway and play for Vålerenga Ishockey.[1] Four months later he got united with his younger brother, Lars Erik Spets, when he signed for the same club. In the 2009–10 GET-ligaen season, he finished fourth in the point statistics.
Spets played for the Norwegian national team during the 2007 IIHF World Championship. He has also played in national youth teams from the age of 17.