Storhamar Dragons

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Storhamar Dragons

Full name	Storhamar Dragons
Founded	1957
Based in	Hamar, Norway
Arena	Hamar OL-Amfi (capacity: 6,091)
League	GET-ligaen
Team colors	Yellow, navy
Head coach	Michael Smithurst
Captain	Pål Johnsen

The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.

The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957. Team colours are yellow and blue.

The Storhamar Dragons play out of the Hamar OL-Amfi, a 6000 seater arena built for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. The club has won the Norwegian Championships (play offs) six times, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2008.

The most notable player in franchise history is Erik Kristiansen who played 20 seasons scoring 509 goals and 406 assists in 649 games. The most internationally known player out of Storhamar is Patrick Thoresen. Marius Holtet is also a native Storhamar player.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Dragons. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Storhamar Dragons seasons.

Norwegian Champions	Regular Season Champions	Promoted	Relegated

Season	League	Regular season^[1]									Playoffs
Season	League	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoffs
2008–09	Eliteserien	45	19	19	2	5	137	121	66	5th	Lost in Semi-finals, 0–4 (Sparta)
2009–10	Eliteserien	48	16	23	6	3	154	160	58	8th	Lost in Semi-finals, 1–4 (Vålerenga)
2010–11	Eliteserien	45	24	9	5	7	139	98	89	4th	Lost in Quarter-finals, 1–4 (Lillehammer)
2011–12	Eliteserien	45	20	19	2	4	148	146	71	6th	Lost in Quarter-finals, 3–4 (Vålerenga)
2012–13	Eliteserien	45	16	21	4	4	139	155	60	7th	Lost in Quarter-finals, 2–4 (Sparta)

Current roster

Signed players as of 22 September 2012

Goaltenders
Number	Player	Catches	Born	Place of Birth
34	Robert Hestmann	L	23.07.88	Oslo, Norway
87	Tommy Johansen	L	08.05.87	Sarpsborg, Norway

Defensemen
Number	Player	Shoots	Born	Place of Birth
12	Mats Mostue	R	25.01.89	Hamar, Norway
13	Andreas Paulsen Aas	L	03.01.92	Hamar, Norway
19	Andreas Øksnes	L	02.12.90	Hamar, Norway
27	Adrian Saxrud Danielsen	L	27.09.92	Hamar, Norway
37	Lars Løkken Østli	R	21.11.86	Hamar, Norway
44	Lars Lundin	L	28.07.91	Gagnef, Sweden
61	Fredrik Börjesson	R	02.07.88	Huddinge, Sweden
69	Jimmy Andersson	L	08.01.85	, Karlstad Sweden

Forwards
Number	Player	Shoots	Position	Born	Place of Birth
4	Nathan Martz	R	FW	04.03.81	Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
8	Eirik Skadsdammen	L	FW	23.05.81	Kongsvinger, Norway
17	Eirik Salsten	L	FW	17.06.94	Oslo, Norway
18	Pål Johnsen - A	L	C	17.03.76	Hamar, Norway
21	Joakim Jensen	R	FW	08.08.87	Bærum, Norway
23	Christian Larrivée	L	C	25.08.82	Gaspé, Canada
28	Ole Petter Øvergaard	L	FW	03.09.95	Hamar, Norway
36	Martin Blakseth Huse	L	FW	12.06.89	Hamar, Norway
40	Fredik Lystad Jacobsen	L	FW	15.02.90	Asker, Norway
46	Ørjan Mikkelsen	L	F	20.12.87	Furnes, Norway
62	Trygve Hillestad	R	C/FW	11.10.85	Gjøvik, Norway
82	Remo Nicolaisen	R	FW	02.10.92	Trondheim, Norway
91	Eirik Børresen	L	FW	07.08.91	Hamar, Norway

Team captains

2000-03 - Michael Smithurst
2003-05 - Mikael Tjälldèn
2005-06 - Mads Hansen
2006-08 - Mattias Livf
2008- present Pål Johnsen

Notable players and award winners

Norwegian Championship

1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1999–00
2003-04
2007-08

NIHF Golden Puck winners

Øyvind Løsamoen - 1983/84
Erik Kristiansen - 1984/85
Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm - 1995/96
Petter Salsten - 1996/97
Pål Johnsen - 1999/00

GET-ligaen Playoff MVP

2006/07 - Christian Larrivée
2007/08 - Ruben Smith

All Star team selections

Åge Ellingsen, 1985, 1986, 1989
Erik Kristiansen, 1985
Petter Salsten, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Nikolai Davydkin, 1993
Jim Marthinsen, 1995, 1996
Martin Åhlberg, 1995
Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003
Tom Erik Olsen, 1996
Aleksandr Smirnov, 1997
Mika Rautio, 1998
Pål Johnsen, 2000
Antti Rahkonen, 2004
Jonas Norgren, 2006
Mads Hansen, 2006
Patrick Yetman, 2006
Trevor Koenig, 2011
Tommy Johansen, 2012

Team coaches

Lasse Beckman
Lenny Eriksson
Lennart Åhlberg
Göran Sjöberg
Petter Thoresen
Lars Molin
Petter Salsten
Aleksandr Smirnov
Rune Gulliksen
Peter Johansson

Previous seasons' rosters

Storhamar Dragons roster 2009/10

References

↑ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points

External links

Official website (section in English)

v t e GET-ligaen

Teams	Frisk Asker Lillehammer Lørenskog Rosenborg Sparta Warriors Stavanger Oilers Stjernen Storhamar Dragons Tønsberg Vikings Vålerenga

Arenas	Askerhallen DNB Arena Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre Jordal Amfi Kristins Hall Leangen Ishall Lørenskog Ishall Sparta Amfi Stjernehallen Tønsberg Ishall

Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Awards	Gullpucken Playoff MVP Polar Bear Trophy

Related topics	Norwegian Ice Hockey Association 1. divisjon National men's team National women's team National men's junior team National women's U-18 team Norwegian NHL draftees

See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

v t e Sport in Hamar

Clubs	Briskebyen FL • FL Fart • Hamar AIL • Hamar IL • HamKam • Storhamar IL (Handball • Dragons) • Vang FL

Venues	Ankerskogen svømmehall • Briskeby Arena • Fartbana • Hamar stadion (closed) • Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre • Prestrudhallen • Storhamar Ishall • Vikingskipet

Events	1938 Cup Final • 1994 Winter Olympics (Speed skating • Short track speed skating • Figure skating) • 1994 Winter Paralympics • Idrettsgallaen • 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

World championships	Speed skating (Allround : 1895 (men) • 1952 (men) • 1980 (women) • 1985 (men) • 1991 (women) • 1993 (men) • 1999 • 2004 • 2009 • 2013 — Sprint : 1997 • 2002 • 2007 — Single distance : 1996) • Bandy (1993) • Ice hockey (1999) • Women's handball (1999) • Ice Sledge hockey (2012)

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