Position: C ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11 ▪ Weight: 188 lbs.
Born: January 12, 1972 in Oslo, Norway
Draft: Hartford, 10th round (204th overall), 1990 NHL Entry
Other SR Links: Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1997-98 | 26 | MDA | NHL | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14.3 | ||
| 2000-01 | 29 | CBJ | NHL | 66 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 18 | -3 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 62 | 17.7 | 1054 | 15:59 |
| 2001-02 | 30 | CBJ | NHL | 77 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 14 | -28 | 47 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 102 | 10.8 | 1559 | 20:15 |
| 2002-03 | 31 | CBJ | NHL | 31 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | -15 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 17.9 | 519 | 16:44 |
| 2003-04 | 32 | CBJ | NHL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0.0 | 216 | 15:28 |
| Career | NHL | 207 | 30 | 81 | 111 | 39 | -61 | 105 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 42 | 224 | 13.4 | 3349 | 17:49 | ||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1997-98 | 26 | MDA | NHL | 19 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.32 | 1.11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | -10 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| 2000-01 | 29 | CBJ | NHL | 66 | 0.17 | 0.64 | 0.80 | 0.27 | 0.45 | 0.94 | 12 | 45 | 57 | 19 | 71 | 36 | 38 | 0 | -3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 2001-02 | 30 | CBJ | NHL | 77 | 0.14 | 0.40 | 0.55 | 0.19 | 0.61 | 1.32 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 17 | 68 | 32 | 77 | 13 | -28 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| 2002-03 | 31 | CBJ | NHL | 31 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.65 | 0.90 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 7 | -15 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 2003-04 | 32 | CBJ | NHL | 14 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.79 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | -5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Career | NHL | 207 | 0.14 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.19 | 0.51 | 1.08 | 34 | 89 | 123 | 43 | 166 | 83 | 164 | 20 | -61 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 7.4 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1988-89 | 17 | Valerengen IF Oslo Jr. | Nor-Jr. | 36 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 17 | Norway | WJC-A | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 17 | Norway | EJC-A | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 18 | Valerengen IF Oslo | Norway | 40 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 44 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 18 | Norway | WJC-A | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 18 | Norway | EJC-A | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 19 | Valerengen IF Oslo | Norway | 31 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 19 | Norway | WJC-A | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 20 | Valerengen IF Oslo | Norway | 30 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 37 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 21 | Valerengen IF Oslo | Norway | 13 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 22 | Valerengen IF Oslo | Norway | 38 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 22 | Norway | Olympics | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 22 | Norway | WC-A | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 23 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 30 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 23 | Norway | WC-A | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 24 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 32 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 50 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 24 | Norway | WC-A | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 25 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 39 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 25 | Norway | WC-A | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 26 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 41 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -26 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7.3 | |||
| 1998-99 | 27 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 39 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 27 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | EuroHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 28 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 48 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 65 | ||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 31 | Norway | WC-B | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 2003-04 | 32 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2003-04 | 32 | Valerengen IF Oslo | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 32 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 33 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 15 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 33 | Norway | Oly-PQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 43 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -27 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7.3 | ||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | EJC-A | 11 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | EuroHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Nor-Jr. | 36 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Career | 6 Seasons | Norway | 153 | 126 | 117 | 243 | 151 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Oly-PQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Olympics | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 7 Seasons | Sweden | 209 | 70 | 140 | 210 | 201 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | WC-A | 24 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WC-B | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WJC-A | 20 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1990-91 | 19 | Valerengen IF Oslo | Norway | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 20 | Valerengen IF Oslo | Norway | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 23 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 24 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 25 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 27 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 28 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 13 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 32 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Norway | 13 | 10 | 12 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 6 Seasons | Sweden | 31 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Thru 5 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Espen Knutsen | 5.0 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | |
| Paul Lawless | 91.1 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Alan Kerr | 90.2 | 4.7 | 2.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Red Hamill | 86.3 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Curtis Brown | 85.7 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Viktor Stalberg | 84.1 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | |
| Don Luce | 83.1 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| David Oliver | 82.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 82.6 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Bob Crawford | 82.3 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Eric Fehr | 82.2 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Espen Knutsen | 5.0 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | |||
| Paul Lawless | 85.8 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| Viktor Stalberg | 84.1 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | |||
| Christian Bordeleau | 82.6 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |||
| Niclas Bergfors | 81.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ||
| Shane Willis | 79.9 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ||
| Harry Helman | 79.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | ||||
| Roman Oksiuta | 78.7 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||
| Roland Eriksson | 76.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 0.2 | ||||
| Dan Labraaten | 75.3 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | |||
| John Quilty | 74.7 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | |||
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October 1, 1996: Rights traded to Anaheim by Hartford for Kevin Brown, October 1, 1996.
May 25, 2000: Traded to Columbus by Anaheim for Columbus' 4th round choice (Vladmir Korsunov) in 2001 Entry Draft, May 25, 2000.
March 13, 2003: Missed majority of 2002-03 due to groin (November 5, 2002 vs. Washington) and wrist (March 13, 2003 vs. Colorado) injuries.
December 17, 2003: Signed as a free agent by Valerenga (Norway), December 17, 2003.
December 30, 2003: Signed as a free agent by Djurgarden (Sweden), December 30, 2003.
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