WC: Team Norway 2019

[Retroglyphs]

Guys, I can't believe it - where is the roster debating thread on our beloved and uncommon scandinavian hockey nation NORWAY?!?!

So, here's the hot news on Team Norway (Group B) as of April 22:

- Norway's best hockey player Mats Zuccarello-Aasen (Dallas Stars) won't join the team, even if his team gets eliminated in round 2 of the NHL playoffs. Recovery from injury and his contract situation.

Okay, we somehow feared that, but it gets worse:

- Norway's 2nd best hockey player (or 3rd best, if you believe that Patrick Thoresen is still number 2) Ken Andre Olimb (Düsseldorfer EG) is injured and won't play at the WHC either.

- Ken Andre's brother Mathis Olimb (Skellefteå) and the other Norwegian (borderline) NHLer Andreas Martinsen (Chicago Blackhawks) are joining the team, as do college players Ludvig Hoff (Univ. of North Dakota, NCAA) and Tobias Fladeby (American International College, NCAA).

Here's the roster for the last exhibition matches vs. Team Denmark on April 26 and April 27.

GOAL

Henrik Haukeland	TPS (FIN)
Henrik Holm	Stavanger

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

DEFENSE

Alexander Bonsaksen	KooKoo (FIN)
Christian Bull	Storhamar
Stefan Espeland	Vålerenga
Jonas Holøs	Fribourg (SUI)
Johannes Johannesen	Düsseldorfer EG (GER)
Christian Kåsastul	Frisk Asker
Erlend Lesund	Rögle BK (SWE)
Dennis Sveum	Stavanger

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

OFFENSE

Kristian Forsberg	Stavanger
Michael Haga	Mora IK (SWE)
Jørgen Karterud	Karlskrona (SWE)
Tommy Kristiansen	Sparta Sarpsborg
Tobias Lindström	Vålerenga
Andreas Martinsen	Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
Jacob Lundell Noer	Lillehammer
Mathis Olimb	Skellefteå (SWE)
Thomas Valkvæ Olsen	Leksand (SWE)
Alexander Reichenberg	Färjestad BK (SWE)
Niklas Roest	Sparta Sarpsborg
Martin Røymark	Vålerenga
Andreas Stene	Vålerenga
Mathias Trettenes	Krefeld Pinguine (GER)

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

A-landslaget menn: Nordic Cup 11.-27. april 2019

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[Eye of Ra]

lol tobias lindström, he is a swede.

Lesund is signed by Rögle btw.

 

[Retroglyphs]

lol tobias lindström, he is a swede.

Lesund is signed by Rögle btw.

Maybe then he could replace Loui as 13th forward?

 

[Name Nameless]

Another big loss for Norway was goalie Lars Haugen,

Keeper-Haugen sier nei til VM (in Norwegian).

Rumours will have it he to he won the Austrian play-offs, with a save % of 94.4.

 

[Eye of Ra]

this seems to be the final roster:

Målvakter (3)	Klubb
Jonas Arntzen	Leksand (SWE)
Henrik Haukeland	TPS (FIN)
Henrik Holm	Stavanger
Backer (8)
Alexander Bonsaksen	Koo Koo (FIN)
Christian Bull	Storhamar
Stefan Espeland	Vålerenga
Jonas Holøs	Fribourg (SUI)
Johannes Johannesen	Stavanger
Christian Kåsastul	Frisk Asker
Erlend Lesund	Rögle (SWE)
Mattias Nørstebø	Frölunda (SWE)
Løpere (14)
Kristian Forsberg	Stavanger
Michael Haga	Mora IK (SWE)
Tommy Kristiansen	Sparta Sarpsborg
Tobias Lindström	Vålerenga
Andreas Martinsen	Chicago Black Hawks (NHL)
Sondre Olden	Vienna Capitals (AUT)
Mathis Olimb	Skellefteå (SWE)
Mats Rosseli Olsen	Frölunda (SWE)
Thomas Valkvæ Olsen	Leksand (SWE)
Alexander Reichenberg	Färjestad BK (SWE)
Niklas Roest	Sparta Sarpsborg
Martin Røymark	Vålerenga
Patrick Thoresen	Storhamar
Mathias Trettenes	Krefeld Penguines (GER)

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Eye of Ra]

Thoresen - Haga - Valkvæ
Lindström - Olimb - Olden
Olsen - Reichenberg - Martinsen
Kristiansen - Trettenes - Roest

Holös - Nörstebö
Bonsaksen - Lesund
Espeland - Johannesen

Haukeland

 

[Retroglyphs]

So, at least Patrick Thoresen , one of Norway's best players ever, ist still with the team after we didn't see him at the WHC last year. Awesome!

 

[apoptygma]

The best part about this rooster is that it is technically a rooster. Thankfully they usually plays good as a team, but goal is to avoid regulation.

 

[BigBadBoar]

Thoresen - Haga - Valkvæ
Lindström - Olimb - Olden
Olsen - Reichenberg - Martinsen
Kristiansen - Trettenes - Roest

Holös - Nörstebö
Bonsaksen - Lesund
Espeland - Johannesen

Haukeland

Well, this looks like a team which should beat Italy and thus avoid relegation, but nothing more. Norway significantly lacks fresh blood, there are basically two categories of players: Veterans who have their zenith some years past them and players who can be decent 3th-4th liners in the SHL or Liiga, but nothing more.

 

[MartinS]

who starts in the net for Norway, any ideas?

 

[GotTheMovesLikeJagr]

My bet would be Haukeland, as he is starting goaltender. However I guess it's plausible they could pick Holm and let Haukeland rest (since a loss is expected against Russia anyway) so he is ready for the more important matches later in the tournament.

 

[Heia Norge]

Players added to injury list:
Mathis Olimb
Mats Roselli Olsen
Tommy Kristiansen

 

[Name Nameless]

Players added to injury list:
Mathis Olimb
Mats Rosseli Olsen
Tommy Kristiansen

Oh, it's only the biggest stars on a team not really having any.

 

[Retroglyphs]

Oh, it's only the biggest stars on a team not really having any.

Hey, Patrick Thoresen is still okay. Also, thank god Team Italy is in your group.

 

[Heia Norge]

Oh, it's only the biggest stars on a team not really having any.

Did I ever say anything about “star players”? I’m not claiming that these players are “star players” I just pointed out that these players are very important players for our national team. If you have followed the Norwegian national team over the past 7 -8 years or so you should know by now that without players like Matihs Olimb for example, we could easily go down to Div 1. Rosseli Olsen and Kristiansen are two important players as well.

We already have a fragile roster, the lack of talent is dreadful, I just hope we don’t get more players injured in this tournament.

 

[Nexon]

Did I ever say anything about “star players”? I’m not claiming that these players are “star players” I just pointed out that these players are very important players for our national team. If you have followed the Norwegian national team over the past 7 -8 years or so you should know by now that without players like Matihs Olimb for example, we could easily go down to Div 1. Rosseli Olsen and Kristiansen are two important players as well.

We already have a fragile roster, the lack of talent is dreadful, I just hope we don’t get more players injured in this tournament.

What is actually wrong? You have way more junior players and even rinks than say Austria and Denmark who definitely are up curve trend, even more than Belarus (which has many good prospects particularly this year)

 

[Name Nameless]

Did I ever say anything about “star players”? I’m not claiming that these players are “star players” I just pointed out that these players are very important players for our national team. If you have followed the Norwegian national team over the past 7 -8 years or so you should know by now that without players like Matihs Olimb for example, we could easily go down to Div 1. Rosseli Olsen and Kristiansen are two important players as well.

We already have a fragile roster, the lack of talent is dreadful, I just hope we don’t get more players injured in this tournament.

You may have misunderstood my take on this...