Stefan Espeland (born 24 March 1989) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Storhamar Hockey He previously played for Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), Vålerenga Hockey of the Norwegian Eliteserien.[1]

Stefan Espeland
Born (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989 (age 35)
Oslo, Norway
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
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Former teams
Storhamar Hockey
Modo Hockey
Vålerenga
Borås HC
IF Sundsvall
Lørenskog IK
Ilves
EC KAC
Fischtown Pinguins
Eisbären Berlin
EC Red Bull Salzburg
National team  Norway
Playing career 2007–present

He joined Berlin after a one year tenure with fellow German club, the Fischtown Pinguins in the 2019–20 season.[2] He formerly played with Vålerenga of the GET-ligaen.

International play

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He was named to the Norway men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Linköpings HC J18 27 5 10 15 26
2005–06 Linköpings HC J20 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Linköpings HC J18 Allsv 14 1 3 4 43
2006–07 Linköpings HC J20 8 0 1 1 4
2007–08 Modo Hockey J20 37 13 11 24 30 5 1 3 4 18
2007–08 Modo Hockey SEL 2 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Modo Hockey J20 38 8 23 31 36 5 3 0 3 2
2008–09 Modo Hockey SEL 15 0 0 0 2
2009–10 Modo Hockey J20 2 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 42 1 6 7 40 16 2 7 9 0
2010–11 IF Sundsvall Hockey Allsv 49 6 14 20 28
2011–12 Borås HC Allsv 25 0 3 3 18
2011–12 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 15 0 8 8 10 12 1 0 1 8
2012–13 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 32 6 17 23 30 15 3 9 12 2
2013–14 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 44 5 31 36 22 17 3 2 5 10
2014–15 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 45 6 19 25 26 10 1 4 5 6
2015–16 Lørenskog IK NOR 38 7 29 36 18 17 4 11 15 12
2016–17 Lørenskog IK NOR 45 10 42 52 32 7 3 2 5 8
2017–18 Ilves Liiga 19 2 2 4 10
2017–18 EC KAC AUT 12 2 2 4 2
2017–18 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 4 6
2018–19 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 47 11 50 61 24 9 1 7 8 10
2019–20 Fischtown Penguins DEL 51 9 29 38 20
2020–21 Eisbären Berlin DEL 14 0 5 5 4
2020–21 EC Red Bull Salzburg ICEHL 7 2 4 6 8 11 1 2 3 2
2021–22 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 34 7 28 35 20 5 0 4 4 4
NOR totals 345 53 230 283 222 113 19 49 68 66

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Norway WJC18 6 0 0 0 8
2007 Norway WJC18 D1 5 1 4 5 4
2008 Norway WJC D1 5 2 3 5 2
2009 Norway WJC D1 5 2 2 4 6
2014 Norway WC 7 0 0 0 4
2015 Norway WC 0
2016 Norway OGQ 3 0 0 0 0
2018 Norway OG 5 0 0 0 2
2018 Norway WC 7 0 2 2 2
2019 Norway WC 7 1 0 1 2
2021 Norway WC 6 1 1 2 2
2021 Norway OGQ 3 1 1 2 2
Junior totals 21 5 9 14 20
Senior totals 38 3 4 7 14

References

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  1. ^ "Mark Zengerle and Stefan Espeland joins the Polar Bears" (in German). Eisbären Berlin. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Norwegian defender signs with Fischtown" (in German). Fischtown Pinguins. 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  3. ^ "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
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