| Lars Erik Spets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
2 April 1985 Lillehammer, Norway | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Lillehammer Trondheim Black Panthers Brynäs IF Füchse Duisburg Lørenskog Vålerenga | ||
| National team |
 Norway | ||
| Playing career | 2002–2019 | ||
Lars Erik Spets (born April 2, 1985) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, who last played for Vålerenga in the GET-ligaen. He is well known for being offensively gifted and for his long dark hair.
Club career
Early career
He started his career with Lillehammer in the 2002–03 GET-ligaen season, where he played two seasons before moving to Trondheim Black Panthers before the 2004–05 season.
Moving abroad
In 2005, he signed with the Swedish SEL-team Brynäs, where he played two and a half seasons before moving to Germany and the Füchse Duisburg of the DEL in early 2008.
Back home
On 30 September 2008, Spets decided to move back to Norway to play for Vålerenga Ishockey. While there, he was teammates with his older brother, Knut Henrik Spets.[1] In 2009, he won the GET-ligaen championship and was named playoff MVP after scoring 17 points in 17 games. Spets was traded to Lørenskog in 2010. Spets also has a younger brother named Vegard who played most of his junior career with Lillehammer but will play for Rosenborg starting in the 2011-12 season.
International career
Spets has played for the Norway national ice hockey team since 2005. He has also played in national youth teams from the age of 17. In 2010, he played for Norway at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Lillehammer IK | NOR U19 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2002–03 | Lillehammer IK | NOR U19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Lillehammer IK | NOR | 33 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Lillehammer IK | NOR | 40 | 28 | 15 | 43 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Trondheim Black Panthers | NOR | 42 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 50 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 50 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Füchse Duisburg | DEL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 38 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | ||
| 2009–10 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 43 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 2010–11 | Lørenskog IK | NOR | 45 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Lørenskog IK | NOR | 43 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | ||
| 2012–13 | Lørenskog IK | NOR | 35 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Lørenskog IK | NOR | 44 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lørenskog IK | NOR | 33 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lørenskog IK | NOR | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NOR totals | 436 | 180 | 257 | 437 | 230 | 101 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 84 | ||||
| SEL totals | 133 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Norway | WJC18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Norway | WJC D1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Norway | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Norway | WJC D1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Norway | WJC D1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Norway | WC D1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2006 | Norway | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Norway | WC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Norway | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Norway | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Norway | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Norway | WC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 26 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 18 | |||
| Senior totals | 68 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 32 | |||
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database