Lars Erik Spets
Born (1985-04-02) 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 20022019

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 94596
2002–03 Lillehammer IK NOR 331416308
2003–04 Lillehammer IK NOR 4028154312
2004–05 Trondheim Black Panthers NOR 4229255412 113696
2005–06 Brynäs IF J20 20330
2005–06 Brynäs IF SEL 5025714 41010
2006–07 Brynäs IF J20 21230
2006–07 Brynäs IF SEL 5035810 20000
2007–08 Brynäs IF SEL 3336927
2007–08 Füchse Duisburg DEL 102466
2008–09 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 3815314618 176111714
2009–10 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 4315334828 15761316
2010–11 Lørenskog IK NOR 4514243818 1148122
2011–12 Lørenskog IK NOR 4317365348 16571224
2012–13 Lørenskog IK NOR 3515213616 12210126
2013–14 Lørenskog IK NOR 4417304746 523516
2014–15 Lørenskog IK NOR 3310162610 62020
2015–16 Lørenskog IK NOR 233588 80110
2018–19 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 173586
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 83364
2003 Norway WJC D1 51014
2003 Norway WJC18 D1 53144
2004 Norway WJC D1 53364
2005 Norway WJC D1 54372
2005 Norway OGQ 30002
2005 Norway WC D1 545912
2006 Norway WC 60000
2007 Norway WC 62134
2008 Norway WC 71120
2009 Norway OGQ 31012
2009 Norway WC 60112
2010 Norway OG 40002
2010 Norway WC 61230
2011 Norway WC 71232
2012 Norway WC 83144
2013 Norway WC 70002
Junior totals 26 14 10 24 18
Senior totals 68 13 13 26 32

References


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