Anders Fredriksen

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Anders Fredriksen
Born (1981-02-17) 17 February 1981 (age 43)
Fredrikstad, Norway
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Frölunda
Tingsryd
Skellefteå
Vålerenga
Lørenskog
National team  Norway
Playing career 2000–2011

Anders Fredriksen (born 17 February 1981 in Fredrikstad) is a retired Norwegian professional ice hockey player, who played several seasons for Vålerenga in GET-ligaen.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

He moved to Sweden as a 17-year-old, and started playing for Frölunda in the Swedish junior league, J20 Superelit. After having 42 points in 39 matches during the 1999–2000 season, he signed with Tingsryd in HockeyAllsvenskan.[1]

Skellefteå[edit]

On 15 May 2001, it was announced that Fredriksen would leave Tingsryd for the ambitious Northern Swedish team Skellefteå, along with Daniel Ström and Pasi Mustonen.[2]

Vålerenga[edit]

Before the 2003–04 GET-ligaen season, Fredriksen decided to move back to Norway and play for Vålerenga Ishockey.[3] After having three straight 40+ points seasons, he had 58 points in 45 matches in the 2009–10 GET-ligaen season, and finished sixth in the point statistics. In his last season as an active player, he played for Lørenskog.

International career[edit]

Fredriksen played for the Norwegian national team during the 2000 and 2001 IIHF World Championship. After 9 years absence, he was again selected for the 2010 and 2011 Championships.[4] He has also played on the Norwegian national junior team.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ros, Tomas (8 August 2000). "Så här är läget i ditt lag i allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Två lämnar Taif" (in Swedish). Rögle Fans Norra. 15 May 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Eliteserien ishockey: Spillerstaller 03/04" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  4. ^ "NORWAY - Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF. 7 May 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.

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