Anders Fredriksen

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.

Anders Fredriksen
Born (1981-02-17) 17 February 1981
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

Club career

Early career

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

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

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

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
  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.
  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 from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.


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