Lars Volden
Lars Volden | |||
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Born |
Oslo, Norway | July 26, 1992||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Catches | Left | ||
Allsv team Former teams | |||
National team | Norway | ||
NHL draft |
181st overall, 2011 Boston Bruins | ||
Playing career | 2009–present |
Lars Volden (born July 26, 1992) is a Norwegian professional
2011 NHL Entry Draft. He has also played for the Norwegian national team in several World Championships, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics
.
Playing career
Volden joined the Swedish second-tier club,
Volden returned from a two seasons in the Czech Extraliga, to continue his European in Sweden, agreeing to a contract with IK Pantern of the HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2018–19 season. As Pantern's starting goaltender he made 44 appearances in posting a .920 save percentage. He was loaned at the tail end of the season to the Malmö Redhawks appearing in 3 regular season games.
On 29 April 2019, Volden's loan move to the Redhawks was made permanent in securing a two-year contract through to 2021.[2]
International play
On January 7, 2014, Volden was named to Norway's national ice hockey team that competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[3]
Awards and honours
- Named Best Goaltender at the 2010 World U18 Championship Division IA[4]
References
- ^ "Norwegian national team goalie agrees to terms" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. 2014-04-29. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ "Lars Volden's Redhawk career continues". Malmö Redhawks (in Swedish). 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ "Austria, Latvia and Norway unveil Olympic rosters". The Sports Network. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ IIHF (2010). "Best players selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Norwegian born players drafted by NHL teams