Norwegian ice hockey player (born 1987)
Ice hockey player
Lars Haugen (born 19 March 1987) is a former Norwegian professional ice hockey goaltender who most recently played with Manglerud Star in the Eliteserien .
Playing career
He started out as a youth product of Vålerenga , before moving to play junior hockey in Manglerud Star and Leksand . In 2006 he signed his first professional contract with Sparta Warriors of GET-ligaen , where he played three seasons before moving to Lørenskog . Near the end of the 2010–11 GET-ligaen season , he was loaned out to Manglerud Star , helping them to secure a place in the 2011–12 GET-ligaen season .
During his first season in the KHL (2011-2012) he only appeared in two regular season games and one playoff game for the HC Dinamo Minsk team.
International play
He participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Norway men's national ice hockey team . On 30 April 2011 he debuted in goal for the national team in their first ever win over Sweden After helping Norway to reach the quarter final 2011 IIHF World Championship , HC Dinamo Minsk signed him on a two-year contract because of his great statistics in the tournament.[ 1] [ 2]
On 7 January 2014 he was named to Team Norway 's official 2014 Winter Olympics roster.[ 3]
References
^ Jarlsbo, Øystein (April 30, 2011). "VM-debutant inn for skadet Grotnes mot Sverige" . VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved April 30, 2011 . ^ Hansen, Knut Arne; Stormoen, Stein-Erik; Kleivan, Nikolai (April 30, 2011). "Her gjør debutanten Norge historisk" . VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved April 30, 2011 . ^ "Norwegian Olympic roster announced" . The Sports Network . January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014 .
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