Stefan Espeland
Stefan Espeland (born 24 March 1989) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for EC Red Bull Salzburg of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He previously played for Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1]
| Stefan Espeland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
24 March 1989 Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Modo Hockey Vålerenga Borås HC IF Sundsvall Lørenskog IK Ilves EC KAC Fischtown Pinguins Eisbären Berlin EC Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| National team |
 Norway | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
He joined Berlin after a one year tenure with fellow German club, the Fischtown Pinguins in the 2019–20 season.[2] He formerly played with Vålerenga of the GET-ligaen.
International play
He was named to the Norway men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Linköpings HC | J18 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Linköpings HC | J18 Allsv | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 38 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | IF Sundsvall Hockey | Allsv | 49 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Borås HC | Allsv | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 15 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 32 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 44 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 45 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lørenskog IK | NOR | 38 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 2016–17 | Lørenskog IK | NOR | 45 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ilves | Liiga | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | EC KAC | AUT | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 47 | 11 | 50 | 61 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2019–20 | Fischtown Penguins | DEL | 51 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | ICEHL | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 34 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| NOR totals | 345 | 53 | 230 | 283 | 222 | 113 | 19 | 49 | 68 | 66 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Norway | WJC18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Norway | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Norway | WJC D1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Norway | WJC D1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Norway | WC | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Norway | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Norway | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | |||
| Senior totals | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |||
References
- "Mark Zengerle and Stefan Espeland joins the Polar Bears" (in German). Eisbären Berlin. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Norwegian defender signs with Fischtown" (in German). Fischtown Pinguins. 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
- "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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