Anders Fredriksen
Encyclopedia
Anders Fredriksen is a Norwegian
professional ice hockey
player, who is currently playing for Vålerenga
in GET-ligaen
.
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.
, along with Daniel Ström and Pasi Mustonen.
. 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.
and 2001 IIHF World Championship
. After 9 years absence, he was selected for the 2010 IIHF World Championship
. He has also played on the Norwegian national junior team
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player, who is currently playing for Vålerenga
Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
in GET-ligaen
GET-ligaen
GET-ligaen is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation. The league was known as 1. divisjon until 1990, when it was reorganized and named Eliteserien . That name was held until 2004 when cable TV company UPC became main sponsor...
.
Early career
He moved to SwedenSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
as a 17 year old, and started playing for Frölunda
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the...
in the Swedish junior league, J20 Superelit
J20 SuperElit
J20 SuperElit is a junior ice hockey league composed of 20 teams in Sweden. It is the highest-level junior ice hockey league in Sweden. The teams are divided in two groups, or divisions, Norra and Södra , and are usually associated with a professional team in either Elitserien or HockeyAllsvenskan...
. After having 42 points in 39 matches during the 1999–2000 season, he signed with Tingsryd
Tingsryds AIF
Tingsryds AIF, also known as just Tingsryd or TAIF, is an ice hockey club based in Tingsryd, Sweden. The club was founded in 1923. Since the 2010–11 season, Tingsryd is playing in Sweden's second highest division, HockeyAllsvenskan. The club has been quite successful and played in Division I when...
in HockeyAllsvenskan.
Skellefteå
On 15 May 2001, it was announced that Fredriksen would leave Tingsryd for the ambitious Northern Swedish team SkellefteåSkellefteå AIK
Skellefteå AIK Hockey is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Skellefteå, playing in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.- History :...
, along with Daniel Ström and Pasi Mustonen.
Vålerenga
Before the 2003–04 GET-ligaen season, Fredriksen decided to move back to Norway and play for Vålerenga IshockeyVålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
. After having three straight 40+ points seasons, he had 58 points in 45 matches in the 2009–10 GET-ligaen season
2009–10 GET-ligaen season
The 2009–10 GET-ligaen was the seventieth season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien . The regular season began play on 12 September 2009 and concluded on 2 March 2010, with Vålerenga claiming their twenty-seventh League Championship after defeating Lillehammer 2–1 on 26 February...
, and finished sixth in the point statistics.
International career
Fredriksen played for the Norwegian national team during the 20002000 IIHF World Championship
-Group 2 :Played in Amiens-Playoff :Played in Eindhoven-Far East :Played September 3-5, 1999 in Aomori.-First round:Like the previous two years, sixteen nations played in four groups of four...
and 2001 IIHF World Championship
2001 IIHF World Championship
The 2001 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 28 and May 13, 2001 in Nuremberg, Cologne and Hanover, Germany.It was the 65th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation .-Venues:-Qualification Tournament:...
. After 9 years absence, he was selected for the 2010 IIHF World Championship
2010 IIHF World Championship
The 2010 IIHF World Championship was the 74th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 7 and 23 May 2010 in Germany. The games were played in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, SAP Arena in Mannheim, and one game at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen...
. He has also played on the Norwegian national junior team
Norway men's national junior ice hockey team
The Norwegian men's national junior ice hockey team is the national junior ice hockey team in Norway. The team represents Norway at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship....
.