Lars Haugen
Encyclopedia
Lars Haugen is a Norwegian
professional ice hockey
goaltender
who is currently signed to play with the HC Dinamo Minsk
in the Kontinental Hockey League
(KHL).
, 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
.
signed him on a two year contract because of his great statistics in the tournament.
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...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
who is currently signed to play with the HC Dinamo Minsk
HC Dinamo Minsk
Dinamo Minsk is an ice hockey team based in Minsk, Belarus. They are members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.Dinamo has qualified for the KHL playoffs only once, during the 2010-11 KHL season....
in the Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
(KHL).
Club career
He started out as a youth product of VålerengaVålerenga 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...
, before moving to play junior hockey in Manglerud Star
Manglerud Star Ishockey
Manglerud Star Ishockey is a Norwegian ice hockey team from Manglerud.The club has delivered more players to professional hockey leagues around the world than any other hockey team in Norway...
and Leksand
Leksands IF
Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league – between 1951 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005–06...
. In 2006 he signed his first professional contract with Sparta Warriors
Sparta Warriors
The Sparta Warriors are an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET League. The official name of the club is Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena...
of 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...
, where he played three seasons before moving to Lørenskog. Near the end of the 2010–11 GET-ligaen season
2010–11 GET-ligaen season
The 2010–11 GET-ligaen is the seventy-first season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien...
, he was loaned out to Manglerud Star
Manglerud Star Ishockey
Manglerud Star Ishockey is a Norwegian ice hockey team from Manglerud.The club has delivered more players to professional hockey leagues around the world than any other hockey team in Norway...
, helping them to secure a place in the 2011–12 GET-ligaen season
2011–12 GET-ligaen season
The 2011–12 GET-ligaen will be the 72nd season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien...
.
International career
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 MinskHC Dinamo Minsk
Dinamo Minsk is an ice hockey team based in Minsk, Belarus. They are members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.Dinamo has qualified for the KHL playoffs only once, during the 2010-11 KHL season....
signed him on a two year contract because of his great statistics in the tournament.