When was the Norway founded?

The Norway was founded in 1935.

How many teams play in the Norway?

The Norway currently consists of 9 teams.

Who won the most recent Norway championship?

Storhamar won the most recent Norway championship in 2026.

Eliteserien Norway 1997-1998

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League naming history:

1935 - 2023Norway (Eliteserien)

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1997-1998

1997-1998 Season

Vålerenga finished first in the 1997-98 Norway standings with 70 points. Storhamar (67 points) and Stjernen Hockey (50 points) followed.

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1997-1998 Norway Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Vålerenga	44	34	2	8	-	-	240	94	146	70	1.59	Champion
2.	Storhamar	44	32	3	9	-	-	213	92	121	67	1.52	Final loss
3.	Stjernen Hockey	44	23	4	17	-	-	172	149	23	50	1.14	Semifinal loss
4.	Sparta Sarpsborg	44	23	3	18	-	-	165	152	13	49	1.11	Semifinal loss
5.	Frisk Asker	44	21	7	16	-	-	183	147	36	49	1.11	Did not make playoffs
6.	Lillehammer	44	22	5	17	-	-	163	139	24	49	1.11	Did not make playoffs
7.	Manglerud	44	18	3	23	-	-	172	179	-7	39	0.89	Did not make playoffs
8.	Trondheim	44	15	5	24	-	-	159	181	-22	35	0.80	Did not make playoffs
9.	Furuset	44	13	3	28	-	-	155	218	-63	29	0.66	Did not make playoffs
10.	Lørenskog	44	1	1	42	-	-	79	350	-271	3	0.07	Relegated

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1997-1998 Norway Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Morten Finstad (F)	44	29	44	73	16
2.	Marko Kivenmäki (F)	44	30	37	67	60
3.	Johan Brummer (F)	41	27	37	64	38
4.	Per Christian Knold (F)	40	22	39	61	34
5.	Lars Håkon Andersen (F)	40	34	26	60	16

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1997-1998 Norway Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Mika Rautio (G)	27	1.97	.917
2.	Henrik Arvsell (G)	37	-	.897
3.	Jonas Norgren (G)	18	2.18	.887
4.	Vidar Wold (G)	37	3.29	.875
5.	Bjørge Josefsen (G)	40	-	-

EHL Stories

Insights and analysis from EP Editorial team

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2024-06-17, 19:45

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2024-01-08, 15:17

The top draft-eligible performances at the 2024 World Junior Championship

2024-01-01, 17:00

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1997-1998 Norway Demographics

EHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/26/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Vålerenga	Narvik Hockey	-
09/24/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Frisk Asker	Narvik Hockey	7 - 0
09/24/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Lillehammer	Nidaros Hockey	2 - 3
09/24/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Storhamar	Ringerike	8 - 0
09/24/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Stjernen Hockey	Stavanger Oilers	4 - 1

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2026-2027 EHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Frisk Asker	Tobias Lindström (F)
Storhamar	Colin Campbell (F)
Sparta Sarpsborg	Sebastian Johansen (F)
Sparta Sarpsborg	Filip Lalande (F)
Sparta Sarpsborg	Henrik Knold (F)

2027-2028 EHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Stjernen Hockey	Joakim Aarseth Opsahl (F)
Nidaros Hockey	Alexander Bjurström (F)
Nidaros Hockey	Ludwig Wistén (F)
Nidaros Hockey	Anton Öhman (D)
Lillehammer	Vegard Kjellevold Fredriksen (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

EHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Frisk Asker	26	1 580	5'11"	185 lbs	23.60
2.	Furuset	22	753	6'0"	192 lbs	22.32
3.	Lillehammer	29	1 081	5'11"	190 lbs	23.62
4.	Lørenskog	25	998	6'0"	187 lbs	22.00
5.	Manglerud	23	1 312	5'10"	185 lbs	23.90
6.	Sparta Sarpsborg	20	1 095	5'11"	185 lbs	24.33
7.	Stjernen Hockey	25	1 526	5'11"	185 lbs	24.42
8.	Storhamar	27	5 191	5'11"	185 lbs	24.69
9.	Trondheim	24	1 583	5'10"	187 lbs	25.48
10.	Vålerenga	25	1 663	6'0"	192 lbs	26.88

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	David Åslin (F)	2026-2027	Nocco	IAHL	2	5	14	19	-
2.	Herman Sveinhaug-Arnestad (F)	2026-2027	Storhamar U20	Norway U20	2	3	6	9	2
3.	Olle Liss (F)	2026-2027	Rungsted Seier Capital	Metal Ligaen	5	6	2	8	2
4.	J.J. Piccinich (F)	2026-2027	Belfast Giants	-	4	5	3	8	0
5.	Mikkel Eriksen (F)	2026-2027	Färjestad BK U20	U20 Nationell	6	3	5	8	2
6.	Ulrik Indergaard (F)	2026-2027	Storhamar U20	Norway U20	2	2	6	8	0
7.	Sjur Østbø (F)	2026-2027	Stavanger Oilers U20	Norway U20	4	5	2	7	4
8.	Anton Holm (F)	2026-2027	Elbolaget	IAHL	2	2	5	7	-
9.	William Hedlund (F)	2026-2027	GDT Bellinzona Snakes	SL	3	2	5	7	0
10.	Tobias Aase Stensland (F)	2026-2027	Mora IK U20	U20 Nationell	6	5	1	6	4

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Regular Season

EHL All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Erik Kristiansen (F)	518	412	348	760
2.	Morten Finstad (F)	310	331	427	758
3.	Pål Johnsen (F)	735	245	502	747
4.	Rune Gulliksen (F)	533	406	331	737
5.	Tobias Lindström (F)	656	332	377	709

EHL All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Erik Kristiansen (F)	518	412	348	760
2.	Rune Gulliksen (F)	533	406	331	737
3.	Tobias Lindström (F)	656	332	377	709
4.	Morten Finstad (F)	310	331	427	758
5.	Tom Erik Olsen (F)	529	326	299	625

EHL All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Pål Johnsen (F)	735	245	502	747
2.	Morten Finstad (F)	310	331	427	758
3.	Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm (F)	496	255	410	665
4.	Ørjan Løvdal (F)	229	268	381	649
5.	Tobias Lindström (F)	656	332	377	709

EHL All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tommy Kristiansen (F)	559	181	376	1799
2.	Niklas Roest (F)	750	177	527	1210
3.	Steffen Thoresen (F)	823	255	559	1202
4.	Henrik Ødegaard (D)	500	20	94	1178
5.	Øystein Olsen (F)	354	146	299	1111

EHL All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Steffen Thoresen (F)	823	255	304	559
2.	Joakim Eidsa Arnestad (F)	818	170	262	432
3.	Niklas Roest (F)	750	177	350	527
4.	Pål Johnsen (F)	735	245	502	747
5.	Eirik Skadsdammen (F)	717	226	236	462

EHL All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Alexander Bjurström (F)	2	4	5	2.50
2.	Doug Derraugh (F)	44	53	104	2.36
3.	Ed Galiani (F)	64	102	147	2.30
4.	Siverth Andersson (F)	136	169	309	2.27
5.	Ilkka Kaarna (F)	88	134	197	2.24

EHL All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Siverth Andersson (F)	1985-1986	36	67	110
2.	Ørjan Løvdal (F)	1985-1986	-	48	108
3.	Doug Derraugh (F)	1991-1992	44	53	104
4.	Chris St. Cyr (F)	1988-1989	36	52	96
5.	Ørjan Løvdal (F)	1988-1989	35	37	96

EHL All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Siverth Andersson (F)	1985-1986	36	67	110
2.	Ilkka Kaarna (F)	1981-1982	32	60	87
3.	Rune Gulliksen (F)	1988-1989	35	58	94
4.	Ed Galiani (F)	1986-1987	34	58	79
5.	Doug Derraugh (F)	1991-1992	44	53	104

EHL All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Ørjan Løvdal (F)	1985-1986	-	60	108
2.	Ørjan Løvdal (F)	1988-1989	35	59	96
3.	Brian Ihnacak (F)	2014-2015	44	55	77
4.	Stephen Foyn (F)	1986-1987	-	53	85
5.	Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm (F)	1996-1997	34	53	79

EHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Andrew O'Brien (D)	2019-2020	41	45	309
2.	Tommy Kristiansen (F)	2018-2019	46	34	250
3.	Michal Horak (D)	2007-2008	36	11	217
4.	Timo Laituri (D)	2000-2001	35	8	195
5.	Alex Plante (D)	2014-2015	43	15	189

Eliteserien Norway 1997-1998

EHL Team Rosters

1997-1998 Season

1997-1998 Norway Standings

1997-1998 Norway Player Stats

1997-1998 Norway Goalie Stats

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1997-1998 Norway Demographics

EHL Games

EHL Transactions

2026-2027 EHL Free Agents

2027-2028 EHL Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

EHL Team Comparison (Averages)

Where Are They Now?

EHL All-Time Points

EHL All-Time Goals

EHL All-Time Assists

EHL All-Time Penalty Min.

EHL All-Time Games Played

EHL All-Time Points Per Game

EHL All-Time Points Per Season

EHL All-Time Goals Per Season

EHL All-Time Assists Per Season

EHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of EHL Champions

EHL Awards