Who is the head coach of Norway U18?

The head coach of Norway U18 is Kim Velsten.

Who is the captain of Norway U18?

The captain of Norway U18 is Casper Kjølmoen.

Who is the general manager of Norway U18?

The general manager of Norway U18 is Ingunn Holberg.

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Norway U18 were 0-4-0 in the 2025-26 WJC-18 season with 0 points, 5th in the A and 10th overall.

2025-2026 Norway U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Mathias Sivertsen Andresen (F)	totals		41	32	22	54	24	0
	IF Björklöven U18	U18 Region	16	15	8	23	14	-
	IF Björklöven U20	U20 Nationell	5	2	0	2	0	-3
	IF Björklöven U18	U18 Nationell	20	15	14	29	10	3
Adrian Escoto Andresen (F)	totals		42	26	19	45	51	1
	Lørenskog U20	Norway U20	33	17	19	36	22	1
	Lørenskog/Furuset U18	Norway U18	8	9	0	9	29	0
	Lørenskog	Norway	1	0	0	0	0	0
Benjamin Ask Haglund (RW)	totals		40	20	24	44	32	9
	Örebro HK U18	U18 Region	20	11	13	24	22	-
	Örebro HK U18	U18 Nationell	20	9	11	20	10	9
William Backlund (D)	totals		45	13	31	44	8	10
	Örebro HK U18	U18 Region	15	3	9	12	0	-
	Örebro HK U16	U16 Region	12	7	17	24	2	-
	Örebro HK U18	U18 Nationell	18	3	5	8	6	10
Felix Alexander Kvernstad (LW)	totals		45	25	17	42	2	-12
	Nidaros Hockey	Norway	22	1	1	2	0	-11
	Nidaros Hockey U20	Norway U20	21	24	15	39	2	1
	Nidaros Hockey U18	Norway U18	2	0	1	1	0	-2
Niklas Aaram-Olsen (RW/LW)	totals		46	21	20	41	22	12
	Örebro HK U18	U18 Region	1	1	0	1	0	-
	Örebro HK U20	U20 Nationell	29	20	20	40	22	14
	Örebro HK	SHL	16	0	0	0	0	-2
Simon Caspersen-Snilsberg (LW/RW)	totals		43	13	27	40	22	11
	Färjestad BK U18	U18 Region	21	8	15	23	12	-
	Färjestad BK U18	U18 Nationell	22	5	12	17	10	11
Casper Kjølmoen (RW)	totals		34	15	22	37	65	15
	Luleå HF U18	U18 Region	6	6	8	14	2	-
	Luleå HF U20	U20 Nationell	26	8	11	19	32	13
	Luleå HF U18	U18 Nationell	2	1	3	4	31	2
August Jones-Nilsson (C)	totals		34	18	18	36	6	1
	Frisk Asker U20	Norway U20	34	18	18	36	6	1
	Frisk Asker U18	Norway U18	0	0	0	0	0	-
Jesper Alexandersen Juntti (D)	totals		36	3	32	35	44	6
	Storhamar U20	Norway U20	32	3	28	31	32	-1
	Storhamar U18	Norway U18	4	0	4	4	12	7
Berge Nergård (F)	totals		39	19	14	33	49	27
	Vålerenga U20	Norway U20	32	13	10	23	16	11
	Vålerenga U18	Norway U18	7	6	4	10	33	16
Jonas Frostestad Gulbrandsen (C/W)	totals		32	21	10	31	64	23
	Stavanger Oilers	Norway	12	0	0	0	25	0
	Stavanger Oilers U20	Norway U20	18	18	9	27	39	21
	Stavanger Oilers U18	Norway U18	2	3	1	4	0	2
Chris Wikdahl Lysholm (D)	totals		44	6	22	28	14	5
	Nidaros Hockey U20	Norway U20	32	3	17	20	10	9
	Nidaros Hockey U18	Norway U18	9	3	5	8	2	0
	Nidaros Hockey	Norway	3	0	0	0	2	-4
Philip Tollefsen (D)	totals		41	7	20	27	22	12
	Färjestad BK U16	U16 Region	2	0	2	2	0	-
	Färjestad BK U18	U18 Region	18	3	12	15	12	-
	Färjestad BK U18	U18 Nationell	18	3	3	6	10	12
	Färjestad BK U16	U16 SM	3	1	3	4	0	-
Andrej Normann Kalinka (F)	totals		34	9	17	26	34	2
	Storhamar U20	Norway U20	32	9	17	26	20	4
	Storhamar U18	Norway U18	2	0	0	0	14	-2
Rio Rafael Johansen (W/C)	totals		33	7	19	26	10	12
	Frisk Asker U20	Norway U20	3	0	0	0	2	-1
	Storhamar U20	Norway U20	29	4	19	23	8	11
	Storhamar U18	Norway U18	1	3	0	3	0	2
Tobias Aase Stensland (RW)	totals		35	9	8	17	18	3
	Vålerenga U20	Norway U20	12	8	3	11	14	6
	Vålerenga	Norway	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Mora IK U20	U20 Nationell	19	1	3	4	4	-3
	Mora IK U18	U18 Region	1	0	1	1	0	-
	Mora IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Wigdahl Sæther (D)	totals		29	5	12	17	12	5
	Frisk Asker U20	Norway U20	26	3	11	14	6	1
	Frisk Asker U18	Norway U18	3	2	1	3	6	4
Birk Martinsen (D)	totals		39	3	11	14	4	0
	Leksands IF U18	U18 Region	20	1	7	8	2	-
	Leksands IF U18	U18 Nationell	19	2	4	6	2	0
Nikolai Georg Dimitriev-Jensen (D)	totals		37	4	8	12	12	16
	Storhamar U20	Norway U20	32	3	6	9	12	12
	Storhamar U18	Norway U18	5	1	2	3	0	4
Isak Eliah Bjorland (RW/LW)	totals		39	5	4	9	66	-4
	Rögle BK U18	U18 Region	17	2	2	4	2	-
	Rögle BK U18	U18 Nationell	22	3	2	5	64	-4
Sondre Berg (D)	totals		24	0	2	2	4	10
	Storhamar U18	Norway U18	3	0	1	1	0	6
	Storhamar U20	Norway U20	19	0	1	1	4	4
	Storhamar	Norway	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Felix Timraz-Westin (G)	totals		23	2.56	.906	1	15-7-0	1360:06
	Växjö Lakers HC U18	U18 Region	12	2.51	.900	1	8-4-0	718:16
	Växjö Lakers HC U18	U18 Nationell	8	2.51	.910	0	6-2-0	478:30
	Växjö Lakers HC U20	U20 Nationell	3	2.94	.914	0	1-1-0	163:20
Maximilliam Vatn Aas (G)	totals		26	2.22	.904	5	20-6-0	1565:49
	Färjestad BK U18	U18 Region	13	1.99	.902	3	10-3-0	783:20
	Färjestad BK U18	U18 Nationell	13	2.45	.906	2	10-3-0	782:29
Olivers Freimanis (G)	totals		31	2.89	.902	2	8-8-0	1120:00
	Stavanger Oilers U20	Norway U20	23	2.83	.897	2	5-5-0	762:00
	Stavanger Oilers U18	Norway U18	8	3.03	.910	0	3-3-0	358:00
	Stavanger Oilers	Norway	0	-	-	-	-	-

2025-2026 Norway U18 Staff

Head CoachKim Velsten
Asst. CoachMads Hansen
Asst. CoachPer-Åge Skrøder
Goaltending CoachRobert Hestmann
General ManagerIngunn Holberg
Equipment ManagerHans Erik Hansen
Equipment ManagerOle Anders Toftum
Physical TherapistJon Rømoen
Video CoachKristoffer Jøstne

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Norway U18 Captains

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Casper Kjølmoen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2025-2026 Norway U18 Demographics

Norway U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 World Championship
2027: WJC-18 -
2026: WJC-18 Saved in relegation
2025: WJC-18 Saved in relegation
2024: WJC-18 Saved in relegation

2025-2026 Norway U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players

Experience

Norway U18: 139 GP
SHL: 16 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 1 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Norway Olympics (OGQ)

Norway U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/29/2026 08:00 AM UTC	Germany U18	Norway U18	3 - 4	U18 WJC
04/26/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Latvia U18	Norway U18	8 - 1	U18 WJC
04/25/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Norway U18	Canada U18	0 - 8	U18 WJC
04/23/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Slovakia U18	Norway U18	6 - 1	U18 WJC
04/22/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Norway U18	Finland U18	1 - 6	U18 WJC

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Norway U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-18	4	0	4	-	0	0	3	28	0	0	5	Saved in relegation
2024-2025	WJC-18	4	0	3	-	0	1	4	26	1	0.25	5	Saved in relegation
2023-2024	WJC-18	4	1	3	-	0	0	8	29	3	0.75	5	Saved in relegation
2022-2023	WJC-18	4	0	4	-	0	0	3	28	0	0	5	Saved in relegation
2021-2022	WJC-18 D1A	5	4	1	-	0	0	26	12	12	2.4		Promoted
2020-2021	WJC-18 D1A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2019-2020	WJC-18 D1A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2018-2019	WJC-18 D1A	5	2	3	-	0	0	13	17	6	1.2	4	-
2017-2018	WJC-18 D1A	5	1	4	-	0	0	14	18	3	0.6	5	-
2016-2017	WJC-18 D1A	5	2	2	-	1	0	22	13	8	1.6	4	-
2015-2016	WJC-18 D1A	5	1	3	-	0	1	16	22	4	0.8	5	-
2014-2015	WJC-18 D1A	5	2	1	-	0	2	14	12	8	1.6	4	-
2013-2014	WJC-18 D1A	5	3	1	-	1	0	26	12	11	2.2		-
2012-2013	WJC-18 D1A	5	4	1	-	0	0	31	15	12	2.4		-
2011-2012	WJC-18 D1A	5	3	2	-	0	0	22	20	9	1.8		-
2010-2011	WJC-18	4	0	4	-	0	0	6	23	0	0	5	Relegated
2009-2010	WJC-18 D1	5	4	1	-	0	0	33	15	12	2.4		Promoted
2008-2009	WJC-18	4	0	4	-	0	0	4	31	0	0	5	Relegated
2007-2008	WJC-18 D1	5	5	0	-	0	0	15	3	15	3		Promoted
2006-2007	WJC-18 D1	5	2	1	-	0	2	22	19	8	1.6		-
2005-2006	WJC-18	4	0	4	0	-	-	7	21	0	0	5	Relegated
2004-2005	WJC-18 D1	5	4	1	0	-	-	18	10	8	1.6		Promoted
2003-2004	WJC-18	4	0	4	0	-	-	6	32	0	0	5	Relegated
2002-2003	WJC-18 D1	5	4	0	1	-	-	22	13	9	1.8		Promoted
2001-2002	WJC-18	5	1	3	1	-	-	12	20	3	0.6	11	Relegated
	WJC-18	5	1	3	1	-	-	13	23	3	0.6	4	-
2000-2001	WJC-18	4	0	3	1	-	-	8	23	1	0.25	5	-
1999-2000	WJC-18 B	5	4	1	0	-	-	27	12	-	-		Promoted
1998-1999	WJC-18	3	0	3	0	-	-	4	17	0	0	10	Relegated

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Linus Loob Trygg (F)	2026-2027	Färjestad BK U20	U20 Nationell	7	2	14	16	20
2.	Birk Hjelmås (F)	2026-2027	Stavanger Oilers U20	Norway U20	6	3	8	11	6
3.	Philip Tollefsen (D)	2026-2027	Färjestad BK U18	U18 Region	8	6	4	10	4
4.	Casper Kjølmoen (F)	2026-2027	Luleå HF U20	U20 Nationell	8	6	4	10	8
5.	Michael Haga (F)	2026-2027	Frisk Asker	EHL	5	1	8	9	2
6.	Mikkel Eriksen (F)	2026-2027	Färjestad BK U20	U20 Nationell	6	3	5	8	2
7.	Ken Andre Olimb (F)	2026-2027	Vålerenga	EHL	4	4	3	7	2
8.	Felix Alexander Kvernstad (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF U20	U20 Nationell	9	2	5	7	0
9.	Elis Hansson (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK U20	U20 Nationell	8	1	6	7	25
10.	Tobias Aase Stensland (F)	2026-2027	Mora IK U20	U20 Nationell	7	5	1	6	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	17.48
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.48
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.72
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.78
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	185 lbs	17.68

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Espen Knutsen (F)	11	14	15	29
2.	Sondre Olden (F)	11	9	16	25
3.	Markus Søberg (F)	16	12	12	24
4.	Vegard Barlie (F)	9	11	12	23
5.	Trond Magnussen (F)	17	10	8	18

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Espen Knutsen (F)	11	14	15	29
2.	Markus Søberg (F)	16	12	12	24
3.	Vegard Barlie (F)	9	11	12	23
4.	Trond Magnussen (F)	17	10	8	18
5.	Sondre Olden (F)	11	9	16	25

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sondre Olden (F)	11	9	16	25
2.	Espen Knutsen (F)	11	14	15	29
3.	Markus Søberg (F)	16	12	12	24
4.	Vegard Barlie (F)	9	11	12	23
5.	Mathis Olimb (F)	19	6	12	18

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Anders Bastiansen (F)	12	3	8	70
2.	Erlend Lesund (D)	11	1	1	61
3.	Morten Ask (F)	15	4	8	57
4.	Anders Myrvold (D)	17	4	6	40
5.	Per-Åge Skrøder (F)	10	6	10	39

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mathis Olimb (F)	19	6	12	18
2.	Trond Magnussen (F)	17	10	8	18
3.	Thomas Fjeld (F)	17	5	7	12
4.	Steffen Øvstedal (F)	17	4	2	6
5.	Anders Myrvold (D)	17	4	2	6

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Martin Johnsen (F)	5	6	14	2.80
2.	Nicholas Weberg (F)	5	6	13	2.60
3.	Vegard Barlie (F)	9	11	23	2.56
4.	Cato Andersen (F)	4	7	10	2.50
5.	Mats Bakke Olsen (F)	5	6	12	2.40

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Sondre Olden (F)	2009-2010	5	7	22
2.	Espen Knutsen (F)	1989-1990	6	6	17
3.	Vegard Barlie (F)	1989-1990	4	5	15
4.	Martin Johnsen (F)	2021-2022	5	6	14
5.	Markus Søberg (F)	2012-2013	5	8	13

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Markus Søberg (F)	2012-2013	5	8	13
2.	Espen Knutsen (F)	1988-1989	5	8	12
3.	Endre Medby (F)	2011-2012	5	8	9
4.	Sondre Olden (F)	2009-2010	5	7	22
5.	Cato Andersen (F)	1976-1977	4	7	10

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Sondre Olden (F)	2009-2010	5	15	22
2.	Espen Knutsen (F)	1989-1990	6	11	17
3.	Vegard Barlie (F)	1989-1990	4	10	15
4.	Martin Johnsen (F)	2021-2022	5	8	14
5.	Mathias Emilio Pettersen (F)	2016-2017	5	8	12

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Erlend Lesund (D)	2011-2012	5	1	51
2.	Morten Ask (F)	1996-1997	6	4	37
3.	Per-Åge Skrøder (F)	1995-1996	5	7	35
4.	Anders Bastiansen (F)	1996-1997	6	5	35
5.	Anders Bastiansen (F)	1997-1998	6	3	35