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Knut Henrik Spets

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Knut Henrik Spets
Born (1982-11-07) 7 November 1982 (age 41)
Trondheim, Norway
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
GET team
Former teams
Free agent
Lillehammer
Trondheim Black Panthers
Storhamar Dragons
Arboga
Nyköping
Vålerenga
Lørenskog
National team  Norway
Playing career 2000–present

Knut Henrik Spets (born 7 November 1982 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, who is currently a free agent. He is the older brother of fellow Norwegian international Lars Erik Spets

Club career

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Early career

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He started his career with Lillehammer in the 2000–01 GET-ligaen season, and Trondheim Black Panthers in the 2001–02 season, before moving to Storhamar Dragons before the 2002–03 season.

Moving abroad

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In 2006, he signed with the Swedish team Arboga in HockeyAllsvenskan, where he played 40 matches before moving to Nyköping.

Back home

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23 May 2008, Spets decided to move back to Norway and play for Vålerenga Ishockey.[1] Four months later he got united with his younger brother, Lars Erik Spets, when he signed for the same club. In the 2009–10 GET-ligaen season, he finished fourth in the point statistics.

International career

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Spets played for the Norwegian national team during the 2007 and 2010 IIHF World Championships. He has also played in national youth teams from the age of 17.

References

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  1. ^ (in Norwegian) Ny Vålerenga-spiller NRK.no
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