Morten Ask

Morten Ask
Born	(1980-05-14) May 14, 1980 Oslo, Norway
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
National team	Norway
Playing career	2001–2019

Morten Ask (born May 14, 1980) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player who last played for Vålerenga Ishockey of the Norwegian GET-ligaen.

Playing career

Beginning his career in Norway for Vålerenga Ishockey of the GET-ligaen, Ask moved to North America and had spells in the CHL with the Laredo Bucks in the 2002–2003 season and the ECHL with the Toledo Storm and the Las Vegas Wranglers. In 2005 he moved to Finland's SM-liiga and spent a season with SaiPa. In 2006 he moved to Sweden and signed with Djurgården where he played until 2007 before moving to Füchse Duisburg in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga during the 2007–08 season. After the insolvence of Duisburg, Ask signed a contract with Nürnberg Ice Tigers on July 7, 2009. He then signed try-out contracts with first HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga, and then with Lørenskog IK of the GET-ligaen, but he wasn't offered an extension with any of the two teams. After failing twice to take a regular spot in a team for the 2011–12 season, Ask signed a two-month contract with HV71 of the Swedish Elitserien on November 2, 2011.

On January 7, 2014, he was named to Team Norway's official 2014 Winter Olympics roster. Later in 2014 Ask was featured on the Norwegian TV2's documentary "Iskrigerne", for his play in Vålerenga.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	Furuset	Norway		28	8	3	11	71		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Vålerenga	Norway		35	9	11	20	65		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Vålerenga	Norway		32	10	21	31	138		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Vålerenga	Norway		30	13	22	35	94		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Vålerenga	Norway		27	7	11	18	103		3	0	2	2	27
2002–03	Vålerenga	Norway		6	4	4	8	35		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Laredo Bucks	CHL		48	21	30	51	57		11	3	2	5	22
2003–04	Toledo Storm	ECHL		62	21	30	51	81		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Las Vegas Wranglers	ECHL		5	4	4	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Las Vegas Wranglers	ECHL		8	2	4	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Vålerenga	Norway		18	11	12	23	60		8	4	4	8	24
2005–06	SaiPa	SM-l		23	2	2	4	39		8	2	2	4	6
2006–07	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		49	5	13	18	62		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		15	2	5	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Füchse Duisburg	DEL		27	4	15	19	42		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Füchse Duisburg	DEL		50	11	24	35	139		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		42	10	23	33	119		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Vålerenga	Norway		—	—	—	—	—		5	0	3	3	10
2011–12	Lørenskog IK	Norway		3	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HV71	SEL		31	1	1	2	12		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Vålerenga	Norway		27	12	27	39	121		15	7	7	14	28
2013–14	Vålerenga	Norway		44	15	51	66	66		16	6	5	11	58
2014–15	Vålerenga	Norway		30	11	20	31	104		10	0	6	6	33
2015–16	Vålerenga	Norway		28	1	17	18	50		11	3	5	8	8
2016–17	Vålerenga	Norway		38	5	24	29	40		1	0	0	0	0
2017–18	Vålerenga	Norway		37	8	14	22	50		5	0	0	0	6
2018–19	Vålerenga	Norway		39	3	17	20	16		10	2	1	3	4
Norway totals				422	117	254	371	1003		84	22	33	55	198

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996	Norway	EJC B		3	1	0	1	4
1997	Norway	WJC B		7	1	1	2	12
1997	Norway	EJC B		6	2	2	4	37
1998	Norway	EJC		6	1	2	3	16
1999	Norway	WJC B		6	2	0	2	14
2001	Norway	OGQ		3	2	2	4	2
2001	Norway	WC		6	1	2	3	10
2002	Norway	WC D1		5	1	1	2	6
2005	Norway	OGQ		3	0	3	3	10
2005	Norway	WC D1		5	6	6	12	18
2006	Norway	WC		6	1	3	4	4
2007	Norway	WC		6	3	4	7	10
2008	Norway	WC		7	3	2	5	8
2009	Norway	OGQ		3	1	0	1	14
2009	Norway	WC		6	0	2	2	10
2011	Norway	WC		7	1	3	4	10
2012	Norway	WC		8	2	8	10	6
2013	Norway	WC		7	0	1	1	4
2014	Norway	OG		4	0	0	0	2
2014	Norway	WC		6	3	2	5	2
2015	Norway	WC		7	1	2	3	10
2016	Norway	WC		7	0	0	0	4
Junior totals				28	7	5	12	83
Senior totals				96	25	41	66	130

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database