Norway’s Olympic roster

09 Jan 2014 | Fredrik Pålsson

Norway's coach Roy Johansen has selected the 25 players that will travel to Sochi. Mats Zuccarello is the only NHLer.

Johansen choosed to only select 7 defenders of the 25 players on his roster. The roster contains of nine players of Sweden's top league SHL, eight from the Norwegian league, three from KHL, and one each from Finland, CHL, DEL (Germany), Sweden's 2nd-tier HockeyAllsvenskan and NHL. A team with many players that have played several World Championship tournaments together, perhaps that can be Norway's advantage against the big nations with star filled rosters mainly consisting of NHL players that never played togheter.

Goalkeeper Lars Haugen will be a key player for Norway but he has injury problems and might be doubtful to participate.

Goalkeepers:
Lars Haugen, Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
Lars Volden, Espoo Blues (FIN)
Steffen Søberg, Vålerenga (NOR)

Defenders:
Alexander Bonsaksen, Vålerenga (NOR)
Jonas Holøs, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
Henrik Solberg, Stavanger Oilers (NOR)
Daniel Sørvik, Vålerenga (NOR)
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Färjestad BK (SWE)
Mats Trygg, Lørenskog (NOR)
Henrik Ødegaard, Missouri Mavericks (CHL)

Forwards:
Morten Ask, Vålerenga (NOR)
Anders Bastiansen, Färjestad BK (SWE)
Robin Dahlstrøm, Örebro (SWE)
Kristian Forsberg, Modo (SWE)
Mads Hansen, Storhamar Dragons (NOR)
Marius Holtet, Färjestad BK (SWE)
Sondre Olden, Vålerenga (NOR)
Ken André Olimb, Düsseldorfer EG (GER)
Mathis Olimb, Frölunda (SWE)
Mats Rosseli Olsen, Frölunda (SWE)
Niklas Roest, BIK Karlskoga (SWE-2)
Martin Røymark, Färjestad BK (SWE)
Per-Åge Skrøder, Modo (SWE)
Patrick Thoresen, SKA St Petersburg (KHL)
Mats Zuccarello, New York Rangers (NHL)