Erik Kristiansen (born 12 March 1961 in

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) is a former Norwegian ice hockey player.

Playing career

He played 20 seasons with the

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. He also played 97 games for Norway's National team (

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and

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). He was named the best Norwegian player in 1985, earning him the

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. During the 1987/88 season he was with Björklöven in the Swedish Elitserien where he reached the finals, losing to Färjestad. He is Storhamar's all-time leading scorer with 509 goals and 406 assists in 649 games over 20 seasons.

External links

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Storhamar Dragons alumni profile (in Norwegian)
1961 births Living people Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics IF Björklöven players NIHF Golden Puck winners Norwegian expatriate ice hockey people Norwegian ice hockey centres Olympic ice hockey players for Norway Sportspeople from Hamar Storhamar Hockey players People from Furnes, Norway {{norway-icehockey-bio-stub