Lars Erik Spets (born April 2, 1985) is a Norwegian professional

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player, who last played for

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in the GET-ligaen. He is well known for being offensively gifted and for his long dark hair.

Club career

Early career

He started his career with

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in the 2002–03 GET-ligaen season, where he played two seasons before moving to

Trondheim Black Panthers The Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in N ...

before the 2004–05 season.

Moving abroad

In 2005, he signed with the

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SEL-team Brynäs, where he played two and a half seasons before moving to

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and the

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of the DEL in early 2008.

Back home

On 30 September 2008, Spets decided to move back to Norway to play for Vålerenga Ishockey. While there, he was teammates with his older brother,

Knut Henrik Spets 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 Early career He started h ...

.Spets klar for Vålerenga
'' VG.no'' In 2009, he won the GET-ligaen championship and was named playoff MVP after scoring 17 points in 17 games. Spets was traded to Lørenskog in 2010. Spets also has a younger brother named Vegard who played most of his junior career with Lillehammer but will play for Rosenborg starting in the 2011-12 season.

International career

Spets has played for the

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since 2005. He has also played in national youth teams from the age of 17. In 2010, he played for Norway at the Winter Olympics in

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, British Columbia, Canada.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1985 births Living people Brynäs IF players Füchse Duisburg players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Lillehammer IK players Lørenskog IK players Norwegian expatriate ice hockey people Norwegian ice hockey left wingers Olympic ice hockey players for Norway Sportspeople from Lillehammer Trondheim Black Panthers players Vålerenga Ishockey players Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{norway-icehockey-bio-stub