Petter Thoresen (born 25 July 1961 in

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) is a

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and former player, currently serving as head coach of

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, where he has been in charge since June 2022. He played for

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, Hasle/Løren,

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and

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. He is the father of players Steffen Thoresen and

Patrick Thoresen Patrick Thoresen (born 7 November 1983) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing for the Storhamar in the Fjordkraftligaen. He resides in Hamar, Norway, where he grew up, during the off season. He has a younge ...

Playing career

, he reached 367 points in 220 games, which gives him a fourth place on the club's all-time high list. Before the 1992–93 season, he transferred to

, where he obtained 155 points in 150 matches.

Coaching career

Half-way through the 1995/1996 season, he became a manager for

, and led them to the Norwegian title, his first as a coach. In 2000 he signed with

, and served as their coach until 2004, when he went back to

to help them get stability in a struggling team. In 2009 he signed a 3-year contract with

Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, commonly referred to as Stavanger Oilers, is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the Fjordkraftligaen, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. As of 2018, it is the ...

. He left Oilers in 2016 to become the head coach of the Norwegian national team. Today he is the head coach of

International career

He has played 96 matches for the Norwegian national team, which makes him the fifth most featured player on the national team. He appeared at five

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, the first in 1980 and last in 1994, becoming the second hockey player to do so after Germany's

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Championships

*Player: *

: * 1984/1985 - Norwegian Champions * 1986/1987 - Norwegian Champions * 1987/1988 - Norwegian Champions * 1990/1991 - Norwegian Champions * * Coach: *

: * 1995/1996 - Norwegian Champions * 1996/1997 - Norwegian Champions * 1999/2000 - Norwegian Champions * *

: * 2000/2001 - Norwegian Champions * 2003/2004 - Norwegian Champions * *

: *2009/2010 - Norwegian Champions *2011/2012 - Norwegian Champions *2012/2013 - Norwegian Champions *2013/2014 - Norwegian Champions *2014/2015 - Norwegian Champions *2015/2016 - Norwegian Champions

References

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* * 1961 births Living people Hasle-Løren IL players Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics 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 Manglerud Star Ishockey players Norway men's national ice hockey team coaches Norwegian ice hockey coaches Norwegian ice hockey right wingers Olympic ice hockey players of Norway Ice hockey people from Oslo Stavanger Oilers coaches Storhamar Dragons coaches Storhamar Dragons players Vålerenga Ishockey coaches Vålerenga Ishockey players Ice hockey coaches at the 2018 Winter Olympics {{Norway-icehockey-bio-stub