Steffen Kent Søberg (born August 6, 1993) is a Norwegian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the GET-ligaen for

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. He was selected by Washington Capitals in the 4th round (117th overall) of the

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, becoming the first Norwegian goalie to ever get drafted by an NHL-team. Later that year he was selected 6th overall by the

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in the 2011 CHL Import Draft.CHL Network
Internationally he has played for the

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in several World Championships, and was named to the roster for the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

, though he did not play.

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* 1993 births Living people Norwegian ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Manglerud Star Ishockey players Olympic ice hockey players for Norway Ice hockey people from Oslo Vålerenga Ishockey players Washington Capitals draft picks Norwegian expatriate ice hockey people Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Norway-icehockey-bio-stub