Terje Thoen (23 April 1944 – 30 July 2008) was a Norwegian

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player. He played for the

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, and participated at the

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in 1968 and in 1972 as well as World Championships. He was capped 51 times and mainly spent his club career in

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. He was awarded

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as best Norwegian ice hockey player in 1971. After his retirement, Thoen was a schoolteacher. He also held exhibitions as an amateur painter.

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1944 births 2008 deaths Ice hockey people from Oslo Norwegian ice hockey players Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Norway {{norway-icehockey-bio-stub