Åge Ellingsen (born 5 November 1962 in

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) is a former Norwegian

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Playing career

Ellingsen, nicknamed "the Moose", played nine seasons with Storhamar in Norway from 1983 to 1994. In 1987/88 he played for Björklöven in the Swedish Elite League (

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), together with fellow Norwegian Erik Kristiansen. His native club was Forward of Oslo. He also played one season with Stjernen. His last club was Lillehammer. Ellingsen also drew some interest from the

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of the

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and was drafted in the 8th round (168th overall) in

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but did not manage to get a contract. He played 67 games for Norway's National team. Today Åge is trainer for NTG-Lillehammer.

Post-retirement

Ellingsen is now a TV expert hockey commentator for

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and SportN.

External links

Storhamar Dragons alumni profile (in Norwegian)

Norwegian born players drafted by NHL teams
1962 births Edmonton Oilers draft picks Furuset Ishockey players Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics IF Björklöven players Lillehammer IK players Living people Norwegian expatriate ice hockey people Norwegian ice hockey defencemen Olympic ice hockey players of Norway Ice hockey people from Oslo Stjernen Hockey players Storhamar Dragons players {{Norway-icehockey-bio-stub