Fredrik Jan Elis Norrena (born November 29, 1973) is a Finnish former professional

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. He played 100 games in the

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with the

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between 2006 and 2008. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1992 to 2014, was mainly spent in Europe, where he mainly played in the Finnish

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and Swedish Elitserien. Internationally Norrena played for the Finnish national team at five

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, winning one silver and one bronze medal, and the

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, winning a silver medal.

Playing career

David Vyborny and Frederick Norrena 2008

Norrena started his pro hockey career with TPS in the

, winning four Finnish championships. In 2003, he won the Swedish Championships with Frölunda before joining

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in the

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Elitserien (SEL). He has represented Finland numerous times in international play, including as number-two goaltender in the

and as number-one goaltender in the 2006 World Championships. On May 31, 2006, the

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announced they have signed Norrena to a one-year entry-level contract. However, on June 30, he was traded to the

, along with

Fredrik Modin Jan Fredrik "Freddy" Modin (born 8 October 1974) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey left winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and most notably won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003–04 ...

, for

Marc Denis Joseph Marc Denis (born August 1, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, who last played with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). For the 2009–10 season, he was hired as the goaltenders' coach of ...

. Norrena made his NHL debut on October 14 against the

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, stepping in to replace

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in the second period. Norrena eventually took over as number-one goaltender for Blue Jackets for the 2006–07 season, playing 55 out of 82 games in his first NHL-season. Norrena also set a team record by not allowing a goal in 155 minutes and 28 seconds of play. The Blue Jackets rewarded Norrena in February 2007 with a two-year contract. He served as the backup to Columbus' number one goaltender, Pascal Leclaire, for two seasons until 2008–09, when Steve Mason was called up from the Syracuse Crunch of the

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(AHL). On December 15, 2008, Norrena was placed on waivers. He was not picked up by another team and was sent to Columbus' AHL affiliate in Syracuse. On December 20, Norrena signed with

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of the

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(KHL) for the rest of the season. On December 30, Norrena was added to Ak Bars' roster. He won the championship of 2008–09 with Kazan. After his tenure in

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, he signed a two-year contract with his former team of Linköping in Sweden, a club where he had three very successful years between 2003 and 2006. In May 2012, Norrena signed a one-year contract with

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of the SEL. In April 2013, Norrena announced his retirement. Norrena later become a goaltending coach for TPS of the Finnish top-tier league

since. In June 2013, TPS announced that Norrena would be their goaltender for the upcoming season and

Urpo Ylönen Urpo Yrjö Juhani Ylönen (born 25 May 1943 in Käkisalmi, Finland) is a goaltending coach and a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for TuTo and TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame i ...

would be their goaltending coach. On May 12, 2014, Norrena again retired as a player.http://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/shl/norrena-lagger-av---da-sagas-journalisterna/ Norrena retires (Swedish)

International

* Played for

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at the 2002 World Championships * Played for Finland at the 2005 World Championships * Played for Finland at the 2005 World Championships * Played for Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games (Silver Medal) * Played for Finland at the 2006 World Championships (Bronze Medal) * Played for Finland at the 2007 World Championships (Silver Medal)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Records

* Elitserien league record for

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s in a regular season (9), 2003–04, 50-game schedule *

club record for shutouts in a regular season (9), 2003–04, 50-game schedule

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Norrena, Fredrik 1973 births Living people People from Jakobstad AIK IF players Ak Bars Kazan players Columbus Blue Jackets players Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Finnish ice hockey goaltenders Frölunda HC players HC TPS players Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Linköping HC players Lukko players Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Finland Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Finland Swedish-speaking Finns Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks Växjö Lakers players Sportspeople from Ostrobothnia (region)