Ørjan Løvdal (born 24 September 1962 in

Svolvær (Norwegian language, Norwegian, ), , or is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and the administrative centre of Vågan Municipality in Nordland County, Norway. It is located on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago, alon ...

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) is a Norwegian

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player and coach. He spent most of his career with

Stjernen Hockey Stjernen Hockey is a Norway, Norwegian ice hockey team based in Fredrikstad, Norway. They currently play in the EliteHockey Ligaen. They play their home games in Stjernehallen. Their team colours are red and white. History Stjernen was founded ...

of the Norwegian

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. He also played for the

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, and participated at the

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in 1984, 1988, and 1992. He was Norwegian champion in 1986. He was awarded

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as best Norwegian ice hockey player in 1986 and 1987.

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* * 1962 births Living people Hammarby Hockey (1921–2008) players Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Norwegian expatriate ice hockey people Norwegian ice hockey coaches Norwegian ice hockey centres Olympic ice hockey players for Norway People from Vågan Stjernen Hockey coaches Stjernen Hockey players Sportspeople from Nordland {{norway-icehockey-bio-stub