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4 unusual facts about Norway men's national ice sledge hockey team


Helge Bjørnstad

As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team he has three silver (1994, 2002, 2006) from the Paralympic Games.

Morten Værnes

As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team he has one bronze (2010), and one silver (2006) from the Paralympic Games.

Rolf Einar Pedersen

As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team he has one bronze (2010), and two silver (2002, 2006) from the Paralympic Games.

Stig Tore Svee

As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team he has two silver (2002, 2006) from the Paralympic Games.


Kazakhstan men's national junior ice hockey team

In 2007, Kazakhstan was finally promoted by edging Norway 3–2 in an IIHF U20 Division I tournament in Torre Pellice, Italy.

Norway men's national ice hockey team

Finally, in 1953, Norway became the first Western nation to play the Soviet Union, an event that was overshadowed by the death of Joseph Stalin shortly after the team's arrival in Moscow.

Wins against Yugoslavia and Japan were barely enough to avoid relegation from Pool B. His successor, Arne Strömberg experienced similar difficulties.


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