Lars Erik Spets

Lars Erik Spets (born April 2, 1985) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, who last played for Vålerenga in the GET-ligaen. He is well known for being offensively gifted and for his long dark hair.

Club career Early career He started his career with Lillehammer in the 2002–03 GET-ligaen season, where he played two seasons before moving to Trondheim Black Panthers before the 2004–05 season.

Moving abroad In 2005, he signed with the Swedish SEL-team Brynäs, where he played two and a half seasons before moving to Germany and the Füchse Duisburg of the DEL in early 2008.

Back home On 30 September 2008, Spets decided to move back to Norway to play for Vålerenga Ishockey. While there, he was teammates with his older brother, Knut Henrik Spets. In 2009, he won the GET-ligaen championship and was named playoff MVP after scoring 17 points in 17 games. Spets was traded to Lørenskog in 2010. Spets also has a younger brother named Vegard who played most of his junior career with Lillehammer but will play for Rosenborg starting in the 2011-12 season.

International career Spets has played for the Norway national ice hockey team since 2005. He has also played in national youth teams from the age of 17. In 2010, he played for Norway at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02 Lillehammer IK NOR U19 — — — — — 2002–03 Lillehammer IK NOR U19 9 4 5 9 6 — — — — — 2002–03 Lillehammer IK NOR 33 14 16 30 8 — — — — — 2003–04 Lillehammer IK NOR 40 28 15 43 12 — — — — — 2004–05 Trondheim Black Panthers NOR 42 29 25 54 12 11 3 6 9 6 2005–06 Brynäs IF J20 2 0 3 3 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Brynäs IF SEL 50 2 5 7 14 4 1 0 1 0 2006–07 Brynäs IF J20 2 1 2 3 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Brynäs IF SEL 50 3 5 8 10 2 0 0 0 0 2007–08 Brynäs IF SEL 33 3 6 9 27 — — — — — 2007–08 Füchse Duisburg DEL 10 2 4 6 6 — — — — — 2008–09 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 38 15 31 46 18 17 6 11 17 14 2009–10 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 43 15 33 48 28 15 7 6 13 16 2010–11 Lørenskog IK NOR 45 14 24 38 18 11 4 8 12 2 2011–12 Lørenskog IK NOR 43 17 36 53 48 16 5 7 12 24 2012–13 Lørenskog IK NOR 35 15 21 36 16 12 2 10 12 6 2013–14 Lørenskog IK NOR 44 17 30 47 46 5 2 3 5 16 2014–15 Lørenskog IK NOR 33 10 16 26 10 6 2 0 2 0 2015–16 Lørenskog IK NOR 23 3 5 8 8 8 0 1 1 0 2018–19 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 17 3 5 8 6 — — — — — NOR totals 436 180 257 437 230 101 31 52 83 84 SEL totals 133 8 16 24 51 6 1 0 1 0

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2002 Norway WJC18 8 3 3 6 4 2003 Norway WJC D1 5 1 0 1 4 2003 Norway WJC18 D1 5 3 1 4 4 2004 Norway WJC D1 5 3 3 6 4 2005 Norway WJC D1 5 4 3 7 2 2005 Norway OGQ 3 0 0 0 2 2005 Norway WC D1 5 4 5 9 12 2006 Norway WC 6 0 0 0 0 2007 Norway WC 6 2 1 3 4 2008 Norway WC 7 1 1 2 0 2009 Norway OGQ 3 1 0 1 2 2009 Norway WC 6 0 1 1 2 2010 Norway OG 4 0 0 0 2 2010 Norway WC 6 1 2 3 0 2011 Norway WC 7 1 2 3 2 2012 Norway WC 8 3 1 4 4 2013 Norway WC 7 0 0 0 2 Junior totals 26 14 10 24 18 Senior totals 68 13 13 26 32