Marius Holtet

Marius Holtet (born August 31, 1984) is a Norwegian former professional ice hockey forward. Most of his career, which lasted from 2000 to 2014, was spent with Färjestad BK in the Swedish Hockey League. Internationally, Holtet played for the Norwegian national team at several tournaments, including the 2010 Winter Olympics. Holtet was drafted by the Dallas Stars in 2002, the highest-ever Norwegian player drafted, selected 42nd overall.

Career Holtet started his professional career in 2000 when he signed with Swedish Elitserien club Färjestads BK. Between 2000 and 2002, he played with the club's junior team. At the start of the 2002-03 season, he was assigned to one of Färjestad's farm teams, Skåre BK. Later that season, he was moved to Farjestad's other farm team, Bofors IK of HockeyAllsvenskan. Holtet played with Bofors the rest of that season and also the next.

After the 2004-05 season, Holtet decided to sign with the Stars, who had drafted him three years earlier. In his first season with the Stars' organization, Holtet spent time with the ECHL team Louisiana IceGators and the AHL team Houston Aeros. In the second season, Holtet played with another AHL team, the Iowa Stars. After three seasons in the AHL, he signed a two-year contract with his former club Färjestads BK.

Holtet was forced to retire in 2015 due to head injuries.

International Holtet has represented Norway in several international tournaments. In 2006, he played with Norway at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Latvia. He also represented Norway at the 2008 IIHF World Championship in Canada.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Färjestad BK J18 Allsv 5 3 1 4 16 — — — — — 2000–01 Färjestad BK J20 18 2 2 4 18 3 0 1 1 0 2001–02 Färjestad BK J18 Allsv 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2001–02 Färjestad BK J20 32 12 6 18 52 3 0 1 1 16 2002–03 Bofors IK Allsv 14 1 1 2 8 2 0 0 0 2 2003–04 Bofors IK Allsv 43 11 3 14 90 5 2 0 2 4 2004–05 Houston Aeros AHL 54 7 5 12 48 1 0 0 0 0 2004–05 Louisiana IceGators ECHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Iowa Stars AHL 68 9 13 22 61 7 2 0 2 2 2006–07 Iowa Stars AHL 66 16 15 31 48 11 2 0 2 6 2007–08 Iowa Stars AHL 67 10 9 19 37 — — — — — 2008–09 Färjestad BK SEL 49 3 5 8 26 13 3 1 4 0 2009–10 Färjestad BK SEL 55 5 4 9 42 6 0 0 0 10 2010–11 Färjestad BK SEL 55 4 4 8 14 14 2 2 4 6 2011–12 Färjestad BK SEL 51 8 6 14 55 11 3 3 6 6 2012–13 Färjestad BK SEL 52 9 10 19 50 10 3 1 4 6 2013–14 Färjestad BK SHL 29 5 2 7 18 — — — — — AHL totals 255 42 42 84 194 19 4 0 4 8 SEL/SHL totals 291 34 31 65 205 54 11 7 18 28

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2001 Norway WJC18 6 2 2 4 6 2002 Norway WJC D1 5 0 1 1 2 2002 Norway WJC18 8 5 3 8 12 2003 Norway WJC D1 5 4 3 7 16 2003 Norway WC D1 5 0 0 0 2 2004 Norway WJC D1 5 5 3 8 10 2006 Norway WC 6 1 1 2 4 2008 Norway WC 7 1 1 2 4 2009 Norway OGQ 3 0 0 0 2 2009 Norway WC 2 0 0 0 0 2010 Norway OLY 4 1 0 1 0 2010 Norway WC 4 0 0 0 4 2011 Norway WC 7 6 2 8 4 2012 Norway WC 7 2 3 5 4 2013 Norway WC 6 1 0 1 6 Junior totals 29 16 12 28 46 Senior totals 51 12 7 19 30