Stefan Espeland

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Birth place: Oslo, Norway
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 0" (184 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg)
Birth place: Oslo, Norway
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 0" (184 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 2024 | Storhamar Ishockey | Eliteserien | Storhamar Ishockey defeated Vålerenga Ishockey 4‑1 in a best of seven series. | |
| 36 | 2025 | Storhamar Ishockey | Eliteserien | Storhamar Ishockey defeated Stavanger Oilers 4‑0 in a best of seven series. | |
| Norwegian Championships | |||||
| Overall | Goals | per Game | Shots | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| 2005‑06 | Linköping HC | U20 SuperElit | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005‑06 | Team Norway U18 | | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2006‑07 | Linköping HC | U18 Allsvenskan | 17 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.071 | 0.214 | 0.286 | 31 | 3.2 |
| 2006‑07 | Linköping HC | U20 SuperElit | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2007‑08 | MODO Hockey | Elitserien | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007‑08 | MODO Hockey | U20 SuperElit | 18 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 30 | -7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.351 | 0.297 | 0.649 | 87 | 14.9 |
| 2007‑08 | Team Norway U20 | | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | MODO Hockey | Elitserien | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | MODO Hockey | U20 SuperElit | 19 | 38 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.211 | 0.605 | 0.816 | 97 | 8.2 |
| 2009‑10 | MODO Hockey | U20 SuperElit | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Vålerenga Ishockey | EHL | 20 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.024 | 0.143 | 0.167 | 87 | 1.1 |
| 2010‑11 | IF Sundsvall Hockey | Allsvenskan | 21 | 49 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 28 | -6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.122 | 0.286 | 0.408 | 91 | 6.6 |
| 2010‑11 | Team Norway | | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.100 | 0.300 | 0.400 | 6 | 16.7 |
| 2011‑12 | Borås HC | Allsvenskan | 22 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.120 | 0.120 | 30 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Vålerenga Ishockey | EHL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.533 | 0.533 | 28 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Norway | | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | |||
| 2012‑13 | Vålerenga Ishockey | EHL | 23 | 43 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.140 | 0.395 | 0.535 | 100 | 6.0 |
| 2013‑14 | Vålerenga Ishockey | EHL | 24 | 44 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 22 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.114 | 0.705 | 0.818 | 103 | 4.9 |
| 2013‑14 | Team Norway | | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 7 | 14.3 |
| 2014‑15 | Vålerenga Ishockey | EHL | 25 | 45 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.133 | 0.422 | 0.556 | 102 | 5.9 |
| 2014‑15 | Team Norway | | 25 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.077 | 0.154 | 0.231 | 9 | 11.1 |
| 2015‑16 | Lørenskog IK | EHL | 26 | 38 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 18 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.184 | 0.763 | 0.947 | 94 | 7.4 |
| 2015‑16 | Team Norway | | 26 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2016‑17 | Lørenskog IK | EHL | 27 | 45 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.222 | 0.933 | 1.156 | 146 | 6.8 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Norway | | 27 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 9 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | 28 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.105 | 0.105 | 0.211 | 36 | 5.6 |
| 2017‑18 | Vålerenga Ishockey | EHL | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Team Norway | | 28 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.077 | 0.231 | 0.308 | ||
| 2018‑19 | Vålerenga Ishockey | EHL | 29 | 47 | 11 | 50 | 61 | 24 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.234 | 1.064 | 1.298 | 128 | 8.6 |
| 2018‑19 | Team Norway | | 29 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.133 | 0.067 | 0.200 | ||
| 2019‑20 | Pinguins Bremerhaven | DEL | 30 | 51 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 20 | -5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.176 | 0.569 | 0.745 | 109 | 8.3 |
| 2020‑21 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 31 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.357 | 0.357 | 15 | 0.0 | |
| 2020‑21 | Team Norway | | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 | 7 | 14.3 |
| 2021‑22 | Vålerenga Ishockey | EHL | 32 | 34 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.206 | 0.882 | 1.088 | 95 | 7.4 |
| 2021‑22 | Team Norway | | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 | 7 | 14.3 |
| 2022‑23 | Vålerenga Ishockey | EHL | 33 | 44 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.114 | 0.568 | 0.682 | 94 | 5.3 |
| 2023‑24 | Storhamar Ishockey | EHL | 34 | 44 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.091 | 0.727 | 0.818 | 85 | 4.7 |
| 2024‑25 | Storhamar Ishockey | EHL | 35 | 45 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 26 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.156 | 0.667 | 0.822 | 111 | 6.3 |
| 2025‑26 | Storhamar Ishockey | EHL | 36 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.214 | 0.571 | 0.786 | 27 | 11.1 |
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| Eliteserien Totals | 503 | 72 | 327 | 399 | 312 | 298 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 0.143 | 0.650 | 0.793 | 1208 | 6.0 | |||
| U20 Nationell Totals | 86 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 70 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0.244 | 0.419 | 0.663 | 195 | 10.8 | |||
| Allsvenskan Totals | 74 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 46 | -16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.081 | 0.230 | 0.311 | 121 | 5.0 | |||
| DEL Totals | 65 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.138 | 0.523 | 0.662 | 124 | 7.3 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.105 | 0.105 | 0.211 | 36 | 5.6 | |||
| SHL Totals | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5 | 0.0 | |||
| U18 Nationell Totals | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.071 | 0.214 | 0.286 | 31 | 3.2 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005‑06 | Linköping HC | U20 SuperElit | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007‑08 | MODO Hockey | U20 SuperElit | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.600 | 0.800 | 6 | 16.7 |
| 2008‑09 | MODO Hockey | U20 SuperElit | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.600 | 0.000 | 0.600 | 20 | 15.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Vålerenga Ishockey | Eliteserien | 20 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.125 | 0.438 | 0.563 | 22 | 9.1 |
| 2011‑12 | Vålerenga Ishockey | Eliteserien | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.083 | 0.000 | 0.083 | 9 | 11.1 |
| 2012‑13 | Vålerenga Ishockey | Eliteserien | 23 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.600 | 0.800 | 21 | 14.3 |
| 2013‑14 | Vålerenga Ishockey | Eliteserien | 24 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.176 | 0.118 | 0.294 | 36 | 8.3 |
| 2014‑15 | Vålerenga Ishockey | Eliteserien | 25 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.100 | 0.400 | 0.500 | 21 | 4.8 |
| 2015‑16 | Lørenskog IK | Eliteserien | 26 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.235 | 0.647 | 0.882 | 28 | 14.3 |
| 2016‑17 | Lørenskog IK | Eliteserien | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.429 | 0.286 | 0.714 | 17 | 17.6 |
| 2017‑18 | Vålerenga Ishockey | Eliteserien | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.600 | 0.800 | 16 | 6.3 |
| 2018‑19 | Vålerenga Ishockey | Eliteserien | 29 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.111 | 0.778 | 0.889 | 30 | 3.3 |
| 2021‑22 | Vålerenga Ishockey | Eliteserien | 32 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.800 | 0.800 | 11 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Vålerenga Ishockey | Eliteserien | 33 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 12 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Storhamar Ishockey | Eliteserien | 34 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 | 0.714 | 0.857 | 27 | 7.4 |
| 2024‑25 | Storhamar Ishockey | Eliteserien | 35 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.091 | 0.909 | 1.000 | 21 | 4.8 |
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| Eliteserien Totals | 147 | 22 | 72 | 94 | 80 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0.150 | 0.490 | 0.639 | 271 | 8.1 | |||
| U20 Nationell Totals | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.286 | 0.214 | 0.500 | 26 | 15.4 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Norway - U18 World Championship 2006 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Team Norway - World Championship 2014 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Team Norway - Olympics ‑ Pyeongchang 2018 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Team Norway - World Championship 2018 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.286 | 0.286 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Team Norway - World Championship 2019 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 | 0.000 | 0.143 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Team Norway - World Championship 2021 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 | 7 | 14.3 |
| World Championship Totals | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.074 | 0.111 | 0.185 | 21 | 9.5 | |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Olympics Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 0.0 |