Espen Knutsen Ice hockey player
Kjell Espen Knutsen Jahre (born January 12, 1972) is a retired Norwegian professional ice hockey player and currently the head coach of Vålerenga in the Norwegian GET-ligaen. He played five seasons in the North American-based National Hockey League (NHL), and is to date the only Norwegian to have played in the NHL All-Star Game. In his native Norway, Knutsen is also known by the nickname "Shampoo" because his father is a hairdresser, and also a former hockey player whose nickname was "The Soap" (Såpa in Norwegian).
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Ice hockey player
Career start | 1988 |
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Career end | 2005 |
draft | 204th overall |
draft team | |
draft year | 1990 |
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shoots | Left |