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).

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 12, 1972
Birth place
Norway , Oslo
Height (meters)1.8288
Weight (Kilograms)84.8232

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Ice hockey player

Career start1988
Career end2005
draft204th overall
draft team
Hartford Whalers
draft year1990
former team
National Hockey League
Djurgårdens IF Hockey
Anaheim Ducks
Columbus Blue Jackets
Swedish Hockey League
position
Centre (ice hockey)
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Espen Knutsen on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.hockey.no/t2.asp?p=4920&x=1&a=194620
  2. http://www.hockey.no/t2.asp?p=70032&x=1&a=229822