Fredrik Norrena
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Fredrik Jan Elis Norrena (born November 29, 1973) is a Finnish
professional ice hockey
goaltender
currently playing for Linköping
of the Swedish
Elitserien
.
in the SM-liiga
, winning four Finnish championships. In 2003, he won the Swedish Championships
with Frölunda
before joining Linköping
in the Swedish
Elitserien
. He has represented Finland numerous times in international play, including as number-two goaltender in the 2006 Winter Olympics
and as number-one goaltender in the 2006 World Championships
.
On May 31, 2006, the Tampa Bay Lightning
announced they have signed Norrena to a one-year entry level contract. However, on June 30, he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets
, along with Fredrik Modin
, for Marc Denis
. Norrena made his NHL debut on October 14 against the Minnesota Wild
, stepping in to replace Pascal Leclaire
in the second period. Norrena eventually took over as number-one goaltender for Blue Jackets for the 2006–07 season, playing 55 out of 82 games in his first NHL-season. Norrena also set a team record by not allowing a goal in 155 minutes and 28 seconds of play. The Blue Jackets rewarded Norrena in February 2007 with a two-year contract.
He served as the backup to Columbus' number one goaltender, Pascal Leclaire, for two seasons until the 2008–09, when Steve Mason
was called up from the Syracuse Crunch
of the American Hockey League
(AHL). On December 15, 2008, Norrena was placed on waivers. He was not picked up by another team and was sent to Columbus' AHL affiliate in Syracuse
. On December 20, it became official that Norrena signed for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League
(KHL) for the rest of the season. On December 30, Norrena was added to Ak Bars' roster. He won the championship of 2008–09 with Kazan. After his tenure in Russia
, he signed a two-year contract with his former team of Linköping in Sweden, a club where he had three very successful years between 2003 and 2006.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
currently playing for Linköping
Linköpings HC
Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden....
of the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
.
Playing career
Norrena started his pro hockey career with TPSTPS (ice hockey)
TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 11-time champion of SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the HK Arena. In terms of championships, TPS is the most successful team in SM-liiga history.-Team history:...
in the SM-liiga
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...
, winning four Finnish championships. In 2003, he won the Swedish Championships
Swedish ice hockey champions
The Swedish ice hockey championship is a club championship awarded annually to the winning playoff team of the Elitserien, Sweden's premier ice hockey league. It was first awarded to IK Göta in 1922, the championship's inaugural year. The championship's present Elitserien format did not take...
with Frölunda
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the...
before joining Linköping
Linköpings HC
Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden....
in the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
. He has represented Finland numerous times in international play, including as number-two goaltender in the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
and as number-one goaltender in the 2006 World Championships
2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 70th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 45 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2007 competition...
.
On May 31, 2006, the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
announced they have signed Norrena to a one-year entry level contract. However, on June 30, he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, along with Fredrik Modin
Fredrik Modin
Fredrik "Freddy" Modin is a Swedish former professional ice hockey left winger, who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League and most notably won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003–04 season....
, for Marc Denis
Marc Denis
Marc Denis is a former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, who last played with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . For the 2009–10 season, he has been hired as the goaltenders' coach of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens, a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team...
. Norrena made his NHL debut on October 14 against the Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
, stepping in to replace Pascal Leclaire
Pascal Leclaire
Pascal Leclaire is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Leclaire is currently an unrestricted free agent. Leclaire played three years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and was selected eighth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft...
in the second period. Norrena eventually took over as number-one goaltender for Blue Jackets for the 2006–07 season, playing 55 out of 82 games in his first NHL-season. Norrena also set a team record by not allowing a goal in 155 minutes and 28 seconds of play. The Blue Jackets rewarded Norrena in February 2007 with a two-year contract.
He served as the backup to Columbus' number one goaltender, Pascal Leclaire, for two seasons until the 2008–09, when Steve Mason
Steve Mason (ice hockey)
Steve Mason is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League . He was selected 69th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Blue Jackets. Playing major junior in the Ontario Hockey League , he spent three seasons...
was called up from the Syracuse Crunch
Syracuse Crunch
The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter...
of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
(AHL). On December 15, 2008, Norrena was placed on waivers. He was not picked up by another team and was sent to Columbus' AHL affiliate in Syracuse
Syracuse Crunch
The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter...
. On December 20, it became official that Norrena signed for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
(KHL) for the rest of the season. On December 30, Norrena was added to Ak Bars' roster. He won the championship of 2008–09 with Kazan. After his tenure in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, he signed a two-year contract with his former team of Linköping in Sweden, a club where he had three very successful years between 2003 and 2006.
Regular season
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% Save percentage Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | TPS TPS (ice hockey) TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 11-time champion of SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the HK Arena. In terms of championships, TPS is the most successful team in SM-liiga history.-Team history:... |
SM-l SM-liiga The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice... |
2 | - | - | - | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2.01 | - |
| 1993–94 | TPS | SM-l | 10 | - | - | - | 387 | 19 | 0 | 2.94 | - |
| 1994–95 | TPS | SM-l | 22 | - | - | - | 1328 | - | 0 | 2.71 | - |
| 1995–96 | TPS | SM-l | 26 | - | - | - | 1540 | 68 | 0 | 2.65 | - |
| 1996–97 | TPS | SM-l | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996–97 | AIK | SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
5 | - | - | - | 274 | 15 | 1 | 3.28 | - |
| 1997–98 | Lukko Lukko Lukko is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga, formed 1936. The full name of the club is Rauman Lukko. They play in Rauma, Finland at the Äijänsuo Arena. They have won the national championship once, in 1963... |
SM-l | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998–99 | TPS | SM-l | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1010 | - | 2 | 2.08 | .925 |
| 1999–00 | TPS | SM-l | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000–01 | TPS | SM-l | 39 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2267 | - | 0 | 1.75 | .931 |
| 2001–02 | TPS | SM-l | 32 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1878 | 62 | 2 | 1.98 | .932 |
| 2002–03 | Frölunda Frölunda HC Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the... |
SEL | 23 | - | - | - | 1386 | 56 | 1 | 2.42 | .907 |
| 2003–04 | Linköping Linköpings HC Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden.... |
SEL | 40 | - | - | - | 2415 | 68 | 9 | 1.69 | .939 |
| 2004–05 | Linköping | SEL | 43 | - | - | - | 2522 | 78 | 5 | 1.86 | .934 |
| 2005–06 | Linköping | SEL | 43 | - | - | - | 2170 | 78 | 4 | 2.16 | .914 |
| 2006–07 | Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
55 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 2952 | 137 | 3 | 2.78 | .904 |
| 2007–08 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 37 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 1959 | 89 | 2 | 2.72 | .896 |
| 2008–09 2008–09 NHL season The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the... |
Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 323 | 17 | 0 | 3.16 | .872 |
| NHL Totals | 100 | 35 | 45 | 11 | 5234 | 243 | 5 | 2.88 | .891 | ||
Post season
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | Sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Frölunda | Elitserien | 16 | -- | -- | 288 | 6 | 1 | 1.25 | .955 |
| 2003–04 | Linköping | Elitserien | 3 | -- | -- | 176 | 6 | 0 | 2.05 | .908 |
| 2004–05 | Linköping | Elitserien | 6 | -- | -- | 383 | 13 | 0 | 2.03 | .921 |
| 2005–06 | Linköping | Elitserien | 12 | 6 | 5 | 697 | 22 | 2 | 1.90 | .925 |
Records
- ElitserienElitserienElitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
league record for shutoutShutoutIn team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
s in a regular season (9), 2003–04, 50-game schedule - LinköpingLinköpings HCLinköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden....
club record for shutouts in a regular season (9), 2003–04, 50-game schedule
International play
- Played for FinlandFinnish national men's ice hockey teamThe Finnish men's national ice hockey team, or Leijonat / Lejonen , as it is called in Finland, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association...
in the 2002 World Ice Hockey Championships2002 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2002 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation .- Championship :... - Played for FinlandFinnish national men's ice hockey teamThe Finnish men's national ice hockey team, or Leijonat / Lejonen , as it is called in Finland, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association...
in the 2004 World Ice Hockey Championships2004 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2004 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held April 24-May 9, 2004, in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. Games for this Ice Hockey World Championships tournament were played at Sazka Arena and ČEZ Aréna... - Played for FinlandFinnish national men's ice hockey teamThe Finnish men's national ice hockey team, or Leijonat / Lejonen , as it is called in Finland, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association...
in the 2005 World Ice Hockey Championships2005 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held March 7 - May 15, 2005, in 7 cities in 6 countries: Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria ; Debrecen, Hungary ; Eindhoven, the Netherlands ; Zagreb, Croatia ; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro ; Mexico City, Mexico... - Played for FinlandFinnish national men's ice hockey teamThe Finnish men's national ice hockey team, or Leijonat / Lejonen , as it is called in Finland, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association...
in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games (Silver Medal) - Played for FinlandFinnish national men's ice hockey teamThe Finnish men's national ice hockey team, or Leijonat / Lejonen , as it is called in Finland, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association...
in the 2006 World Ice Hockey Championships2006 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 70th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 45 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2007 competition...
(Bronze Medal) - Played for FinlandFinnish national men's ice hockey teamThe Finnish men's national ice hockey team, or Leijonat / Lejonen , as it is called in Finland, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association...
in the 2007 World Ice Hockey Championships2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships-Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #...
(Silver Medal)
Statistics
| Year | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | Sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | World Championship | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.01 | .920 |
| 2004 | World Championship | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| 2005 | World Championship | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.00 | .882 |
| 2006 | Olympics | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| 2006 | World Championship | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 326 | 6 | 3 | 1.11 | .951 |
| 2007 | World Championship | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |