Geir Hoff (born 14 February 1965) is a Norwegian former professional

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player. A three times Olympian, he won five national titles with his clubs, and was awarded

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in 1991.

Life and career

Born in

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on 14 February 1965, Hoff began his career in

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with

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before spending two seasons at

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. Hoff then played in the Norwegian

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for

Vålerenga Ishockey Vålerenga Ishockey (; abbreviated as VIF) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey team based in Oslo, Norway. Vålerenga has been the dominant force in Norwegian hockey since the 1960s, claiming 26 national championships and 29 regular season tit ...

Furuset Ishockey Furuset Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Furuset IF multi-sports club. They play their home games in Furuset Forum. Their team colours are blue and white. History Through different eras Furuset have made their name as ...

Lillehammer IK Lillehammer Ishockeyklubb is an ice hockey club based in Lillehammer, Norway and playing in the EliteHockey Ligaen (EHL). Home games are played in Eidsiva Arena (Kristins Hall), and occasionally in Håkons Hall. History Founded on 2 Novembe ...

and the

Spektrum Flyers Spektrum Flyers was a short-lived ice hockey team from Oslo, Norway. A merger between Manglerud Star and Furuset, it played the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons in Eliteserien, the premier ice hockey league in Norway, with home games at Oslo Sp ...

between 1987 and 1995 before returning to Vålerenga for a second spell, eventually retiring in 1999. He was also a member of the

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, and participated at the

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, and

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. He was Norwegian champion in 1988, 1990, 1994, 1998, and 1999, and was awarded

as best Norwegian ice hockey player in 1991.

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* * 1965 births Living people Frölunda HC players Furuset Ishockey players Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Lillehammer IK players Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey players NCAA men's ice hockey national champions Norwegian expatriate ice hockey people Norwegian ice hockey left wingers Olympic ice hockey players for Norway Sportspeople from Bergen Spektrum Flyers players Vålerenga Ishockey players {{norway-icehockey-bio-stub