Knut Henrik Spets (born 7 November 1982 in

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) is a Norwegian professional

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player, who is currently a

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. He is the older brother of fellow Norwegian international

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Club career

Early career

He started his career with

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in the 2000–01 GET-ligaen season, and

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in the 2001–02 season, before moving to

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before the 2002–03 season.

Moving abroad

In 2006, he signed with the

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team

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, where he played 40 matches before moving to

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Back home

23 May 2008, Spets decided to move back to Norway and play for

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.Ny Vålerenga-spiller
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.no'' Four months later he got united with his younger brother,

, when he signed for the same club. In the

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, he finished fourth in the point statistics.

International career

Spets played for the Norwegian national team during the

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and

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s. He has also played in national youth teams from the age of 17.

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* 1982 births Living people Norwegian ice hockey forwards Norwegian expatriate ice hockey people IFK Arboga IK players Lillehammer IK players Lørenskog IK players Storhamar Hockey players Trondheim Black Panthers players Vålerenga Ishockey players Nyköpings Hockey players Sportspeople from Trondheim {{norway-icehockey-bio-stub