Marius Holtet (born August 31, 1984) is a Norwegian former professional

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. Most of his career, which lasted from 2000 to 2014, was spent with

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in the

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. Internationally, Holtet played for the Norwegian national team at several tournaments, including the

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. Holtet was drafted by the

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in 2002, the highest-ever Norwegian player drafted, selected 42nd overall.

Career

Holtet started his professional career in 2000 when he signed with Swedish

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club Färjestads BK. Between 2000 and 2002, he played with the club's junior team. At the start of the 2002-03 season, he was assigned to one of Färjestad's farm teams,

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. Later that season, he was moved to Farjestad's other farm team,

Bofors IK BIK Karlskoga is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Karlskoga, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, the HockeyAllsvenskan. In 1963, the club IFK Bofors was merged with Karlskoga IF and formed KB 63 (formally IF ...

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. Holtet played with Bofors the rest of that season and also the next. After the 2004-05 season, Holtet decided to sign with the Stars, who had drafted him three years earlier. In his first season with the Stars' organization, Holtet spent time with the

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team Louisiana IceGators and the AHL team Houston Aeros. In the second season, Holtet played with another AHL team, the Iowa Stars. After three seasons in the AHL, he signed a two-year contract with his former club Färjestads BK

Holtet was forced to retire in 2015 due to head injuries.

International

Holtet has represented Norway in several international tournaments. In 2006, he played with Norway at the

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. He also represented Norway at the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holtet, Marius 1984 births Living people BIK Karlskoga players Dallas Stars draft picks Färjestad BK players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Iowa Stars players Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) players Norwegian ice hockey right wingers Olympic ice hockey players for Norway Sportspeople from Hamar