Sondre Olden (born August 29, 1992) is a Norwegian professional

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player who is currently playing in the Swiss League. He previously played with Vålerenga of the Norwegian

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. He was selected by the

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in the 3rd round (79th overall) of the

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. He has played for the

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in several

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, as well as at the

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Playing career

In July 2011, Olden signed with the major junior team Erie Otters of the

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. After the 2011–12 season, Olden was called up to the

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, where he received a try-out with the club. After failing to earn a contract, Olden returned to Norway and signed with Vålerenga of the GET-ligaen. Olden played parts of three seasons with Vålerenga including his last season with the club on loan from Swedish club,

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Awards and honours

*Sondre was selected to the 2011 Team Norway World Junior U20 team roster for the Buffalo, NY IIHF tournament. *Sondre was named for the best player in the World Junior U20 Championship Division 1A 2012 in Germany.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1992 births Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Brynäs IF players Erie Otters players KHL Medveščak Zagreb players Leksands IF players Living people Manglerud Star Ishockey players Modo Hockey players Norwegian ice hockey right wingers Olympic ice hockey players of Norway Sheffield Steelers players Ice hockey people from Oslo Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Vålerenga Ishockey players Vienna Capitals players {{norway-icehockey-bio-stub