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

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

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

Vålerenga Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for i ...

of the Norwegian

Eliteserien Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ...

. He was selected by the

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...

in the 3rd round (79th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He has played for the Norwegian national team in several

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

, as well as at the

2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ...

Playing career

In July 2011, Olden signed with the major junior team

Erie Otters The Erie Otters are a major junior ice hockey team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Midwest division of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), one of only three American teams in the league. The team's name refers to the North Am ...

of the

Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; ) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League, alongside the Western Hockey League and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The league is for players ag ...

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

Toronto Marlies The Toronto Marlies are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a member of the North Division of the Eastern Conference. The Marlies are owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, a c ...

, where he received a try-out with the club. After failing to earn a contract, Olden returned to Norway and signed with

of the

GET-ligaen EliteHockey Ligaen (EHL) is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. It comprises 10 clubs and works on the premise of promotion and relegation, in which the two teams who placed last must play ...

. Olden played parts of three seasons with Vålerenga including his last season with the club on loan from Swedish club,

Brynäs IF Brynäs IF is a Swedish professional ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), promoted from the HockeyAllsvenskan, the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, following the 2023–24 season. The ...

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Olden, Sondre 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 for Norway Sheffield Steelers players Ice hockey people from Oslo Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Vålerenga Ishockey players Vienna Capitals players