Tore Vikingstad

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = DEG37Vikingstad.JPG

| image_size = 230px

| position = Center

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 204

| played_for = Viking
Stjernen
Färjestad
Leksand
DEG Metro Stars
Hannover Scorpions
Stavanger Oilers

| ntl_team = Norway

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|10|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Trondheim, NOR

| draft = 180th overall

| draft_year = 1999

| draft_team = St. Louis Blues

| career_start = 1993

| career_end = 2013

}}

Tore Vikingstad (born 8 October 1975) is a retired Norwegian professional ice hockey player.

Career

=Club career=

He played for Viking and Stjernen in Norway, then Färjestad and Leksand in Sweden until 2001. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the sixth round, 180th overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web |title=Tore Vikingstad at eliteprospects.com |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/1662/tore-vikingstad |website=www.eliteprospects.com |access-date=25 October 2023}}{{cite web |title=Tore Vikingstad Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=47279 |website=www.hockeydb.com |access-date=25 October 2023}}[http://www.hockey.no/t2.asp?p=70032&x=1&a=229822 Norwegian born players drafted by NHL teams] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724075510/http://www.hockey.no/t2.asp?p=70032&x=1&a=229822 |date=2011-07-24 }}

A stint in the DEG Metro Stars from 2001 to 2008 was followed by three seasons in the Hannover Scorpions. In the 2005-2006 season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, he was named MVP and also became the top scorer in the same season with a total of 71 points. That accomplishment also led to Vikingstad being named the best Norwegian ice hockey player of 2005-06, earning him the Golden Puck award.

He returned to Norway Stavanger Oilers, and retired in 2013 after winning the domestic cup.

=International career=

In the 2010 Winter Olympics at Vancouver, Vikingstad scored a hat trick against Switzerland on February 20 during pool play.[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.722/swiss-outlast-surprising-norway-in-overtime-1.870336 Tore Vikingstad's hat trick not enough as Norwegians fall 5-4 in OT.] Vancouver Now. 20 Feb. 2010.

Post-playing career

In June 2013 he was elected to the board of the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association.{{cite news|title=vikingstad på vei inn i ishockeystyret|agency=Norwegian News Agency|date=4 June 2013|language=Norwegian}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1993–94

| Viking IK

| NOR

| 2

| 0

| —

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| 1994–95

| Viking IK

| NOR

| 32

| 6

| 5

| 11

| 10

| —

1995–96

| Viking IK

| NOR

| 27

| 12

| 11

| 23

| 22

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1996–97

| Stjernen

| NOR

| 32

| 23

| 35

| 58

| 20

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 0

1997–98

| Stjernen

| NOR

| 42

| 26

| 31

| 57

| 18

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1998–99

| Färjestad BK

| SEL

| 49

| 9

| 11

| 20

| 18

| 4

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 0

1999–2000

| Färjestad BK

| SEL

| 47

| 8

| 19

| 27

| 26

| 7

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 6

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| 2000–01

| Leksands IF

| SEL

| 41

| 10

| 15

| 25

| 24

| —

2001–02

| DEG Metro Stars

| DEL

| 58

| 18

| 30

| 48

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2002–03

| DEG Metro Stars

| DEL

| 45

| 13

| 18

| 31

| 40

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

2003–04

| DEG Metro Stars

| DEL

| 50

| 9

| 21

| 30

| 38

| 4

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004–05

| DEG Metro Stars

| DEL

| 28

| 11

| 14

| 25

| 16

| —

2005–06

| DEG Metro Stars

| DEL

| 52

| 23

| 41

| 64

| 36

| 14

| 7

| 6

| 13

| 22

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| 2006–07

| DEG Metro Stars

| DEL

| 41

| 14

| 25

| 39

| 20

| 4

| 0

2007–08

| DEG Metro Stars

| DEL

| 41

| 6

| 10

| 16

| 13

| 4

| 8

| 14

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Hannover Scorpions

| DEL

| 43

| 13

| 36

| 49

| 44

| 11

| 4

| 8

| 6

2009–10

| Hannover Scorpions

| DEL

| 51

| 14

| 50

| 64

| 49

| 11

| 0

| 8

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Hannover Scorpions

| DEL

| 52

| 9

| 41

| 50

| 48

| 5

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 4

2011–12

| Stavanger Oilers

| NOR

| 12

| 3

| 11

| 14

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Stavanger Oilers

| NOR

| 7

| 1

| 10

| 11

| 2

| 14

| 2

| 8

| 10

| 6

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! colspan="3" | NOR totals

! 154

! 71

! 103

! 174

! 78

! 17

! 2

! 9

! 11

! 6

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! colspan="3" | SEL totals

! 137

! 27

! 45

! 72

! 68

! 20

! 8

! 6

! 14

! 22

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | DEL totals

! 461

! 130

! 286

! 416

! 313

! 67

! 20

! 26

! 46

! 50

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1995

| Norway

| WJC B

| 7

| 3

| 1

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1997

| Norway

| WC

| 8

| 0

| 1

| 6

1998

| Norway

| WC B

| 7

| 0

| 5

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1999

| Norway

| WC

| 6

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 2

1999

| Norway

| WC Q

| 3

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2000

| Norway

| WC

| 6

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 10

2001

| Norway

| OGQ

| 1

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001

| Norway

| WC

| 6

| 1

| 2

| 10

2002

| Norway

| WC D1

| 5

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2003

| Norway

| WC D1

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 2

2004

| Norway

| WC D1

| 5

| 2

| 6

| 8

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2005

| Norway

| OGQ

| 6

| 5

| 7

| 12

| 4

2005

| Norway

| WC D1

| 5

| 4

| 8

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006

| Norway

| WC

| 6

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 10

2009

| Norway

| OGQ

| 3

| 6

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009

| Norway

| WC

| 6

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 10

2010

| Norway

| OG

| 4

| 0

| 4

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan=3 | Senior totals

! 82

! 28

! 48

! 76

! 70

References

External links

{{Ice hockey stats}}

Category:1975 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Trondheim

Category:Norwegian ice hockey centres

Category:Färjestad BK players

Category:Leksands IF players

Category:Düsseldorfer EG players

Category:Hannover Scorpions players

Category:Stjernen Hockey players

Category:Viking Hockey players

Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Norway

Category:Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Category:Norwegian expatriate ice hockey people

Category:St. Louis Blues draft picks

Category:NIHF Golden Puck winners

Category:Norwegian sports executives and administrators