Tore Vikingstad Explained

Position:	Center
Shoots:	Left
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	3
Weight Lb:	204
Ntl Team:	Norway
Birth Date:	8 October 1975
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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

A stint in the DEG Metro Stars from 2001 to 2008 was followed by three seasons in the Hannover Scorpions.^[2] 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.^[4]

Post-playing career

In June 2013 he was elected to the board of the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Viking IK	NOR		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Viking IK	NOR		32	6	5	11	10		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Viking IK	NOR		27	12	11	23	22		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Stjernen	NOR		32	23	35	58	20		3	0	1	1	0
1997–98	Stjernen	NOR		42	26	31	57	18		—	—	—	—	—
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
2000–01	Leksands IF	SEL		41	10	15	25	24		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		58	18	30	48	6		—	—	—	—	—
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
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
2006–07	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		41	14	25	39	20		4	0	0	0	0
2007–08	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		41	6	10	16	16		13	4	4	8	14
2008–09	Hannover Scorpions	DEL		43	13	36	49	44		11	4	4	8	6
2009–10	Hannover Scorpions	DEL		51	14	50	64	49		11	0	8	8	2
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		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Stavanger Oilers	NOR		7	1	10	11	2		14	2	8	10	6
NOR totals				154	71	103	174	78		17	2	9	11	6
SEL totals				137	27	45	72	68		20	8	6	14	22
DEL totals				461	130	286	416	313		67	20	26	46	50

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995	Norway	WJC B		7	3	1	4	4
1997	Norway	WC		8	0	1	1	6
1998	Norway	WC B		7	0	5	5	6
1999	Norway	WC		6	1	2	3	2
1999	Norway	WC Q		3	1	3	4	0
2000	Norway	WC		6	3	2	5	10
2001	Norway	OGQ		1	0	0	0	0
2001	Norway	WC		6	1	1	2	10
2002	Norway	WC D1		5	1	4	5	0
2003	Norway	WC D1		5	1	2	3	2
2004	Norway	WC D1		5	2	6	8	4
2005	Norway	OGQ		6	5	7	12	4
2005	Norway	WC D1		5	4	4	8	2
2006	Norway	WC		6	1	5	6	10
2009	Norway	OGQ		3	3	3	6	0
2009	Norway	WC		6	1	3	4	10
2010	Norway	OG		4	4	0	4	4
Senior totals				82	28	48	76	70

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tore Vikingstad at eliteprospects.com . www.eliteprospects.com . 25 October 2023.
2. Web site: Tore Vikingstad Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . 25 October 2023.
3. http://www.hockey.no/t2.asp?p=70032&x=1&a=229822 Norwegian born players drafted by NHL teams
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20100223203104/http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/hockey/story/2010/02/20/spo-men-hockey-nor-swi.html Tore Vikingstad's hat trick not enough as Norwegians fall 5-4 in OT.
5. News: vikingstad på vei inn i ishockeystyret. Norwegian News Agency. 4 June 2013. Norwegian.