Marius Holtet

Marius Holtet
Born	(1984-08-31) August 31, 1984 Hamar, Norway
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Färjestads BK
National team	Norway
NHL Draft	42nd overall, 2002 Dallas Stars
Playing career	2000–2014

Marius Holtet (born August 31, 1984) is a Norwegian former professional ice hockey forward. Most of his career, which lasted from 2000 to 2014, was spent with Färjestad BK in the Swedish Hockey League. Internationally Holtet played for the Norwegian national team at several tournaments, including the 2010 Winter Olympics. Holtet is drafted by the Dallas Stars, Holtet is also the Norwegian player who's been drafted highest overall ever, being a 42nd overall pick.

Career

Holtet started his professional career in 2000 when he signed with Swedish Elitserien 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 Färjestads farm teams, Skåre BK. Later that season he was moved to the Farjestad other farm team, Bofors IK of HockeyAllsvenskan. Holtet played with Bofors the rest of the season and also the next.

After the 2004/05 Holtet decided to sign with the Stars, who had drafted him three years earlier. The first season with the Stars' organization Holtet spent with the ECHL team Louisiana IceGators and the AHL team Houston Aeros. The second Holtet spent with another AHL team, the Iowa Stars. After three seasons in AHL he signed a two-year contract with his former club Färjestads BK[1].

Holtet was forced to retire in 2015 due head injuries.

International

Holtet has represented Norway in several International tournaments. In 2006, he played with Norway at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Latvia. He also represented Norway at the 2008 IIHF World Championship in Canada.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Färjestad BK	J18 Allsv		5	3	1	4	16		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Färjestad BK	J20		18	2	2	4	18		3	0	1	1	0
2001–02	Färjestad BK	J18 Allsv		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Färjestad BK	J20		32	12	6	18	52		3	0	1	1	16
2002–03	Bofors IK	Allsv		14	1	1	2	8		2	0	0	0	2
2003–04	Bofors IK	Allsv		43	11	3	14	90		5	2	0	2	4
2004–05	Houston Aeros	AHL		54	7	5	12	48		1	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Louisiana IceGators	ECHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Iowa Stars	AHL		68	9	13	22	61		7	2	0	2	2
2006–07	Iowa Stars	AHL		66	16	15	31	48		11	2	0	2	6
2007–08	Iowa Stars	AHL		67	10	9	19	37		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Färjestad BK	SEL		49	3	5	8	26		13	3	1	4	0
2009–10	Färjestad BK	SEL		55	5	4	9	42		6	0	0	0	10
2010–11	Färjestad BK	SEL		55	4	4	8	14		14	2	2	4	6
2011–12	Färjestad BK	SEL		51	8	6	14	55		11	3	3	6	6
2012–13	Färjestad BK	SEL		52	9	10	19	50		10	3	1	4	6
2013–14	Färjestad BK	SHL		29	5	2	7	18		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				255	42	42	84	194		19	4	0	4	8
SEL/SHL totals				291	34	31	65	205		54	11	7	18	28

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Norway	WJC18		6	2	2	4	6
2002	Norway	WJC D1		5	0	1	1	2
2002	Norway	WJC18		8	5	3	8	12
2003	Norway	WJC D1		5	4	3	7	16
2003	Norway	WC D1		5	0	0	0	2
2004	Norway	WJC D1		5	5	3	8	10
2006	Norway	WC		6	1	1	2	4
2008	Norway	WC		7	1	1	2	4
2009	Norway	OGQ		3	0	0	0	2
2009	Norway	WC		2	0	0	0	0
2010	Norway	OLY		4	1	0	1	0
2010	Norway	WC		4	0	0	0	4
2011	Norway	WC		7	6	2	8	4
2012	Norway	WC		7	2	3	5	4
2013	Norway	WC		6	1	0	1	6
Junior totals				29	16	12	28	46
Senior totals				51	12	7	19	30

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database