Morten Ask

Morten Ask
Morten Ask
Born May 14, 1980 (1980-05-14) (age 31)
Oslo, Norway
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
SEL team
Former teams		 HV71
ECHL
Toledo Storm
Las Vegas Wranglers
CHL
Laredo Bucks
SEL
Djurgårdens IF
SM-liiga
SaiPa
GET
Vålerenga
Lørenskog IK
DEL
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
Czech Extraliga
Sparta Praha
National team  Norway
Playing career 2001–present

Morten Ask (born 14 May 1980 in Oslo) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player who currenty plays for HV71 of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL).

Career

Beginning his career in Norway for Vålerenga Ishockey of the GET-ligaen, Ask moved to North America and had spells in the CHL with the Laredo Bucks in the 2002–2003 season and the ECHL with the Toledo Storm and the Las Vegas Wranglers. In 2005 he moved to Finland's SM-liiga and spent a season with SaiPa. In 2006 he moved to Sweden and signed with Djurgården where he played until 2007 before moving to EV Duisburg Die Füchse in Germany during the 2007–08 season. After the Insolvence of EV Duisburg Die Füchse signed on 7 July 2009 a contract with Nürnberg Ice Tigers.[1] He then signed try-out contracts with first HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga, and then with Lørenskog IK of the GET-ligaen, but he wasn't offered an extension with any of the two teams. After failing twice to take a regular spot in a team for the 2011–12 season, Ask signed a two-month contract with HV71 of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL) on November 2, 2011.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ice Tigers verpflichten Morten Ask
  2. ^ Daniel Wengel (2011-11-02). "HV71 breddar truppen med Morten Ask" (in Swedish). HV71. http://www.hv71.se/Nyheter/HV71-breddar-truppen-med-Morten-Ask/. Retrieved 2011-11-03. 

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