Pål Grotnes
 Pål Grotnes 
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| Date of birth | March 7, 1977 |
| place of birth | Lørenskog , Norway |
| size | 188 cm |
| Weight | 88 kg |
| position | goalkeeper |
| number | # 33 |
| Catch hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| until 1997 | Västra Frölunda HC |
| 1997-1998 | IF Mölndal Hockey |
| 1998-2002 | Starry |
| 2002-2003 | Clermont-Auvergne Hockey Club |
| 2003-2005 | Halmstad Hammers |
| 2005-2006 | Växjö Lakers Hockey |
| 2006-2008 | IK Comet |
| since 2008 | Starry |
Pål Grotnes (born March 7, 1977 in Lørenskog ) is a Norwegian ice hockey goalkeeper who has been under contract with Stjernen in the Norwegian GET league since 2008 .
Career
Pål Grotnes began his career as an ice hockey player in the youth department of the Swedish first division club Västra Frölunda HC , where he was the third goalkeeper from 1995 to 1997, but was not used in the Elitserien or in the European Hockey League . The 1997/98 season ended the goalkeeper at IF Mölndal Hockey in the then third-class Division 2. He then played for more than four years in his Norwegian homeland for Stjernen Hockey in the Norwegian Eliteserien , where he became a regular goalkeeper. He spent most of the 2002/03 season at the Clermont-Auvergne Hockey Club in the French Ligue Magnus .
From 2003 to 2006 Grotnes stood for Halmstad Hammers and Växjö Lakers Hockey from HockeyAllsvenskan , the second Swedish division, between the posts. He then returned to the GET league in Norway, where he was under contract with IK Comet for two years . In 2008 he reached the playoff semi-finals with Comet for the first time in the club's history. Since the 2008/09 season Pål Grotnes has been playing for his ex-club Stjernen Hockey.
International
For Norway , Grotnes took part in the B World Cup in 2005 and the A World Championships in 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 and 2011 . Furthermore, he was in his country's squad at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and previously in the qualification for these.
Achievements and Awards
- 1995 Champion of the J20 Superelit with Västra Frölunda HC
- 2005 Promotion to the top division at the World Championship of Division I.
- 2010 top 3 players at the World Cup
Web links
- Pål Grotnes at eliteprospects.com (English)
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| SURNAME | Grotnes, Pål |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grotnes, Pal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian ice hockey goalkeeper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lørenskog , Norway |