Sigurður Sigurðsson (ice hockey player)

Sigurður Sigurðsson
Date of birth	February 24, 1976
size	179 cm
Weight	75 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1996-1998	Akureyrar Skautafélag
1998-2000	Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
2000-2004	Akureyrar Skautafélag
2004-2005	Narfi frá Hrísey
since 2005	Skautefélag Akureyrar

Sigurður Sveinn Sigurðsson (born February 24, 1976 ) is an Icelandic ice hockey player who has been playing again at Skautafélag Akureyrar in the Icelandic ice hockey league since 2005 .

Career

Sigurður Sigurðsson began his career at Skautafélag Akureyrar , for which he also mostly played. He only left his home club twice when he played at Skautafélag Reykjavíkur in the Icelandic capital from 1998 to 2000 and at Narfi frá Hrísey on the Akureyri island of Hrísey in 2004/05 . With Skautafélag Akureyrar he won the Icelandic championship a total of 13 times (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016) . There are also two titles with Skautafélag Reykjavíkur (1999 and 2000). This makes him one of the most successful Icelandic ice hockey players.

International

For the Icelandic men's national team , Sigurður Sigurðsson first played at the D-World Championships in 1999 and 2000 and after changing to the current division system at the World Championships of Division II in 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2009 , 2010 and 2011 . After a temporary relegation, he joined the Northmen in 2004 in Division III and achieved immediate promotion.

In addition to his active career, he was team manager for the Icelanders at the U20 World Championships in 2002 , 2003 and 2012 and at the Men's World Championships in 2013 , 2017 and 2018 . In the 2016 Olympic qualification for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang and the 2016 World Cup , he was assistant coach for the Icelandic men.

Achievements and Awards

• 1997: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1998: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1999: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
• 2000: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
• 2000: Promotion to the C group at the D World Championship
• 2001: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2002: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2003: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2004: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2004: Promotion to Division II at the World Championship of Division III
• 2008: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2010: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2011: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2013: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2014: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2015: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2016: Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Akureyrar

Web links

• Sigurður Sigurðsson at eliteprospects.com (English)

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .