Anders Myrvold
| Anders Myrvold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
12 August 1975 Lørenskog, NOR | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Vålerenga IF Stavanger Oilers Stjernen Frisk Tigers NHL Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins New York Islanders Detroit Red Wings Elitserien Färjestads BK Djurgårdens IF AIK | ||
| National team |
 Norway | ||
| NHL Draft |
127th overall, 1993 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2011 | ||
Anders Myrvold (born 12 August 1975) is a Norwegian former professional ice hockey player, who last played for Norwegian GET-ligaen club Frisk Tigers. He made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut for the Colorado Avalanche on 6 October 1995, and has been part of the Norwegian national team. In the NHL, Myrvold played for Colorado (he was drafted by the team's predecessor, the Quebec Nordiques), Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, and Detroit Red Wings. He played four games in the 1995–96 Colorado Avalanche season when they became Stanley Cup Champions.
Incidents
Assault and head injury
On 23 December 2006, Myrvold was assaulted after a Christmas party in Oslo. He received injuries to his head and successfully underwent surgery at Ullevål university hospital. Despite all his struggles he managed to come back to the ice, and was an important part of the success when the national team reached the quarter-finals at the 2008 IIHF World Championship in Canada.
Cocaine abuse
In November 2007 Myrvold told the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang that he had been abusing cocaine for a lengthy period of time. His first time trying the drug was at a party following a game in Detroit. At the time of the interview Myrvold had just finished a 7-week rehab program.[1]
A three-year contract with Stavanger Oilers which Myrvold had signed in June 2008 was cancelled by the club in June 2009 after Myrvold had refused to undergo a drug test which the club had mandated, suspecting that his substance abuse had returned.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Grums IK | SWE-1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1994–95 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 64 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 173 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 68 | ||
| 1994–95 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 70 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 125 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1996–97 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 53 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 107 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 75 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | AIK | SEL | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | AIK | SEL | 49 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Islanders | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 69 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 45 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 71 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Vålerenga IF | GET | 40 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 108 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 2005–06 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | GCK Lions | NLB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Vålerenga IF | GET | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | ||
| 2006–07 | Vålerenga IF | GET | 17 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Vålerenga IF | GET | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 28 | ||
| 2008–09 | Stavanger Oilers | GET | 44 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Stjernen | GET | 40 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Frisk Asker | GET | 43 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 136 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| AHL totals | 377 | 23 | 112 | 135 | 590 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | ||||
| NHL totals | 33 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SEL totals | 99 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| GET totals | 211 | 20 | 94 | 114 | 554 | 50 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 100 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Norway | WJC-B | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 1994 | Norway | WJC-B | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 1994 | Norway | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1995 | Norway | WJC-B | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36 |
| 1999 | Norway | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2002 | Norway | WC-D1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 2003 | Norway | WC-D1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | Norway | WC-D1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | Norway | WC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2008 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2009 | Norway | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Junior int'l Totals | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 60 | ||
| Senior int'l Totals | 46 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 74 | ||
References
- ↑ Jarlsbo, Øystein (November 8, 2007). "Hockeystjerne tilstår langvarig kokainmisbruk". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian) (Oslo, Norway). Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ↑ Nedrebø, Rune (July 1, 2009). "Myrvold oppsagt i Oilers". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian) (Stavanger, Norway). Retrieved March 10, 2010.
External links
- Anders Myrvold profile at Eurohockey.com
- Anders Myrvold's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Norwegian NHL records
- Norwegian born players drafted by NHL teams