Christian Kåsastul (born 9 April 1997) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the HIFK Hockey in the Liiga and the Norwegian national team.
Christian Kåsastul | |||
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Born |
Skien, Norway | 9 April 1997||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Liiga team Former teams |
HIFK Frisk Asker HC Vita Hästen AIK IF Ontario Reign | ||
National team | Norway | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2014–present |
Playing career
editKåsastul played as a youth in his homeland with Frisk Asker Ishockey of the then GET-ligaen. He has also played in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan with HC Vita Hästen and AIK IF.
Following the 2020–21 season with AIK IF, Kåsastul opted to pursue a career in North America, agreeing to a contract with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL on 23 August 2021.[1]
Returning for a second season with the Swamp Rabbits, Kåsastul made 7 appearances to start the 2022-23 season, before opting to return to his original Norwegian club, Frisk Asker, on 22 November 2022. He made just 3 further appearances with Frisk before securing a contract with top flight Finnish club, HIFK of the Liiga, on 4 December 2022.[2]
International play
editHe represented Norway at the 2019 IIHF World Championship.[3]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
editRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2014–15 | Frisk Asker | GET | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2015–16 | Frisk Asker | GET | 41 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
2016–17 | Frisk Asker | GET | 43 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||
2017–18 | HC Vita Hästen | Allsv | 33 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Frisk Asker | GET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Frisk Asker | GET | 46 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 114 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 55 | ||
2019–20 | Frisk Asker | GET | 42 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | AIK IF | Allsv | 49 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Greenville Swamp Rabbits | ECHL | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2021–22 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Greenville Swamp Rabbits | ECHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Frisk Asker | Norway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NOR totals | 292 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 426 | 57 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 97 |
References
edit- ^ "Kasastul joins Swamp Rabbits". ECHL. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Christian Kasastul joins HIFK" (in Finnish). HIFK Hockey. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "A-landslaget menn: VM 2019 – Uttatte spillere". hockey.no. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database