Steinar Bjølbakk
Norwegian ice hockey player (1946–2024)
Steinar Børre Bjølbakk (6 September 1946 – 1 August 2024) was a Norwegian ice hockey player. Playing the centre-forward position, he won seven national titles with the club Vålerenga and one title with Sparta. He played 60 matches for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1968 and in 1972. He was awarded Gullpucken as best Norwegian ice hockey player in both 1970 and 1972, the first person to win Gullpucken twice.
Career
Club career
Bjølbakk made his debut for Vålerenga in 1963. A centre-forward and playmaker, he won six consecutive national titles with Vålerenga between 1965 and 1970. He won the trophy Gullpucken for Vålerenga in 1970. In total he played 16 seasons for Vålerenga, playing 326 matches for the club and scoring 252 goals.
During the season 1971/72 he played for the club Lamberseter/Ljan, and Bjølbakk was voted winner of Gullpucken for the second time in 1972. He was the first player to receive Gullpucken twice.
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