Patrick Thoresen

Patrick Thoresen (born 7 November 1983) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing for the Storhamar Dragons in the GET-ligaen. He resides in Hamar, Norway, where he grew up, during the off season. He has a younger brother, Steffen who\'s also an ice hockey player. His father Petter was one of Norway\'s most notable players who played at five Olympic Winter Games (1980–1994). Thoresen would follow in his father\'s footsteps and play in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014.\n', '

Thoresen started his career with his hometown Storhamar Dragons before he shifted to Canada and played junior hockey for two teams in the QMJHL, the Moncton Wildcats and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. In the 2002–03 season, while a member of the Drakkar, he had 108 points in 71 games played, good enough for second in team scoring. His 75 assists that season were best i…