# Tore Vikingstad

Tore Vikingstad (born 8 October 1975) is a retired Norwegian professional ice hockey player.

## Career
### Club career

He played for Viking and Stjernen in Norway, then Färjestad and Leksand in Sweden until 2001. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the sixth round, 180th overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
A stint in the DEG Metro Stars from 2001 to 2008 was followed by three seasons in the Hannover Scorpions. In the 2005-2006 season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, he was named MVP and also became the top scorer in the same season with a total of 71 points. That accomplishment also led to Vikingstad being named the best Norwegian ice hockey player of 2005-06, earning him the Golden Puck award.
He returned to Norway Stavanger Oilers, and retired in 2013 after winning the domestic cup.

### International career

In the 2010 Winter Olympics at Vancouver, Vikingstad scored a hat trick against Switzerland on February 20 during pool play.

## Post-playing career

In June 2013 he was elected to the board of the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1993–94 | Viking IK | NOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Viking IK | NOR | 32 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Viking IK | NOR | 27 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Stjernen | NOR | 32 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | Stjernen | NOR | 42 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 49 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999–2000 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 47 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2000–01 | Leksands IF | SEL | 41 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 58 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 45 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 50 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004–05 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 28 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| 2006–07 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 41 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 41 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 2008–09 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 43 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 2009–10 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 51 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 52 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | Stavanger Oilers | NOR | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Stavanger Oilers | NOR | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| NOR totals | NOR totals | NOR totals | 154 | 71 | 103 | 174 | 78 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
| SEL totals | SEL totals | SEL totals | 137 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 68 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 22 |
| DEL totals | DEL totals | DEL totals | 461 | 130 | 286 | 416 | 313 | 67 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 50 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1995 | Norway | WJC B | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | Norway | WC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1998 | Norway | WC B | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 1999 | Norway | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1999 | Norway | WC Q | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | Norway | WC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2001 | Norway | OGQ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Norway | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2002 | Norway | WC D1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | Norway | WC D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | Norway | WC D1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 2005 | Norway | OGQ | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2005 | Norway | WC D1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2006 | Norway | WC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | Norway | WC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | Norway | OG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 82 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 70 |