Tore Vikingstad

Tore Vikingstad (b. October 8th 1975 in Trondheim, Norway) is a professional winger who plays in the DEL for the Hannover Scorpions.
Vikingstad began his career with Viking Hockey and Stjernen Hockey of his homeland's GET-Ligaen; he then moved to the more competitive Elitserien, wearing Färjestads BK's and Leksands IF's colours. His skills haven't gone unnoticed by the National Hockey League scouts; the St. Louis Blues drafted him 180th overall of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. However, Vikingstad never played in North America.
Tore was named best DEL player for 2005-06 after leading the league with 64 points in 52 games.
He is a regular member of the Norwegian National Team. In 2010, he has been selected to take part in the 2010 Olympic Games held in Vancouver, Canada. Vikingstad registered a hat trick against Switzerland on February 20th at those Olympics, before his two children who attended the gamehttp://web.archive.org/web/20100225125331/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/olympics/norway-sniper-gets-three-goals-and-then-has-friends-post-feat-on-wikipedia-84867702.html. 
==References==
==External Links==
* Vikingstad's profile on eurohockey.net
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Category:Hannover Scorpions player
Category:Member of the Norwegian National Team
Category:2010 Olympian