Fredrik Norrena
Jersey Number: 30
Player information for Fredrik Norrena
Position
Goalie
Height
6'0" (183cm)
Born
November 29, 1973
Number
30
Catches
Left
Weight
190 lbs (86kg)
Birthplace
Pietarsaari, FIN
Years in Columbus
3
Player Career Notes
- Played in all three of his NHL seasons with the Blue Jackets, compiling a 35-45-11 record with a 2.79 goals-against average, .899 save percentage and five shutouts in 100 career games from 2006-09.
- Had his best season as a Blue Jacket in 2006-07 when he went 24-23-3 with a 2.78 GAA, .904 SV% and three shutouts in 55 games in his first NHL campaign at 33-years-old.
- Stopped 11-of-12 shots in relief in his NHL debut on Oct. 14, 2006 at Minnesota.
- Turned aside 19-of-22 shots in a 5-3 Blue Jackets win for his first career NHL victory on Nov. 25, 2006 vs. Minnesota.
- Secured his first career NHL shutout with 21 saves in a 4-0 victory on Dec. 2, 2006 at Edmonton.
- Recorded a career-best 2.73 GAA in 2007-08 with Columbus.
- Went on to play six seasons in Europe from 2008-14, including stints in Russia, Sweden and Finland and retired after spending the 2013-14 campaign with TPS in Finland (Liiga).
- Helped AK Bars Kazan win the 2009 Gagarin Cup as the champion of the Kontinental Hockey League.
- Appeared in 333 career Swedish Hockey League contests, suiting up for AIK, Vastra Frolunda HC, Linkoping HC and the Vaxjo Lakers HC from 1996-97, 2002-06 and 2009-13.
- Prior to joining the NHL in 2006, he played four-straight seasons in the SHL from 2002-06, ranking among the league’s top goaltenders each season.
- Represented Finland in the 2006 Olympic Games (silver) and in five IIHF World Championships (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007).
- Won a bronze at the 2006 IIHF World Championships and silver at the 2007 IIHF World Championships.
- Played 10 seasons Finland’s top league, SM-Liiga, from 1992-2002.
- Has served in various coaching roles since 2014, including as the goaltending coach for the TPS men’s and junior clubs from 2014-20, an assistant coach with the junior team from 2020-21 and head coach from 2021-24.
• Has served as an assistant coach with Kolner Haie in Germany (DEL) since 2024.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GA | GAA | SV% | SA | SO | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2007 | 55 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 2.78 | 0.904 | 1420 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-2008 | 37 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 89 | 2.73 | 0.896 | 856 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008-2009 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3.16 | 0.872 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 100 | 35 | 45 | 0 | 11 | 243 | 2.79 | 0.899 | 2409 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Transaction History
• Drafted by Tampa Bay in the seventh-round, 213th overall, in the 2002 NHL Draft.
• Acquired by Columbus from Tampa Bay with LW Fredrik Modin for G Marc Denis on June 20, 2006.