Born : August 12th 1975

Club(s) : Colorado Avalanche, Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings

Game(s) : 33

Season(s) : 5

Year(s) : 1995-96 (Avs) - 1996/97 (Bruins) - 2000/01 (Islanders) - 2001/02 (Rangers) - 2003/04 (Red Wings)

Points : 0 goals - 5 assists - 5 points - 12 Pims



Story :

Anders Myrvold is one of the best defenseman of norwegian hockey ever. His advantage is his huge size, and physical type of play.
Anders was the 2nd norwegian to play an NHL game.
Anders like Bjorn Skaare, started in Furuset IF, and then moved quickly over the border, and to Farjestads BK.
Anders early proved that he had what it takes to play in the NHL, but over the years, He also turned down an good offer from the Florida Panthers before the 2004/05 season.

Anders has played for a lot of clubs in both Germany, Sweden, Austria and Switzerland. Also have a lot of games in the AHL,
and he fitted good in the NHL farm league.

Anders also had some unfortunate incidents outside the ice, with the cocaine arrest in the summer of 2006 most likely ruined an return to the NHL,
and the Ottawa Senators. This christmas, he was in a fight, and broke his skull, and is hospitalized for a long time into 2007.

Years :

1995/96 :

The debut year, and Anders actually played the very first game Colorado Avalanche every played after the move from Quebec. The game was against the Detroit Red Wings.
Anders wore #33 as the only player execpt Patrick Roy to ever wear the number for the Avs. But when the regular season started he had gotten #55.
Anders played 4 games this season, with 1 assist.

1996/97 :

Anders started the year with the Colorado Avalanche, and played som pre-season games with the Avs, but no regular season games,
before he got traded to the Boston Bruins. Myrvold had to stints with the Bruins during the season.
He wore two different #s on his jerseys. Both #41 and #14.
He played 9 games this season, and he had 2 assists during his time with the Boston Bruins.

2000/01 :

After spending som time in Sweden, he returned to the US, and now to play for the New York Islanders.
He split the season between the Islanders and the Springfield Falcons, and he got 12 games during the season. Having 1 assist.
Myrvold used #51 during his time with the Islanders.

2001/02 :

Myrvold tried out for New York Rangers in the 2001/02 pre-season. Anders actually was in New York during the 9-11 attacks on the WTC.
He only got 2 pre-season games, and was sent down to the Hartford Wolf Pack for the regular season. Anders didnt want to play in the AHL, and surprisingly signed for Fribourg
in the Swiss league for the reminder of the sesason.

2003/04 :

Myrvolds last season in the North America. As before, only a few games for Detroit, and most of the season in the AHL, for the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Myrvold did get 8 games for the Red Wings, with 1 assist. He played is likely last NHL game on march 23rd, away against the San Jose Sharks.
Myrvold wore #22 when playing for the Wings.

Sources : www.andersmyrvold.net

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