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Alexander Bonsaksen (born January 24, 1987) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with KooKoo in the Finnish Liiga.
| Alexander Bonsaksen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 24, 1987 Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Fjordkraftligaen team Former teams |
Frisk Asker Vålerenga Modo Hockey Rögle BK Tappara Iserlohn Roosters KooKoo | ||
| National team |
 Norway | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Liiga | ||
 | 2016 | Team |
| 2017 | Team |
 | 2015 | Team |
| GET-ligaen | ||
| 2006 | Team |
| 2007 | Team |
| 2009 | Team |
Bonsaksen joined the Vålerenga Ishockey organization in 2003, playing with their junior team in parts of three seasons. He made his professional debut in the GET-ligaen during the 2005–06 season. He played for Vålerenga until 2009, before moving to Sweden, where he played for Modo, Sundsvall and Rögle. He returned to Vålerenga before the 2013-14 season.
After his third season in 2016–17, with Tappara of the Finnish Liiga, Bonsaksen left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract in Germany with the Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL on April 28, 2017.[1]
Bonsaksen was named the captain of KooKoo before the start of 2019–20 Liiga season.
Bonsaksen was selected to play for the Norway men's national ice hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics. He has previously represented Norway at the IIHF World U18 Championships: 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I. IIHF World U20 Championship: 2006, and 2007. World Ice Hockey Championships: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
On July 27, 2018, Bonsaksen got engaged to snowboarder Silje Norendal.[2] In 2021, she gave birth to their first child, Bianca.[3]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR U19 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR U19 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 40 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 42 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 95 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 2007–08 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 45 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | ||
| 2009–10 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | IF Sundsvall Hockey | Allsv | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 52 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rögle BK | SEL | 55 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 41 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 110 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | Vålerenga Ishockey | NOR | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Tappara | Liiga | 36 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2015–16 | Tappara | Liiga | 57 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2016–17 | Tappara | Liiga | 50 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 50 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 40 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | KooKoo | Liiga | 53 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | KooKoo | Liiga | 46 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | KooKoo | Liiga | 43 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | KooKoo | Liiga | 37 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| NOR totals | 225 | 12 | 57 | 69 | 343 | 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 106 | ||||
| SEL totals | 134 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Liiga totals | 322 | 12 | 57 | 69 | 343 | 69 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 50 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Norway | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2006 | Norway | WJC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2007 | Norway | WJC D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2009 | Norway | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Norway | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Norway | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Norway | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2011 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2012 | Norway | WC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Norway | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2014 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2017 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Norway | OG | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2018 | Norway | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Norway | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 38 | |||
| Senior totals | 85 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 78 | |||
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