Christian Kåsastul

Christian Kåsastul (born 9 April 1997) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the HIFK Hockey in the Liiga and the Norwegian national team.

Christian Kåsastul
Born	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 28) Skien, Norway
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
Liiga team Former teams	HIFK Frisk Asker HC Vita Hästen AIK IF Ontario Reign
National team	Norway
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2014–present

Playing career

Kåsastul played as a youth in his homeland with Frisk Asker Ishockey of the then GET-ligaen. He has also played in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan with HC Vita Hästen and AIK IF.

Following the 2020–21 season with AIK IF, Kåsastul opted to pursue a career in North America, agreeing to a contract with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL on 23 August 2021.^[1]

Returning for a second season with the Swamp Rabbits, Kåsastul made 7 appearances to start the 2022-23 season, before opting to return to his original Norwegian club, Frisk Asker, on 22 November 2022. He made just 3 further appearances with Frisk before securing a contract with top flight Finnish club, HIFK of the Liiga, on 4 December 2022.^[2]

International play

He represented Norway at the 2019 IIHF World Championship.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014–15	Frisk Asker	GET		33	0	4	4	48		6	0	0	0	8
2015–16	Frisk Asker	GET		41	2	5	7	46		6	1	1	2	16
2016–17	Frisk Asker	GET		43	0	6	6	72		17	2	3	5	16
2017–18	HC Vita Hästen	Allsv		33	0	6	6	32		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Frisk Asker	GET		2	0	0	0	2		3	0	0	0	2
2018–19	Frisk Asker	GET		46	3	2	5	114		19	2	4	6	55
2019–20	Frisk Asker	GET		42	3	9	12	110		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	AIK IF	Allsv		49	2	4	6	36		6	0	0	0	0
2021–22	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	ECHL		13	0	4	4	10		4	1	1	2	4
2021–22	Ontario Reign	AHL		25	1	7	8	12		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	ECHL		7	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Frisk Asker	Norway		3	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
NOR totals				292	10	37	47	426		57	5	8	13	97