position_played_on_team_/_speciality kristian forsberg
Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice , usually in a rink , in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent ' s net to score points . Ice hockey teams usually consist of six players each : one ___MASK59___ , and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team . Stavanger is a city and municipality in Norway . The city is the third - largest urban zone and metropolitan area in Norway ( through conurbation with neighbouring Sandnes ) and the administrative ___MASK2___ of Rogaland county . The municipality is the fourth most populous in Norway . Located on the Stavanger Peninsula in Southwest Norway , Stavanger counts its official founding year as 1125 , the year the Stavanger Cathedral was completed . Stavanger ' s core is to a large degree 18th - and 19th - century wooden houses that are protected and considered part of the city ' s cultural heritage . This has caused the town ___MASK2___ and inner city to retain a small - town character with an unusually high ratio of detached houses , and has contributed significantly to spreading the city ' s population growth to outlying parts of Greater Stavanger . In ice hockey , the ___MASK59___ is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team ' s net , thus preventing the opposing team from scoring . The ___MASK59___ usually plays in or near the area in front of the net called the " goal crease " ( often referred to simply as " the crease " or " the net "). Goaltenders tend to stay at or beyond the top of the crease to cut down on the angle of shots . In today ' s age of goaltending there are two common styles , butterfly and hybrid ( hybrid is a mix of the traditional stand - up style and butterfly technique ). Because of the power of shots , the ___MASK59___ wears special equipment designed to protect the body from direct impact . The goalie is one of the most valuable players on the ice , as their performance can greatly change the outcome or score of the game . One - on - one situations , such as breakaways and shootouts , have the tendency to highlight a ___MASK59___ ' s pure skill , or lack thereof . Only one ___MASK59___ is allowed to be on the ice for each team at any given time . Kristian Forsberg ( born May 5 , 1986 ) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player , currently playing for Stavanger Oilers of the Norwegian GET - league . Stavanger Ishockeyklubb , commonly referred to as Stavanger Oilers , is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Stavanger , Norway . They currently play in the GET - ligaen , which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey . As of 2016 , it is the only team GET - ligaen in western Norway . The Oilers play their home matches in DNB Arena .