Christian Kåsastul
# 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.

## 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.

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.

## International play

He represented Norway at the 2019 IIHF World Championship.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | NOR totals | NOR totals | 292 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 426 | 57 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 97 |
