Eirik Skadsdammen: key obituary facts
Is Eirik Skadsdammen dead? Yes. Eirik Skadsdammen died on October 7, 2026, at age 45.
Cause of death: Eirik Skadsdammen's cause of death was reported as Cardiac arrest.
What was Eirik Skadsdammen known for?
Eirik Skadsdammen was a Norwegian ice hockey player, cardiac arrest.
Eirik Bruntjernsberget Skadsdammen, a Norwegian ice hockey forward who played for Storhamar and the national team, died on October 7, 2026, aged 45, after a cardiac arrest.
Raised in Lundersæter, he later lived in Kongsvinger, where Kongsvinger IL Ishockey became his home club. He cycled with his brother before turning to hockey at 12, first playing on lakes around Kongsvinger, including Steinreien and Øvre Digernessjøen.
When Kongshallen opened in 1992, Skadsdammen and four friends from Lundersæter went there to try the sport; hockey became his pursuit thereafter. He joined Storhamar Dragons from Kongsvinger IL before the 1999 season and made his debut against Frisk Asker in September of that year. A forward for the Hamar-based club, he spent 18 seasons with Storhamar. Skadsdammen also represented Norway, earning five official national-team appearances. His career connected the club where he began, Kongsvinger IL, with a long spell at Storhamar, where he established himself in the Norwegian top division.