Viktor Fasth

Quick Facts

Full Name	Viktor Fasth
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 8, 1982(1982-08-08)
Age	42
Birthplace	Kalix
Country	Sweden
Birth City	Norrbotten County
Horoscope	Leo

Viktor Fasth Biography

Viktor Fasth is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on August 8, 1982 in Kalix, Norrbotten County, Sweden. Erik Sixten Viktor Fasth (born 8 August 1982) is a Swedish professional goalie for ice hockey who currently plays with the Vaxjo Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Fasth made his international debut in the 2010-11 season after signing with the Stockholm AIK. AIK as part of the SHL.

Fasth is the child of Kenteric Fasth, a former goalie in the IFK Vanersborg. IFK Vanersborg in the then third-tier Division 2. Fasth is married to Linda Backtorp. Linda gave birth to a daughter July of 2011.

Fasth continued to impress in the 2011–12 season. Once again he finished third in save percentage at 93.14% and he was subsequently awarded the Honken Trophy for the second year in a row. In the playoffs, he continued to shut the door, and he and AIK managed to repeat the 2010–11 success, advancing to the semifinals, where they once again were eliminated, this time in seven games against Skellefteå AIK.

At the 2012 World Championship, Fasth was once again the starting goaltender for the Swedish national team. However, Sweden was eliminated in the quarterfinal against the Czech Republic. In 6 games, Fasth recorded a 90.21% save percentage and a 2.34 GAA; he placed 11th in the save percentage rankings.

After a highly successful 2009-10 season that concluded with a participation in the Kvalserien the Swedish premier league Elitserien (SHL) He signed a one- year deal for the Elitserien brand newcomers AIK to begin his first season in Elitserien the best hockey league for ice hockey in Sweden. He was initially scheduled to be the backup goalie for the team However, injury issues for Christopher Heino Lindberg forced AIK to take on Viktor Fasth. In 42 games, Viktor Fasth posted a remarkable 92.45 percent save rate and placed third in the top goalie league for save percentage. He played a significant role in AIK’s success in that season, making it to the semifinals of the playoffs, but lost to Farjestad BK in four games. Viktor Fasth received both the Honken Trophy award and the Guldpucken (Golden Puck) award. In February of 2011 Fasth was able to extend his deal with the club for two years. This meant that his contract was due to expire at the end of the 2012-13 season.

Viktor Fasth Net Worth

Viktor Fasth is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Viktor Fasth 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Viktor Fasth was born in Kalix however he was raised in Vanersborg. When he was 18 years old, goalie Fasth played for the Brooklyn Tigers (a youth affiliate that is affiliated with Lulea HF) in the Swedish Division 2, the fourth-tier league. The following year, he was in the HC team of Vanersborgs HC in the third-tier league Division 1. The following season, 2002-03, he switched to Tvastad Cobras HC to return to Division 2. Tvastad was elevated to Division 1 in the same season as well, as well. Fasth played for Tvastad Cobras during their 2003/04 season. However it was announced that the Tvastad Cobras HC team was closed after their 2003-04 campaign due to financial issues The team was then shut down, and Fasth consequently shifted to Tingsryds AIF in Division 1 for the duration of three seasons. In his 2006-07 campaign with Tingsryd he was ranked as the third-highest goalie in Division 1F, achieving the 92.47 percentage of saves during 33 games. The biggest accomplishment with the team was during the season that he was in, and he assisted the team in achieving an Kvalserien qualifying of HockeyAllsvenskan in the very first time they had done so since being relegated to Division 1 in 2002-03. The team did finish 4th in their qualification, and consequently remained in Division 1.

Fasth later signed with Vaxjo Lakers Hockey in the 2007-08 season, which was at the time, in an upper-tier division called HockeyAllsvenskan which he played over three years. He was a good player in every season and was ranked, in terms of the save percentage, second in the 2007-08 season, and second in the 2009-2010 season.

After goaltender Stefan Liv declined playing for Sweden in the 2011 World Championship, Fasth was given a chance to play for the Swedish national team. Fasth made his debut for Sweden on 6 April 2011, in an exhibition game against Germany. In the World Championship tournament he helped Sweden reach the final and led the leading goaltenders league until the gold medal game against Finland. However, Sweden lost the final and Fasth allowed 6 goals out of 32 shots in that game, and Fasth therefore landed second in the leading goaltenders league, with a 94.57% save percentage in 7 games and three shutouts, as well as a 1.71 GAA. Despite the loss, Fasth was named the tournament’s MVP (most valuable player) and best goaltender. He was also selected to the tournament’s All-Star Team.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Viktor Fasth Dating?

According to our records, Viktor Fasth married to Linda Bäcktorp. As of December 1, 2023, Viktor Fasth’s is not dating anyone.

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On 9 July 2015, Fasth agreed to terms on an initial one-year contract with CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Fasth provided an immediate stability to CSKA and was extended for a further season. Over his two seasons in the KHL with CSKA, Fasth won 28 of his 41 games.

Facts & Trivia

Viktor Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Viktor Fasth celebrates birthday on August 8 of every year.