Phil Osaer leads Sparta into Norwegian finals

With a sparkling 1.66 GAA in the play-off and two shutouts in the semi-final series against Storhamar, goaltender Phil Osaer has led his Sparta team into the league finals in Norway. Sparta has carried its winning ways from the regular season over into the post-season. The team finished 1st overall and Osaer played a large part by posting a 2.12 GAA and 91.7 SV% while playing in 42 of the Sparta's 45 games. The 29-year-old American from Michigan is in his first season in the GetLigaen since moving over from Cardiff of the British EIHL where he played the last two winters. Prior to that he had a solid minor league career in both the ECHL and AHL.