Haaland and Norwegian coach Solbakken attended Stanley Cup final: 'Insane atmosphere'

[p]Several members of the Norwegian men's national team and coach [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/solbakken-stale/pxok8eTM/"]Stale Solbakken[/a] grabbed a sudden opportunity to watch Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday morning CET.[/p][p][b]"This would hardly have been possible without a player on the team who has a name that sounds better than that of the material manager"[/b], said national team coach Stale Solbakken to nrk.no when asked how the visit came about.[/p][p]In addition to Solbakken, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Erling Braut Haaland[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berge-sander/KCY13JFl/"]Sander Berge[/a], Jorgen Strand Larsen, and Leo Skiri Ostigaard made the journey from Greensboro, where the Norwegian national team is based, to the state capital, Raleigh, where the match was played.[/p][p]The ice hockey arena in North Carolina has room for 18,700 spectators and is marketed as "the noisiest house in the NHL".[/p][embed guid="65e47b2c-230a-4e86-8fd0-e4544e46775f" url="https://x.com/DeegSports/status/2065258208483045788" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I know Thoresen senior and junior (Petter, Norwegian national team manager, and Patrick, sports manager) and texted with them on the way here. Then I got tactical input on what I should look for. But I don't think it helped"[/b], said Solbakken, laughing.[/p][p]"The atmosphere was the best thing for me, it was insane", he added.[/p][p]The Norwegians are scheduled to train in Greensboro until early next week, when they head to Foxborough, Massachusetts, for the opening match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/iraq/K8aAGt6r/"]Iraq[/a] on Wednesday night.[/p][p]National team coach Stale Solbakken has previously stated that the players have "freedom with responsibilities" during their stay in the USA.[/p]