Erik Burgdoerfer

Erik Burgdoerfer
Born (1988-12-11) December 11, 1988
East Setauket, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Belleville Senators (AHL)
Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Erik Burgdoerfer (born December 11, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman, currently serving as Captain of the Belleville Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Ottawa Senators organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Burgdoerfer played college hockey for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of ECAC Hockey. He began his professional career in 2010 with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL. In January 2013, Burgdoerfer was named captain of the Condors.[1]

In October 2013, Burgdoerfer was signed by the American Hockey League's Oklahoma City Barons.[2]

Burgdoerfer was signed to a one-year contract by the AHL's Hershey Bears in August 2014.[3] The team re-signed him to a second one-year contract in May 2015.[4]

After two successful seasons in the AHL with the Bears, Burgdoerfer secured his first NHL contract in signing a one-year, two-way deal with the Buffalo Sabres on July 21, 2016.[5] After beginning the 2016-17 season with the Rochester Americans of the AHL, he was called up to Buffalo after a rash of injuries on the blueline and made his NHL debut on December 5, 2016 in a game against the Washington Capitals.[6]

On July 1, 2017, the first day of NHL free agency, Burgdoerfer signed a two year, $1.3 million contract with the Ottawa Senators.[7] Burgdoerfer was called up to the NHL on February 26, 2018,[8] and he recorded his first NHL point on March 13, 2018, in a 7–4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 New York Apple Core EJHL 45 6 10 16 60 — — — — —
2006–07 R.P.I. ECAC 23 1 1 2 32 — — — — —
2007–08 R.P.I. ECAC 32 2 3 5 47 — — — — —
2008–09 R.P.I. ECAC 35 3 2 5 106 — — — — —
2009–10 R.P.I. ECAC 39 1 6 7 51 — — — — —
2009–10 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 3 0 0 0 10 — — — — —
2010–11 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 68 2 14 16 50 4 1 0 1 2
2011–12 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 60 5 11 16 91 — — — — —
2012–13 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 71 4 17 21 67 — — — — —
2013–14 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 67 11 11 22 70 16 1 5 6 18
2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 3 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2014–15 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2014–15 Hershey Bears AHL 58 1 6 7 58 10 0 1 1 2
2015–16 Hershey Bears AHL 74 6 14 20 59 21 0 4 4 18
2016–17 Rochester Americans AHL 52 1 16 17 44 — — — — —
2016–17 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Belleville Senators AHL 66 5 12 17 57 — — — — —
2017–18 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
NHL totals 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "D Erik Burgdoerfer named new Condors Captain". Bakersfield Condors. January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Burgdoerfer Scores Deal with Oklahoma City". ECAC Hockey. October 18, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Erik Burgdoerfer aims to follow Hershey Bears' ascent of Julien Brouillette, Steve Oleksy, Patrick Wellar". pennlive.com. October 30, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hershey Bears re-sign Erik Burgdoerfer to AHL deal for 2015-16". pennlive.com. May 18, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sabres sign defenseman Burgdoerfer". National Hockey League. July 21, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ "After long pro journey, Burgdoerfer to make NHL debut". National Hockey League. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Senators' Erik Burgdoerfer: Latches on with new club". CBS Sports. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ Medaglia, Craig (February 27, 2018). "Game Day 5: Sens @ Capitals". NHL.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ Brennan, Don (March 13, 2018). "Senators finally give Condon some support in win over Lightning". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
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