Erik Burgdoerfer

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Erik Burgdoerfer
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Burgdoerfer with the Hershey Bears in 2015
Born (1988-12-11) December 11, 1988 (age 34)
East Setauket, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–2020

Erik Lawrence Burgdoerfer [1] (born December 11, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres and the Ottawa Senators.

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Playing career

Burgdoerfer attended Ward Melville High School for four years while playing for the New York Apple Core in the Eastern Hockey League. [1] While playing for the New York Apple Core, he was named to the All-EJHL Team. [1]

Collegiate

Burgdoerfer played college hockey for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of ECAC Hockey. [1]

In his freshman year at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he played in 23 games and recorded 2 points. He shared the honor of winning the Engineers Most Improved Player Award with Andrei Uryadov. [1]

In his senior year, the 2009–10 season, Burgdoerfer played in a career high 39 games and scored seven points. In January 2009, Burgdoerfer was suspended for three games due to harmful hits [2] but at the conclusion of the season, Burgdoerfer was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic team, [3] and was awarded the Engineers Best Defensive Player Award. [4]

Professional

Following his graduation, Burgdoerfer began his professional career in 2010 with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL. In January 2013, Burgdoerfer was named captain of the Condors. [5]

In October 2013, Burgdoerfer was signed by the American Hockey League's Oklahoma City Barons. [6]

Burgdoerfer was signed to a one-year contract by the AHL's Hershey Bears in August 2014. [7] The team re-signed him to a second one-year contract in May 2015. [8]

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. [9] 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. [10]

On July 1, 2017, the first day of NHL free agency, Burgdoerfer signed a two-year, $1.3 million contract with the Ottawa Senators. [11] Burgdoerfer was called up to the NHL on February 26, 2018, [12] and he recorded his first NHL point on March 13, 2018, in a 7–4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. [13]

Prior to the 2018–19 season, Burgdoerfer was named the second captain in Belleville Senators history. [14] After playing in 10 games, Burgdoerfer was recalled to the NHL on November 1. He was re-assigned to the AHL on November 9 after playing in one game. [15] Due to an injury to Mark Borowiecki, Burgdoerfer was recalled to the NHL on December 1 after playing in 16 games and scoring six points. [16] He was re-assigned to the AHL after playing in three games and recording no points. [17]

After two seasons within the Senators organization, Burgdoerfer left as a free agent and later returned to former club, the Hershey Bears, on a one-year AHL contract on July 11, 2019. [18]

Personal life

Burgdoerfer's twin brother Greg also plays hockey. He last played for the Bakersfield Condors. [19]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2005–06 New York Apple Core EJHL 456101660—————
2006–07 R.P.I. ECAC 2311232—————
2007–08 R.P.I.ECAC3223547—————
2008–09 R.P.I.ECAC35325106—————
2009–10 R.P.I.ECAC3916751—————
2009–10 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 300010—————
2010–11 Bakersfield CondorsECHL68214165041012
2011–12 Bakersfield CondorsECHL605111691—————
2012–13 Bakersfield CondorsECHL714172167—————
2013–14 Bakersfield CondorsECHL67111122701615618
2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 30114—————
2014–15 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL30002—————
2014–15 Hershey Bears AHL5816758100112
2015–16 Hershey BearsAHL7461420592104418
2016–17 Rochester Americans AHL521161744—————
2016–17 Buffalo Sabres NHL 20000—————
2017–18 Belleville Senators AHL665121757—————
2017–18 Ottawa Senators NHL20110—————
2018–19 Belleville SenatorsAHL645131844—————
2018–19 Ottawa SenatorsNHL40002—————
2019–20 Hershey BearsAHL5427963—————
NHL totals80112—————

Awards and honors

AwardYearRef
College
All-Academic Team 2010 [3]
Engineers Best Defensive Player Award2010 [4]
ECHL
ECHL All-Star Game 2011 [20]

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