Rob Bordson

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Rob Bordson
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Bordson with the Providence Bruins in 2015
Born (1988-06-09) June 9, 1988 (age 36)
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
Norway team
Former teams
Stavanger Oilers
Syracuse Crunch
Adirondack Phantoms
Rochester Americans
Chicago Wolves
Providence Bruins
Iowa Wild
Fischtown Pinguins
Düsseldorfer EG
Västerviks IK
HPK
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010present

Rob Bordson (born June 9, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing under contract with the Stavanger Oilers in the Norwegian Eliteserien.

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Playing career

Bordson signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks on March 23, 2010, after playing three seasons of collegiate hockey with the University of Minnesota Duluth. [1] Shortly into his first professional season, Bordson was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers with Danny Syvret for David Laliberte and Patrick Maroon. [2]

Bordson was part of the blockbuster trade that sent Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings for Wayne Simmonds, Brayden Schenn, and a 2012 2nd round pick on June 23, 2011 [3] He was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Kings, making him an unrestricted free agent. [4]

On September 15, 2011, Bordson was signed by the Trenton Titans of the ECHL. [5] During the 2011–12 season, on December 9, 2011, Bordson was signed by the Rochester Americans of the AHL to a professional try out (PTO). [6] He was returned to the Titans before he was signed by former team the Adirondack Phantoms on February 21, 2012, for the remainder of the season.

On August 12, 2014, Bordson signed a contract with the Chicago Wolves. [7]

On September 14, 2015, Bordson signed as a free agent, returning to the ECHL for the first time since 2011, in agreeing to a deal with the Adirondack Thunder for their inaugural season. [8] He was elected captain to start the 2015–16 season, and was named the player of the month for October in leading the ECHL in all offensive categories. [9] With 13 points in 7 games Bordson returned to the AHL on November 6, 2015, signing a one-year contract with the Providence Bruins. [10]

At the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Bordson elected to embark on a European career, agreeing to a one-year contract as a free agent with new German DEL entrant the Fischtown Pinguins on July 14, 2016. [11] Bordson endured a successful start to his European adventure, contributing with 30 assists and 38 points in 45 games during the 2016–17 season.

Opting to leave Fischtown at the conclusion of his contract, Bordson continued in the DEL, agreeing to a one-year deal with Düsseldorfer EG on August 31, 2017. [12] In the 2017–18 season, Bordson was unable to replicate his scoring rate with DEG, recording just 3 goals in 31 games as the club missed the playoffs. His contract was not renewed at the conclusion of the season. [13]

On July 26, 2018, Bordson signed a one-year contract in the neighbouring Austrian Hockey League (EBEL), with the Dornbirn Bulldogs. [14] Prior to the 2018–19 campaign, Bordson suffered a season ending knee injury in the pre-season with the Bulldogs, cutting short his tenure with the club without making his debut.

After a full year of rehabilitation, Bordson resumed his professional career in agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish club, Västerviks IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan on July 11, 2019. [15] He split the season between Sweden and the Finnish Liiga joining HPK to end the 2019–20 season, registering 4 assists in 10 games before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spending four seasons abroad in Europe, on October 6, 2020, Bordson returned to North America by agreeing to a contract with the Kansas City Mavericks of the ECHL. [16] As captain of the Mavericks for the 2020–21 season, Bordson in a top scoring line role produced 17 goals and 50 points through 57 regular season games.

On July 7, 2021, Bordson returned to the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL as a free agent. [17] Before making his return, Bordson left the club after securing a European contract with Norwegian club, Stavanger Oilers, on October 5, 2021. [18]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2006–07 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 47629352650110
2007–08 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs WCHA 271676
2008–09 Minnesota–Duluth BulldogsWCHA150006
2009–10 Minnesota–Duluth BulldogsWCHA4012284018
2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL 151234
2010–11 Adirondack Phantoms AHL607142128
2011–12 Trenton Titans ECHL 3817345138
2011–12 Rochester Americans AHL80002
2011–12Adirondack PhantomsAHL2425716
2012–13 Adirondack PhantomsAHL7612132535
2013–14 Adirondack PhantomsAHL7511142569
2014–15 Chicago Wolves AHL61815233320002
2015–16 Adirondack Thunder ECHL999184
2015–16 Providence Bruins AHL101454
2015–16 Iowa Wild AHL508101817
2016–17 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 45830382260224
2017–18 Düsseldorfer EG DEL31313168
2019–20 Västerviks IK Allsv 3810243428
2019–20 HPK Liiga 100442
2020–21 Kansas City Mavericks ECHL5717335010
AHL totals380507712720820002

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