Erik Burgdoerfer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Erik Burgdoerfer
Burgdoerfer with the Hershey Bears in 2015
Born (1988-12-11) December 11, 1988 (age 35)
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.

Playing career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Career statistics[edit]

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 — — — — —
2018–19 Belleville Senators AHL 64 5 13 18 44 — — — — —
2018–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Hershey Bears AHL 54 2 7 9 63 — — — — —
NHL totals 8 0 1 1 2 — — — — —

Awards and honors[edit]

Award Year Ref
College
All-Academic Team 2010 [3]
Engineers Best Defensive Player Award 2010 [4]
ECHL
ECHL All-Star Game 2011 [20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Erik Burgdoerfer – 2009–10 Men's Hockey – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute". rpiathletics.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Schott, Ken (January 23, 2009). "Suspension upsets Burgdoerfer, RPI". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "2009–10 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM COMPRISES 181 STUDENT-ATHLETES" (PDF). ecachockey.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Engineers Hand Out Year-End Hardware". ecachockey.com. April 23, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "D Erik Burgdoerfer named new Condors Captain". Bakersfield Condors. January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  6. ^ "Burgdoerfer Scores Deal with Oklahoma City". ECAC Hockey. October 18, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  7. ^ "Erik Burgdoerfer aims to follow Hershey Bears' ascent of Julien Brouillette, Steve Oleksy, Patrick Wellar". pennlive.com. October 30, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  8. ^ "Hershey Bears re-sign Erik Burgdoerfer to AHL deal for 2015–16". pennlive.com. May 18, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  9. ^ "Sabres sign defenseman Burgdoerfer". National Hockey League. July 21, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  10. ^ "After long pro journey, Burgdoerfer to make NHL debut". National Hockey League. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  11. ^ "Senators' Erik Burgdoerfer: Latches on with new club". CBS Sports. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  12. ^ Medaglia, Craig (February 27, 2018). "Game Day 5: Sens @ Capitals". NHL.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  13. ^ Brennan, Don (March 13, 2018). "Senators finally give Condon some support in win over Lightning". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  14. ^ "Burgdoerfer named second captain in Belleville Senators history". bellevillesens.com. October 5, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  15. ^ Tidcombe, Matt (November 9, 2018). "Burgdoerfer reassigned to Belleville". bellevillesens.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  16. ^ "Senators recall defenceman Erik Burgdoerfer from AHL Belleville". sportsnet.ca. December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  17. ^ Tidcombe, Matt (December 16, 2018). "Burgdoerfer, Elliott reassigned to Belleville". bellevillesens.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  18. ^ "Erik Burgdoerfer returns to Bears on AHL contract". Hershey Bears. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  19. ^ Grifftith, Mike (August 21, 2013). "Condors bolster defense by re-signing Erik Burgdoerfer". bakersfield.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  20. ^ "2018 CCM/ECHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC GAME NOTES". echl.com. January 15, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erik_Burgdoerfer&oldid=1189492143"