Erik Burgdoerfer

Erik Lawrence Burgdoerfer[1] (born December 11, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League (AHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres and the Ottawa Senators.

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
Former teams		 Free Agent
Buffalo Sabres
Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

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

References
  1. "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. "2009–10 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM COMPRISES 181 STUDENT-ATHLETES" (PDF). ecachockey.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  4. "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.
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