Sean Bergenheim Sean Bergenheim ( born February 8 , 1984 ) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger , currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Playing career . Bergenheim played in Jokerit of the SM - liiga for three seasons , from 2001 to 2004 , winning the Finnish championship in 2002 . He was drafted by the New York Islanders as their first pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft , 22nd overall . He signed a three - year deal with the New York Islanders in 2003 , and played 18 games for the Islanders in his debut season , 2003 – 04 . Bergenheim scored his first NHL goal - a short - handed goal - against the Pittsburgh Penguins . He was transferred back to Jokerit in January 2004 , and moved back to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in April for the American Hockey League ( AHL ) playoffs and the subsequent lockout season . Bergenheim spent most of the 2005 – 06 season playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers . His breakout in the AHL finally brought him back to the New York Islanders , but he was unable to agree on a new contract with the team in the 2006 offseason , and subsequently signed with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the Russian Superleague ( RSL ) . On October 31 , 2006 , Bergenheim signed a one - year contract with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien . In Frölunda , he found instant chemistry with fellow forwards Steve Kariya and Martin Plüss to form a very successful line . On June 18 , 2007 Bergenheim signed a one - year contract to return to the NHL with the New York Islanders . During the 2007 – 08 season , his first full season in the NHL , Bergenheim became the 350th different New York Islander skater to register a goal at Madison Square Garden on March 4 , 2008 . Scoring 10 goals in 78 games with the Islanders for the season Bergenheim signed a two - year contract extension on July 14 , 2008 . With higher expectations for the 2008 – 09 season , Sean scored 7 points in the first 16 games before he was felled by injury and illness that caused him to miss 26 games . Returning to health in the second half of the season Bergenheim had his first multi - goal game with two goals to help the Islanders shutout the Buffalo Sabres 2 - 0 on February 28 , 2009 . His strong form with New York continued and on March 7 , 2009 , Bergenheim recorded his first career hat trick against the New Jersey Devils . He finished the season with a career high 15 goals in only 59 games . After the 2009 – 10 season Bergenheim left the Islanders and signed as a free agent to a one - year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on August 17 , 2010 . In his first appearance in the NHL playoffs , despite having only 14 goals in 80 games during the regular season , Bergenheim finished with 9 goals in 16 games en route to victories over the Pittsburgh Penguins and a sweep of the Washington Capitals before finally falling to the eventual Stanley Cup Champions Boston Bruins in seven games . On July 1 , 2011 , Bergenheim signed a four - year contract worth $ 11 million with the Florida Panthers . International play . Bergenheim has represented Finland in the World U18 Championships as well as the World Junior Championships , winning one and three bronze medal s , respectively .