Erik Burgdoerfer

Erik Lawrence Burgdoerfer (born December 11, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing 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.
==Playing career==
Burgdoerfer attended Ward Melville High School for four years while playing for the New York Apple Core in the Eastern Hockey League. While playing for the New York Apple Core, he was named to the All-EJHL Team.
===Collegiate===
Burgdoerfer played college hockey for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of ECAC Hockey.
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.
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 but at the conclusion of the season, Burgdoerfer was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic team, and was awarded the Engineers Best Defensive Player Award.
===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.
In October 2013, Burgdoerfer was signed by the American Hockey League's Oklahoma City Barons.
Burgdoerfer was signed to a one-year contract by the AHL's Hershey Bears in August 2014. The team re-signed him to a second one-year contract in May 2015.
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. 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.
On July 1, 2017, the first day of NHL free agency, Burgdoerfer signed a two-year, $1.3 million contract with the Ottawa Senators. Burgdoerfer was called up to the NHL on February 26, 2018, and he recorded his first NHL point on March 13, 2018, in a 7–4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Prior to the 2018–19 season, Burgdoerfer was named the second captain in Belleville Senators history. 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. 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. He was re-assigned to the AHL after playing in three games and recording no points.
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.
==Personal life==
Burgdoerfer's twin brother Greg also plays hockey. He last played for the Bakersfield Condors.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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	NHL totals 	NHL totals		8 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	Ref
College 	College	College
All-Academic Team 	2010 	
Engineers Best Defensive Player Award	2010 	
ECHL 	ECHL 	ECHL
ECHL All-Star Game 	2011 	
==References==
==External links==
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