Robert Burakovsky

Robert Burakovsky (b. November 24th 1966 in Malmö, Sweden) is a retired professional right winger who played 22 seasons as a professional across Europe, including one season with the Ottawa Senators.
== Playing Career ==
Burakovsky began his career in 1985-86 with Leksands IF. The young winger was drafted to the National Hockey League by the New York Rangers 217th overall of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. 
It would take almost a decade for Burakovsky to actually make it to the NHL, and his stay was short lived. After playing with Leksand, AIK IF (where in 1989-90 he became the league's top goal scorer and scorer with 28 goals and 57 points in 37 games) and Malmö IF Redhawks of the Elitserien, Burakovsky joined in 1993 the debuting Ottawa Senators. He would spend the most part of that season in the American Hockey League with the Prince Edward Island Senators, totalling 29 goals and 38 assists in only 52 games, earning him the AHL Rookie of the Year distinction. He would also play 23 games in the NHL, scoring twice and adding 3 assists.
That lone season was all what Burakovsky would play in North America. In 1994, he signed with the Klagenfurter AC in Austria; the next, he returned in Malmö for two seasons. He would then spend the following 11 years travelling all across Europe, playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the SM-Liiga, the Nationalliga A and B, the Elitserien, the Allsvenskan, the Swedish Division 1, the Serie A and the Oddset Ligaen. He retired in 2004, but returned for one last season with EHC Biel of the NLA.
==Personal==
Burakovsky's father, Benny, (who died on December 14, 2007 at the age of 64) was a hockey coach.http://www.eliteprospects.com/staff.php?staff=7912 Robert's brother Mikael was also a professional hockey player, and Robert's son, André, was selected 23rd overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=9600
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	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
1985–86 	Leksands IF 	SEL 	 	19 	4 	3 	7 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Leksands IF 	SEL 	 	36 	21 	15 	36 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Leksands IF 	SEL 	 	36 	10 	11 	21 	10 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2
1988–89 	Leksands IF 	SEL 	 	40 	23 	20 	43 	44 	 	10 	6 	7 	13 	4
1989–90 	AIK 	SEL 	 	37 	28 	29 	57 	32 	 	3 	0 	2 	2 	12
1990–91 	AIK 	SEL 	 	30 	8 	15 	23 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Malmö IF 	SEL 	 	40 	19 	22 	41 	42 	 	9 	5 	0 	5 	4
1992–93 	Malmö IF 	SEL 	 	32 	8 	10 	18 	40 	 	6 	4 	4 	8 	9
1993–94 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	23 	2 	3 	5 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Prince Edward Island Senators	AHL 	 	52 	29 	38 	67 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	EC KAC 	AUS 	 	28 	28 	36 	64 	40 	 	3 	2 	2 	4 	2
1995–96 	Malmö IF 	SEL 	 	40 	23 	21 	44 	34 	 	5 	2 	1 	3 	6
1996–97 	Malmö IF 	SEL 	 	33 	19 	17 	36 	44 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996-97 	Kassel Huskies 	DEL 	 	11 	5 	7 	12 	4 	 	10 	4 	6 	10 	6
1997-98 	Kassel Huskies 	DEL 	 	17 	7 	6 	13 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	JYP 	SM-l 	 	14 	14 	7 	21 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Ilves 	SM-l 	 	11 	5 	4 	9 	40 	 	9 	7 	3 	10 	0
1998–99 	HC Fribourg-Gottéron 	NLA 	 	5 	4 	2 	6 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	SC Herisau 	NLB 	 	35 	38 	32 	70 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999-2000 	HC Fribourg-Gottéron 	NLA 	 	45 	16 	33 	49 	49 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–2000 	HC Ambrì-Piotta 	NLA 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Leksands IF 	SEL 	 	50 	17 	27 	44 	78 	 	9 	4 	4 	8 	4
2001–02 	MIF Redhawks 	SEL 	 	37 	4 	17 	21 	2 	 	5 	2 	2 	4 	0
2001-02 	DEG Metro Stars 	DEL 	 	12 	3 	4 	7 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003-04 	Merano 	Italy A 	 	25 	12 	22 	34 	8 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	2
2007-08 	EHC Biel 	NLA 	 	3 	3 	6 	9 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
SEL totals	SEL totals 	SEL totals	 	430 	184 	207 	391 	382 	 	48 	23 	20 	43 	41
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	23 	2 	3 	5 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External Links==
* Burakovsky's profile on eurohockey.net
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Burakovsky, Robert
Category:Retired in 2008