Erik Burgdoerfer

Erik Lawrence Burgdoerfer (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 Burgdoerfer attended Ward Melville High School for four years while playing for the New York Apple Core in the Eastern Hockey League. 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 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