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On January 30, 2018, during a home-ice game against the visiting [[Anaheim Ducks]], Bjork suffered a season-ending left shoulder injury – he underwent a successful arthroscopy and labral repair three weeks later, and was expected to take six months to fully heal from the surgical repair.
  
On January 30, 2018, during a home-ice game against the visiting [[Anaheim Ducks]], Bjork suffered a season-ending left shoulder injury – he underwent a successful arthroscopy and labral repair three weeks later, and was expected to take six months to fully heal from the surgical repair.
   
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In the pandemic delayed [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]] season, Bjork collected 2 goals and 5 points through 30 regular season games before he was dealt by the Bruins on the eve of the trade deadline along with a [[2021 NHL Entry Draft|2021]] second-round draft pick to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for [[Taylor Hall]] and [[Curtis Lazar]] on April 11, 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-acquire-anders-bjork-2nd-round-pick-2021-nhl-draft-boston-bruins-taylor-hall-curtis-lazar-trade/c-323554752 | title = Sabres acquire Bjork, 2nd-round draft pick from Bruins for Hall, Lazar | publisher = [[Buffalo Sabres]] | date = April 11, 2021 | access-date = April 11, 2021}}</ref>
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==Personal==
  
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Before Notre Dame, Bjork grew up in [[Mequon, Wisconsin]], where he attended Lumen Christi Catholic School. He went to high school at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, MI, when he moved there to play for the [[USA Hockey National Team Development Program]]. Bjork's family includes several Notre Dame alumni. His parents, Kirt and Patricia, both of whom are of Swedish descent, his sisters Brinya and Keali, and cousin [[Erik Condra]] all attended the school. Kirt Bjork also played hockey for Notre Dame. During college Anders was enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business. He has a younger brother, Brady, who has committed to play hockey at University of Notre Dame.
  
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==Personal life==
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Before Notre Dame, Bjork went to high school at [[Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan)|Pioneer High School]] in Ann Arbor, when he moved there to play for the [[USA Hockey National Team Development Program]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/3329856-anders-bjork|title=Anders Bjork|website=teamusa.usahockey.com|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref> Bjork's family includes several Notre Dame alumni. His parents, Kirt and Patricia, both of whom are of Swedish descent, his sisters Brinya and Keali, and cousin [[Erik Condra]] all attended the school. [[Kirt Bjork]] also played hockey for Notre Dame.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.und.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/040417aab.html | title = The Bjorks: Hockey Is the Family Business | publisher = und.com | author = John Heisler | date = April 7, 2017 | access-date = November 11, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180707010626/http://www.und.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/040417aab.html | archive-date = July 7, 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name = "Notre Dame">{{cite web |last1=Russo |first1=Eric |title=Impact is Lasting for Bjork, Notre Dame |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/impact-is-lasting-for-bjork-notre-dame/c-299632638 |website=NHL.com |access-date=October 18, 2018 |date=July 31, 2018}}</ref> During college Anders was enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business. He has a younger brother, Brady, who has committed to play hockey at University of Notre Dame.<ref name = "Notre Dame"/>
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==Career statistics==
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{{MedalBronze|[[2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2016 Finland]]|}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[IIHF World U18 Championship]]}}
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{{MedalGold|[[2014 IIHF World U18 Championships|2014 Finland]]|}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[World U-17 Hockey Challenge]]}}
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{{MedalBronze|[[2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge|2013 Quebec]]|}}
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===Regular season and playoffs===
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
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! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
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! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
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! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
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! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
  +
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
  +
! Team
  +
! League
  +
! GP
  +
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
  +
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
  +
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
  +
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
  +
! GP
  +
! G
  +
! A
  +
! Pts
  +
! PIM
  +
|-
  +
| [[2012–13 USHL season|2012–13]]
  +
| [[USA Hockey National Team Development Program|U.S. NTDP Juniors]]
  +
| [[United States Hockey League|USHL]]
  +
| 38
  +
| 8
  +
| 7
  +
| 15
  +
| 28
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| 2012–13
  +
| U.S. NTDP U17
  +
| USDP
  +
| 56
  +
| 12
  +
| 12
  +
| 24
  +
| 48
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|-
  +
| [[2013–14 USHL season|2013–14]]
  +
| U.S. NTDP Juniors
  +
| USHL
  +
| 26
  +
| 9
  +
| 12
  +
| 21
  +
| 0
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| 2013–14
  +
| U.S. NTDP U18
  +
| USDP
  +
| 61
  +
| 21
  +
| 20
  +
| 41
  +
| 10
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|-
  +
| [[2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2014–15]]
  +
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey|University of Notre Dame]]
  +
| [[Hockey East|HE]]
  +
| 41
  +
| 7
  +
| 15
  +
| 22
  +
| 14
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| [[2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2015–16]]
  +
| University of Notre Dame
  +
| HE
  +
| 35
  +
| 12
  +
| 23
  +
| 35
  +
| 8
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|-
  +
| [[2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2016–17]]
  +
| University of Notre Dame
  +
| HE
  +
| 39
  +
| 21
  +
| 31
  +
| 52
  +
| 16
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18]]
  +
| [[Boston Bruins]]
  +
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
  +
| 30
  +
| 4
  +
| 8
  +
| 12
  +
| 6
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|-
  +
| [[2017–18 AHL season|2017–18]]
  +
| [[Providence Bruins]]
  +
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
  +
| 9
  +
| 2
  +
| 2
  +
| 4
  +
| 2
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
  +
| Boston Bruins
  +
| NHL
  +
| 20
  +
| 1
  +
| 2
  +
| 3
  +
| 2
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|-
  +
| [[2018–19 AHL season|2018–19]]
  +
| Providence Bruins
  +
| AHL
  +
| 13
  +
| 1
  +
| 9
  +
| 10
  +
| 2
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| [[2019–20 AHL season|2019–20]]
  +
| Providence Bruins
  +
| AHL
  +
| 7
  +
| 3
  +
| 5
  +
| 8
  +
| 4
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|-
  +
| [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]
  +
| Boston Bruins
  +
| NHL
  +
| 58
  +
| 9
  +
| 10
  +
| 19
  +
| 10
  +
| 10
  +
| 0
  +
| 1
  +
| 1
  +
| 6
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
  +
| Boston Bruins
  +
| NHL
  +
| 30
  +
| 2
  +
| 3
  +
| 5
  +
| 10
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|-
  +
| 2020–21
  +
| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
  +
| NHL
  +
| 15
  +
| 3
  +
| 3
  +
| 6
  +
| 4
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]]
  +
| Buffalo Sabres
  +
| NHL
  +
| 58
  +
| 5
  +
| 3
  +
| 8
  +
| 10
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
  +
! colspan="3"|NHL totals
  +
! 211
  +
! 24
  +
! 29
  +
! 53
  +
! 42
  +
! 10
  +
! 0
  +
! 1
  +
! 1
  +
! 6
  +
|}
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  +
===International===
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{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;"
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
  +
! Year
  +
! Team
  +
! Event
  +
! Result
  +
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
  +
! GP
  +
! G
  +
! A
  +
! Pts
  +
! PIM
  +
|-
  +
| [[2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge|2013]]
  +
| [[United States men's national under-18 ice hockey team|United States]]
  +
| [[World U-17 Hockey Challenge|U17]]
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| {{brca}}
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| 6
  +
| 0
  +
| 1
  +
| 1
  +
| 8
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| [[2014 IIHF World U18 Championships|2014]]
  +
| United States
  +
| [[IIHF World U18 Championship|WJC18]]
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| {{goca}}
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| 7
  +
| 2
  +
| 0
  +
| 2
  +
| 4
  +
|-
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| [[2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2016]]
  +
| [[United States men's national junior ice hockey team|United States]]
  +
| [[IIHF World U20 Championship|WJC]]
  +
| {{brca}}
  +
| 7
  +
| 3
  +
| 0
  +
| 3
  +
| 0
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| [[2017 IIHF World Championship|2017]]
  +
| [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States]]
  +
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
  +
| 5th
  +
| 5
  +
| 0
  +
| 0
  +
| 0
  +
| 0
  +
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
  +
! colspan="4"|Junior totals
  +
! 20
  +
! 5
  +
! 1
  +
! 6
  +
! 12
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
  +
! colspan="4"|Senior totals
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! 5
  +
! 0
  +
! 0
  +
! 0
  +
! 0
  +
|}
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==Awards and honors==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Award
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! Year
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!
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|-
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! colspan="3"|[[NCAA Division I men's ice hockey|College]]
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|-
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| [[Hockey East|HE]] Second All-Star Team
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| [[2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2016]]
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|
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|-
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| HE First All-Star Team
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| [[2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2017]]
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|
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|-
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| [[American Hockey Coaches Association|AHCA]] [[List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams|East Second-Team All-American]]
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| [[2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2017]]
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|<ref>{{cite news|title=2016–2017 All-American Team|url=http://www.ahcahockey.com/allamer/2017.php|publisher=The American Hockey Coaches Association|access-date=2017-06-21}}</ref>
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|-
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| [[Hobey Baker Award]] (finalist)
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| 2017
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|
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|}
   
 
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==External Links==

Latest revision as of 04:42, 21 January 2023

Anders Bjork
Anders Bjork
Born (1996-08-05)August 5, 1996,
Mequon, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height
Weight 		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team Boston Bruins
Ntl. team Flag of the United States United States of America
NHL Draft 146th overall, 2014
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2017–present

Anderson Patrick Bjork (born August 5, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey left winger for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bjork was selected 146th overall by the Bruins in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing Career

Bjork played college hockey at Notre Dame in the Hockey East from 2014 to 2017. In 2016–17, Bjork was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, marking him as one of the ten best players in men's college hockey. He was also named a Hockey East First-Team All-Star and was a co-winner of the Hockey East Three-Stars Award.

At the completion of his junior season with the Fighting Irish, Bjork concluded his collegiate career in signing a three-year, entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins on May 30, 2017.

Bjork's NHL career started with the 2017–18 Boston Bruins' first game, a 4–3 home ice victory over the Nashville Predators, when he scored an assist on fellow Bruins rookie Jake DeBrusk's first-ever NHL goal, for his first point as an NHL player. Bjork's first NHL goal came in the fourth game of the season on the road against the Arizona Coyotes, as the final goal of a 6–2 road win for the Bruins.

On January 30, 2018, during a home-ice game against the visiting Anaheim Ducks, Bjork suffered a season-ending left shoulder injury – he underwent a successful arthroscopy and labral repair three weeks later, and was expected to take six months to fully heal from the surgical repair.

In the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Bjork collected 2 goals and 5 points through 30 regular season games before he was dealt by the Bruins on the eve of the trade deadline along with a 2021 second-round draft pick to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Taylor Hall and Curtis Lazar on April 11, 2021.[1]

Personal life

Before Notre Dame, Bjork went to high school at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, when he moved there to play for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.[2] Bjork's family includes several Notre Dame alumni. His parents, Kirt and Patricia, both of whom are of Swedish descent, his sisters Brinya and Keali, and cousin Erik Condra all attended the school. Kirt Bjork also played hockey for Notre Dame.[3][4] During college Anders was enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business. He has a younger brother, Brady, who has committed to play hockey at University of Notre Dame.[4]

Career statistics

Medal record
Competitor for Flag of the United States United States of America
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Bronze 2016 Finland
IIHF World U18 Championship
Gold 2014 Finland
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Bronze 2013 Quebec

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 38 8 7 15 28 — — — — —
2012–13 U.S. NTDP U17 USDP 56 12 12 24 48 — — — — —
2013–14 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 26 9 12 21 0 — — — — —
2013–14 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 61 21 20 41 10 — — — — —
2014–15 University of Notre Dame HE 41 7 15 22 14 — — — — —
2015–16 University of Notre Dame HE 35 12 23 35 8 — — — — —
2016–17 University of Notre Dame HE 39 21 31 52 16 — — — — —
2017–18 Boston Bruins NHL 30 4 8 12 6 — — — — —
2017–18 Providence Bruins AHL 9 2 2 4 2 — — — — —
2018–19 Boston Bruins NHL 20 1 2 3 2 — — — — —
2018–19 Providence Bruins AHL 13 1 9 10 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Providence Bruins AHL 7 3 5 8 4 — — — — —
2019–20 Boston Bruins NHL 58 9 10 19 10 10 0 1 1 6
2020–21 Boston Bruins NHL 30 2 3 5 10 — — — — —
2020–21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 15 3 3 6 4 — — — — —
2021–22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 58 5 3 8 10 — — — — —
NHL totals 211 24 29 53 42 10 0 1 1 6

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 United States U17 Bronze medal icon 6 0 1 1 8
2014 United States WJC18 Gold medal icon 7 2 0 2 4
2016 United States WJC Bronze medal icon 7 3 0 3 0
2017 United States WC 5th 5 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 20 5 1 6 12
Senior totals 5 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
HE Second All-Star Team 2016
HE First All-Star Team 2017
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2017 [5]
Hobey Baker Award (finalist) 2017

External Links

  1. ↑ Sabres acquire Bjork, 2nd-round draft pick from Bruins for Hall, Lazar. Buffalo Sabres (April 11, 2021).
  2. ↑ Anders Bjork.
  3. ↑ John Heisler (April 7, 2017). The Bjorks: Hockey Is the Family Business. und.com.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Impact is Lasting for Bjork, Notre Dame (July 31, 2018).
  5. ↑ "2016–2017 All-American Team", The American Hockey Coaches Association. 
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