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Role
  
Ice hockey player

National team
  
Height
  
1.83 m

Playing career
  
2011–present

Positions
  
Winger

Name
  
Oliver Bjorkstrand


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Born
  
April 10, 1995 (age 28) Herning, Denmark (
1995-04-10
)

Weight
  
174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)

NHL team (P)Cur. teamFormer teams
  
Columbus Blue JacketsLake Erie Monsters (AHL)Herning Blue Fox

NHL Draft
  
89th overall, 2013Columbus Blue Jackets

Similar People
  
Nicolas Petan, Nikolaj Ehlers, Patrick Bjorkstrand, Kerby Rychel, Todd Bjorkstrand

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Oliver Bjorkstrand (born 10 April 1995) is a Danish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League (NHL). Bjorkstrand was selected by the Blue Jackets in the 3rd round (89th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Born and raised in Herning, he is the son of American hockey coach Todd Bjorkstrand and brother of Patrick Bjorkstrand.

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Playing career

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Bjorkstrand made his AL-Bank Ligaen debut playing with the Herning Blue Fox during the 2011–12 AL-Bank Ligaen season. During his second season in the Western Hockey League with the Portland Winterhawks, Bjorkstrand was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on 26 December 2013.

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On 16 March 2016, Bjorkstrand was recalled by the Blue Jackets and made his NHL debut the following day, 17 March, against Detroit. He scored his first and second NHL goals in his second NHL game on 19 March 2016, against Yann Danis of the New Jersey Devils.

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On 11 June 2016, Bjorkstrand, while playing for the Lake Erie Monsters, scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 4 in the Calder Cup finals versus the Hershey Bears, winning the series and also earning the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy.


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References

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