Oliver Bjorkstrand was born on 10 April 1995 and is a Danish professional ice hockey forward for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League.
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30 Facts About Oliver Bjorkstrand
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Oliver Bjorkstrand is the son of American hockey coach Todd and the brother of Patrick.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand recorded 13 goals and 13 assists for 26 points in 36 games during his rookie season to lead all 16-year-olds in the league in scoring.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand spent three seasons with the Winterhawks before beginning his professional career with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand was born on 10 April 1995, in Herning, Denmark, to parents Todd and Janne.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand's father, an American citizen, is a former professional hockey player and coach.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand was born and raised in Denmark, where he played under the tutelage of his father until he was 17 years old.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand recorded 13 goals and 13 assists for 26 points in 36 games during his rookie season to lead all 16-year-olds in the league in scoring.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand ended his rookie regular-season campaign leading all WHL rookies with 31 goals and 63 points in 65 games.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand then shared the team's Rookie of the Year award with Seth Jones before leading all rookie skaters with 19 points in 21 playoff games.
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On 26 December 2013, during his second season with the Winterhawks, Oliver Bjorkstrand signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand then helped the Winterhawks win their fourth straight WHL Western Conference Championship by recording 15 goals and 13 assists for 28 points through 14 games.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand finished his third and final season with the Winterhawks increasing his scoring and offensive ability.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand was unanimously selected to the WHL's Western Conference First All-Star Team, while his teammates voted him the Winterhawks' Most Valuable Player.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand made his NHL debut the following day in a game against the Detroit Red Wings and scored his first and second NHL goals in his second game against the New Jersey Devils.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand finished the regular season with the Blue Jackets, recording four goals and eight points in 12 games before returning to the AHL for the franchise's first Calder Cup playoff appearance since 2011.
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In Game 1 of the following series against the Grand Rapids Griffins, Oliver Bjorkstrand recorded the overtime game-winning goal to lead the Monsters to a win.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand set a new career-high during the season by recording 11 goals and 29 assists for 40 points in 82 games.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand's numbers ranked fourth in assists and sixth in points across the Blue Jackets skaters.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand began the season slow, only scoring three goals in his first 30 games and was made a healthy scratch.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand was moved across various lines throughout the season as Tortorella struggled to finding a suitable center for both Bjorkstrand and Patrik Laine.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand set a franchise record for most postseason game-winning goals.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand scored his first goal of the season on 18 January 2021 against the Detroit Red Wings and added an assist and a fight for a Gordie Howe hat trick.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand led the team with 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand had accumulated five goals and eight assists to help the team tie their franchise record for the best start in history.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand represented Denmark for the first time internationally at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships with his father serving as his head coach.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand represented Denmark for the second time at the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2015 after helping them qualify in 2014.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand represented Denmark for the second time at the senior level at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.
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On 8 October 2021, Oliver Bjorkstrand was one of three players named to Team Denmark's first-ever Olympic hockey team for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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