Oliver Bjorkstrand
Jersey Number: 28
Player information for Oliver Bjorkstrand
Position
Right Wing
Height
6'0" (183cm)
Born
April 10, 1995
Number
28
Shoots
Right
Weight
175 lbs (79kg)
Birthplace
Herning, DEN
Years in Columbus
7
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Player Career Notes
- Played first seven seasons of his NHL career with Columbus, registering 111-123-234 and 74 penalty minutes in 382 outings from 2015-22.
- Notched 20-plus goals in three of his final four campaigns with the club, including a career-high 28 goals in his last season in 2021-22.
- Led the Blue Jackets in goals (21), game-winning goals (five) and multi-point efforts (11) in 2019-20.
- Set career highs in assists, points and games played in 2017-18 with 11-29-40 in 82 games in his first full NHL campaign for the Blue Jackets.
- His best season as a Blue Jacket was in 2021-22 when he notched 28-29-57 in 80 contests.
- Made his NHL debut with CBJ on Marr. 17, 2016 vs. Detroit and notched his first two career goals two days later on Mar. 19 vs. New Jersey (Yann Danis).
- Has registered 172-212-384 and 120 PIM in 624 career games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Seattle Kraken and Blue Jackets over 10 NHL campaigns from 2015-25.
- Has notched 20-plus goals in each of his last four campaigns and six of the past seven since 2018-19.
- Split the 2024-25 season between Seattle and Tampa Bay, combining for 21-25-46 in 79 contests.
- Captured the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the American Hockey League’s Playoff MVP after tying the league record for playoff game-winning goals and leading the AHL in postseason goals with 10-6-16 in 17 contests to help the Lake Erie Monsters win their first Calder Cup in franchise history in 2016.
- Has represented Denmark on the international stage in numerous international tournaments, including the 2015 and 2018 IIHF World Championships, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 IIHF World Junior Championships and the 2012 IIHF U18 World Championships.
- Played junior hockey with the Portland Winterhawks in the Western Hockey League, producing 144-146-290 and a +142 plus/minus rating in 193 contests from 2012-15.
- Named to the WHL First All-Star Team in 2013-14 after finishing second-T in the league in goals and third in points with 50-59-109 in 69 contests and was named the 2014-15 WHL Player of the Year and to the WHL First All-Star Team after leading the league in goals and points with 63-55-118 in 59 appearances.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
| 2016-2017 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 55 |
| 2017-2018 | 82 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 163 |
| 2018-2019 | 77 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 161 |
| 2019-2020 | 49 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 162 |
| 2020-2021 | 56 | 18 | 26 | 44 | -15 | 23 | 143 |
| 2021-2022 | 80 | 28 | 29 | 57 | -35 | 16 | 215 |
| Totals | 382 | 111 | 123 | 234 | -20 | 74 | 924 |
CBJ Playoff Statistics
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017-2018 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018-2019 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 26 |
| 2019-2020 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | 25 |
| Playoff Totals | 31 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 0 | 64 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Columbus in the third-round, 89th overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft.
- Traded by Columbus to Seattle in exchange for third (orig. Calgary’s) and fourth (orig. Winnipeg’s) round selections in the 2023 NHL Draft on July 22, 2022.