Patrick Bjorkstrand | |||
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Born |
Herning, Denmark |
July 1, 1992 ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Liiga team Former teams |
KooKoo Herning Blue Fox Medveščak Zagreb SaiPa Ontario Reign |
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National team | Denmark | ||
Playing career | 2009–present |
Patrick Bjorkstrand (born July 1, 1992) is a Danish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for KooKoo of Liiga. He previously played within the Ontario Reign of the AHL while under contract to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
He is the son of coach Todd Bjorkstrand and the older brother of Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Bjorkstrand made his first steps at the senior level in his native Denmark with Herning Blue Fox of the Metal Ligaen. He won the Danish national championship with Herning in 2011 and 2012. He spent the 2012–13 campaign with Mora IK of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan. From 2013 to 2016, Bjorkstrand played for Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), interrupted by a Finland stint with SaiPa in the course of the 2014–15 season.
On July 14, 2016, he signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) and spent the season with the Kings' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Ontario Reign. After the season Bjorkstrand returned to Finland and signed with KooKoo of Liiga on August 3, 2017.