Sean Bergenheim | |||
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Bergenheim playing for the Florida Panthers.
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Born |
Helsinki, Finland |
February 8, 1984 ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
SHL team Former teams |
Frölunda HC Jokerit New York Islanders Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers HIFK Minnesota Wild SC Bern |
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National team | Finland | ||
NHL Draft | 22nd overall, 2002 New York Islanders |
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Playing career | 2001–present |
Sean Bergenheim (born February 8, 1984) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger, currently playing with Frölunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers and Minnesota Wild.
Bergenheim played in Jokerit of the SM-liiga for three seasons, from 2001 to 2004, winning the Finnish championship in 2002. He was drafted by the New York Islanders as their first pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 22nd overall.
He signed a three-year deal with the New York Islanders in 2003, and played 18 games for the Islanders in his debut season, 2003–04. Bergenheim scored his first NHL goal - a short-handed goal - against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was transferred back to Jokerit in January 2004, and moved back to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in April for the American Hockey League (AHL) playoffs and the subsequent lockout season.
Bergenheim spent most of the 2005–06 season playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. His breakout in the AHL finally brought him back to the New York Islanders, but he was unable to agree on a new contract with the team in the 2006 offseason, and subsequently signed with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the Russian Superleague (RSL).