Sean Bergenheim

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Position	Winger
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 204 lb (93 kg/14 st 8 lb)
NHL Team	New York Islanders
Nationality	Finland
Born	February 8, 1984 (1984-02-08) (age 24), Helsinki, Finland
NHL Draft	22nd overall, 2002 New York Islanders
Pro career	2001 – present

Sean Bergenheim (born February 8, 1984, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently a left winger for the New York Islanders in the of the NHL.

1 Playing career
2 International play
3 Career statistics
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Playing career

Bergenheim played in Jokerit 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 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 Hockey Super League.

On October 31, 2006, Bergenheim signed a one-year contract with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien.^[1] In Frölunda, he found instant chemistry with fellow forwards Steve Kariya and Martin Plüss to form a very successful line.

On June 18, 2007 Bergenheim signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders.[1]

[edit] International play

Bergenheim has represented Finland in the 18-year-olds' World Championships as well as the under-20 Championships, winning one and three bronze medals, respectively.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001-02	Jokerit	SM-l	28	2	2	4	4	-	-	-	-	-
2002-03	Jokerit	SM-l	38	3	3	6	4	2	0	0	0	0
2003-04	New York Islanders	NHL	18	1	1	2	4	-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Jokerit	SM-l	20	2	2	4	18	3	1	1	2	0
2003-04	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	7	2	3	5	10
2004-05	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	61	15	14	29	69	-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	55	25	22	47	112	-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	New York Islanders	NHL	28	4	5	9	20	-	-	-	-	-
2006-07	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	RSL	9	1	4	5	26	-	-	-	-	-
2006-07	Frölunda HC	SEL	36	16	17	33	80	-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	New York Islanders	NHL	78	10	12	22	62	-	-	-	-	-
NHL Totals			124	15	18	33	86	-	-	-	-	-