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André Burakovsky
Burakovsky with the Washington Capitals in 2018
Born (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29)
Klagenfurt, Austria
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Colorado Avalanche
Malmö Redhawks
Washington Capitals
National team  Sweden
NHL draft 23rd overall, 2013
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2011–present

André Burakovsky (also stylized as Burakowsky; born 9 February 1995) is an Austrian-born Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He had previously played for the Washington Capitals, who drafted him 23rd overall in 2013. Burakovsky won the Stanley Cup in 2018 with the Capitals.

Personal life

Burakovsky was born in Klagenfurt, in southern Austria where his father was playing hockey at the time, but grew up in Malmö, Sweden, his father's hometown.[1][2] His father is Robert Burakovsky, who was drafted 217th overall 1985 NHL Entry Draft and played 23 games with the Ottawa Senators.[3][4] His mother is Pernilla Burakovsky.[5][6] He has two sisters, Alexandra Burakovsky and Anna Burakovsky. He is of Russian-Jewish descent.[7]

Playing career

Burakovsky was selected in the third round (102nd overall) by SKA Saint Petersburg in the 2012 KHL Junior Draft, and was selected by the Capitals in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[8]

Burakovsky made his professional debut during the 2011–12 season with the Malmö Redhawks of HockeyAllsvenskan when he was just 16 years old.[5] He won a silver medal playing with Team Sweden at the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships.[9]

On 4 September 2013, Burakovsky signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Capitals.[10] He then joined the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League for the 2013–14 season.[11]

Burakovsky scored his first NHL goal in his NHL debut on 9 October 2014, against Dustin Tokarski of the Montreal Canadiens. He became the second fastest Capitals player to score their first career NHL goal and the 13th Capitals player to score in his NHL debut.[12] In 2015-16 he appeared in 79 games, scored 17 goals, and had 21 assists.

On 22 January 2017, against the Dallas Stars, Burakovsky scored the game's first goal for the fourth consecutive game, tying the NHL record for the most consecutive team games scoring the first goal.[13] The last player to achieve this was Jonathan Cheechoo during the 2007-08 NHL season.[14]

On July 4, 2017, he agreed to a 2-year, $6-million contract with the Washington Capitals.[15] During the 2017–18 season, on 24 October 2017, Burakovsky required surgery on his thumb after it was injured in a game against the Florida Panthers and was expected to miss six to eight weeks.[16][17] He returned to the Capitals lineup on 8 December 2017 after missing 20 games.[18]

Burakovsky was sidelined with an injury during the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs and missed the remainder of the Capitals first round against the Columbus Blue Jackets.[19] After missing 10 playoff games, and going pointless upon returning, Burakovsky scored two goals in Game 7 against the Tampa Bay Lightning to help send the Capitals to the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals.[20] He admitted to hiring a sports psychologist, saying, "I think when I'm doing something bad, I'm thinking about it for a long time, and it just sits in my head. That's something I have to work on in the summer."[21] Despite his struggles, Burakovsky won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals on 7 June 2018.[22]

On 28 June 2019, Burakovsky was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Scott Kosmachuk and a second and third-round pick in 2020.[23] On 15 July 2019, Burakovsky agreed to his qualifying offer, accepting a one-year, $3.25 million contract with the Avalanche.[24]

Andre Burakovsky with the Avalanche in 2020.

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Malmö Redhawks J20 42 17 25 42 43 5 1 4 5 2
2011–12 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 10 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Malmö Redhawks J20 13 3 4 7 8 3 1 2 3 8
2012–13 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 43 4 7 11 8 — — — — —
2013–14 Erie Otters OHL 57 41 46 87 35 14 10 3 13 2
2014–15 Washington Capitals NHL 53 9 13 22 10 11 2 1 3 0
2014–15 Hershey Bears AHL 13 3 4 7 6 1 1 0 1 0
2015–16 Washington Capitals NHL 79 17 21 38 12 12 1 0 1 6
2016–17 Washington Capitals NHL 64 12 23 35 14 13 3 3 6 2
2017–18 Washington Capitals NHL 56 12 13 25 27 13 2 4 6 4
2018–19 Washington Capitals NHL 76 12 13 25 14 7 1 1 2 0
NHL totals 328 62 83 145 77 56 9 9 18 12

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Sweden IH18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2 1 3 0
2012 Sweden U17 4th 6 4 4 8 4
2012 Sweden IH18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 3 6 16
2012 Sweden WJC18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 0 3 3 0
2013 Sweden WJC18 5th 5 4 1 5 4
2014 Sweden WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3 4 7 0
2016 Sweden WC 6th 3 1 0 1 12
Junior totals 34 16 16 32 24
Senior totals 3 1 0 1 12

Awards and honors

Award Year
NHL
Stanley Cup (Washington Capitals) 2018 [25]

References

  1. ^ Carrera, Katie (30 June 2013). "NHL draft 2013: Capitals choose forward Andre Burakovsky with 23rd pick". Washington Post. Washington. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ Andre Burakovsky credits his father for his NHL success - Eurohockey.com
  3. ^ Prewitt, Alex (13 February 2015). "Capitals rookie Andre Burakovsky benefited from his father's tough love". The Washington Post. Los Angeles. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Robert Burakovsky". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b "2013 NHL Draft Profile & Scouting Report: Andre Burakowsky". DefendingBigD.com. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Burakovsky scores, but Caps lose opener to Habs in 2-1 shootout". Comcast SportsNet Washington. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Jews in the News: Gwyneth Paltrow, Albert Brooks and Genevieve Angelson". jewishtampa. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Andre Burakovsky prospect profile". HockeysFuture.com. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Duo set to lead Sweden at U18's". FutureConsiderations.com. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  10. ^ "Capitals sign Andre Burakovsky". Washington Capitals. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Predicting the next 5 Capitals prospects to arrive in the NHL". bleacherreport.com. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  12. ^ Larimer, Sarah (10 October 2014). "Caps rookie Andre Burakovsky scores, celebrates like Alex Ovechkin in NHL debut". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  13. ^ Khurshudyan, Isabelle (22 January 2017). "With rediscovered touch, Andre Burakovsky shows a knack for getting on the board first". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  14. ^ "POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Caps 4, Stars 3 (OT)". 22 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Capitals ink Burakovsky to 2-year, $6M deal". The Sports Network. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  16. ^ Khurshudyan, Isabelle (24 October 2017). "Capitals' Andre Burakovsky has thumb surgery, expected to miss six to eight weeks". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Burakovsky of Capitals to miss 6-8 weeks". NHL.com. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  18. ^ Vogel, Mike (8 December 2017). "#CapsRangers Skate Shavings: You Again". NHL.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  19. ^ Gulitti, Tom (20 April 2018). "Burakovsky out rest of first round for Capitals against Blue Jackets". NHL.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  20. ^ Long, Corey (24 May 2018). "Burakovsky redeems himself in Capitals Game 7 win against Lightning". NHL.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  21. ^ Dougherty, Jesse (23 May 2018). "Game 7 swung on the unlikely stick of Andre Burakovsky". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  22. ^ McNally, Brian (8 June 2018). "Capitals carried by Ovechkin in triumphant run to Stanley Cup". NHL.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  23. ^ "Burakovsky traded to Avalanche by Capitals". National Hockey League. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Avalanche signs Andre Burakovsky". Colorado Avalanche. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  25. ^ "The Washington Capitals, after years of frustration, win the Stanley Cup". The New York Times. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Washington Capitals first round draft pick
2013 		Succeeded by
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