André Burakovsky

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André Burakovsky
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Burakovsky with the Capitals in 2016.
Born (1995-02-09) February 9, 1995 (age 29)
Klagenfurt, AUT
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Washington Capitals
Malmö Redhawks
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 23rd overall, 2013
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2011–present

André Marcus Burakovsky (born February 9, 1995), last name sometimes stylized as Burakowsky, is an Austrian-born Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League. Burakovsky was born in Klagenfurt, Austria, but grew up in Malmö, Sweden.

Playing career

Burakovsky is the son of Pernilla and former Ottawa Senator Robert Burakovsky.[1][2] He was born in Austria while Robert played hockey there.[3]

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.[4]

Burakovsky made his professional debut during the 2011–12 season with the Malmö Redhawks of HockeyAllsvenskan when he was just 16 years old.[1] He won a silver medal playing with Team Sweden at the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships.[5]

On September 4, 2013, Burakovsky signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Capitals.[6] He then joined the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League for the 2013–14 season.[7]

Burakovsky scored his first NHL goal in his NHL debut on October 9, 2014, against Dustin Tokarski of the Montreal Canadiens.[8]

Career statistics

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
NHL totals 53 9 13 22 10 11 2 1 3 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Sweden IH18 2nd 5 2 1 3 0
2012 Sweden U17 4th 6 4 4 8 4
2012 Sweden IH18 3rd 5 3 3 6 16
2012 Sweden WJC18 2nd 6 0 3 3 0
2013 Sweden WJC18 5th 5 4 1 5 4
2014 Sweden WJC 2nd 7 3 4 7 0
Junior totals 34 16 16 32 24

Awards and honours

Awards Year
IIHF World U18 Championship Silver Medal with Team Sweden 2012 [9]

References

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Washington Capitals first round draft pick
2013		 Succeeded by
Jakub Vrána


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