Filip Björk
| Filip Björk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
1 October 1986 Sollentuna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Bakersfield Condors IF Sundsvall HK SKP Poprad Eispiraten Crimmitschau HK Gomel Almtuna IS Arystan Temirtau Beibarys Atyrau HC Fassa | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Filip Björk (born 1 October 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently an unrestricted free agent who played college hockey in the NCAA for four years then signed with Bakersfield Condors, which at the time, was the NHL team Anaheim Ducks affiliate. Bjork was known for his tough playing style and mobile skating.
He signed a one-year ECHL contract with the Rapid City Rush as a free agent on 26 August 2015.[1] However, he failed to secure a position with the Rush after attending training camp on 13 October 2015. He played professional hockey in America, Europe, Belarus and Kazakhstan before retiring due to a facial injury that occurred during an ice hockey game.
References
[edit]- ^ "Stefanovich and Bjork come to Rush from Europe". Rapid City Rush. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
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- 1986 births
- Almtuna IS players
- Arystan Temirtau players
- Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players
- Beibarys Atyrau players
- ETC Crimmitschau players
- HK Gomel players
- HK Poprad players
- IF Sundsvall Hockey players
- Living people
- New England College alumni
- New England College Pilgrims men's ice hockey
- Pensacola Ice Flyers players
- SHC Fassa players
- Swedish ice hockey defencemen
- Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belarus
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Kazakhstan
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Belarus
- Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Italy
- Expatriate ice hockey players in France
- Swedish ice hockey defenceman stubs