Rob Bordson

{{short description|American professional ice hockey forward|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Rob Bordson.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Bordson with the Providence Bruins in 2015

| position = Forward

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 199

| team = Stavanger Oilers

| league = Norway

| former_teams = Syracuse Crunch
Adirondack Phantoms
Rochester Americans
Chicago Wolves
Providence Bruins
Iowa Wild
Fischtown Pinguins
Düsseldorfer EG
Västerviks IK
HPK

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|06|09}}

| birth_place = Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2010

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Rob Bordson (born June 9, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing under contract with the Stavanger Oilers in the Norwegian Eliteserien.

Playing career

Bordson signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks on March 23, 2010, after playing three seasons of collegiate hockey with the University of Minnesota Duluth.{{cite news | url = http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=522446 | title = Ducks Sign Bordson to Entry-Level Deal | publisher = Anaheim Ducks | date = 23 March 2010 | accessdate = 2010-11-21}} Shortly into his first professional season, Bordson was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers with Danny Syvret for David Laliberte and Patrick Maroon.[http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=342260 FLYERS, DUCKS COMPLETE FOUR-PLAYER TRADE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813204443/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=342260 |date=August 13, 2014 }} TSN, November 21, 2010

Bordson was part of the blockbuster trade that sent Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings for Wayne Simmonds, Brayden Schenn, and a 2012 2nd round pick on June 23, 2011{{cite news | url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=566902 | title = Mike Richards headed to the Kings |work=NHL | date = June 23, 2011 | accessdate = June 23, 2011}} He was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Kings, making him an unrestricted free agent.{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/06/ducks-kings-hockey-drew-doughty-.html|title=NHL Deadline For Qualifying Offers Approaches|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 27, 2011|accessdate=July 2, 2011}}

On September 15, 2011, Bordson was signed by the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.{{cite web| url = http://www.trentontitanshockey.com/titans-add-thomas-berenguer-bordson-to-roster/686/ | title = Titans Add Thomas, Berenguer, Bordson to Roster | publisher = Trenton Titans | date = 2011-11-15 | accessdate = 2011-11-15}} During the 2011–12 season, on December 9, 2011, Bordson was signed by the Rochester Americans of the AHL to a professional try out (PTO).{{cite web | url = http://www.amerks.com/newsX.asp?type=News&aID=408 | title = Sabres recall Szczechura, sign Bordson to PTO | publisher = Rochester Americans | date = 2011-12-09 | accessdate = 2011-12-09 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120515093741/http://www.amerks.com/newsX.asp?type=News&aID=408 | archivedate = May 15, 2012 | df = mdy-all }} He was returned to the Titans before he was signed by former team the Adirondack Phantoms on February 21, 2012, for the remainder of the season.

On August 12, 2014, Bordson signed a contract with the Chicago Wolves.{{cite web| url = http://chicagowolves.com/news/releases/item/4144-wolves-add-bordson-to-pack | title = Wolves add Bordson to pack | publisher = Chicago Wolves | date = August 12, 2014 | accessdate = August 13, 2014}}

On September 14, 2015, Bordson signed as a free agent, returning to the ECHL for the first time since 2011, in agreeing to a deal with the Adirondack Thunder for their inaugural season.{{cite web| url = http://www.echl.com/veteran-forward-bordson-signs-with-thunder-p199452 | title = Veteran forward Bordson signs with Thunder | publisher = ECHL | date = 2015-09-14 | accessdate = 2015-09-14}} He was elected captain to start the 2015–16 season, and was named the player of the month for October in leading the ECHL in all offensive categories.{{cite web| url = http://echlthunder.com/news/index.html?article_id=378 | title = Rob Bordson named CCM ECHL player of the month | publisher = Adirondack Thunder | date = 2015-11-04 | accessdate = 2015-11-04}} With 13 points in 7 games Bordson returned to the AHL on November 6, 2015, signing a one-year contract with the Providence Bruins.{{cite web| url = http://echlthunder.com/news/?article_id=380 | title = Providence Bruins sign Bordson to AHL contract | publisher = Adirondack Thunder | date = 2015-11-06 | accessdate = 2015-11-06}}

At the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Bordson elected to embark on a European career, agreeing to a one-year contract as a free agent with new German DEL entrant the Fischtown Pinguins on July 14, 2016.{{cite web| url = http://www.fischtown-pinguins.de/news/displaysingle/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2240&cHash=e969169f5fb64 | title = Rob Bordson agrees with Fischtown Pinguins | publisher = Fischtown Pinguins | date = 2016-07-14 | accessdate = 2016-07-14 | language = German}} Bordson endured a successful start to his European adventure, contributing with 30 assists and 38 points in 45 games during the 2016–17 season.

Opting to leave Fischtown at the conclusion of his contract, Bordson continued in the DEL, agreeing to a one-year deal with Düsseldorfer EG on August 31, 2017.{{cite web | publisher = Düsseldorfer EG | url = https://www.deg-eishockey.de/2017/08/nachschlag-fuer-die-offensive-rob-bordson-stuermt-in-rot-gelb/ | title = Rob Bordson storms into DEG | date = 2017-08-31 | accessdate = 2017-08-31 | language = German | archive-date = September 20, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170920190920/https://www.deg-eishockey.de/2017/08/nachschlag-fuer-die-offensive-rob-bordson-stuermt-in-rot-gelb/ | url-status = dead }} In the 2017–18 season, Bordson was unable to replicate his scoring rate with DEG, recording just 3 goals in 31 games as the club missed the playoffs. His contract was not renewed at the conclusion of the season.{{cite web| url = https://www.deg-eishockey.de/2018/05/deg-loest-vertrag-mit-torhueter-timo-herden/ | title = Rob Bordson leaves DEG | publisher = Düsseldorfer EG | date = 2018-05-08 | accessdate = 2018-05-08 | language = German}}

On July 26, 2018, Bordson signed a one-year contract in the neighbouring Austrian Hockey League (EBEL), with the Dornbirn Bulldogs.{{cite web | url = https://www.bulldogs.hockey/blog/news/bulldogs-verpflichten-rob-bordson/ | title = Bulldogs sign Rob Bordson | publisher = Dornbirner EC | date = 2018-07-26 | accessdate = 2018-07-26 | language = German}} Prior to the 2018–19 campaign, Bordson suffered a season ending knee injury in the pre-season with the Bulldogs, cutting short his tenure with the club without making his debut.

After a full year of rehabilitation, Bordson resumed his professional career in agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish club, Västerviks IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan on July 11, 2019.{{cite web| url =https://www.vikhockey.se/artikel/q55dajxyk-6h8ki1/spelarnytt-rob-bordson-heter-vasterviks-ik-s-nye-toppcenter| publisher = Västerviks IK | title = Rob Bordson signed as VIK's new topline center | date = July 11, 2019 | accessdate = July 11, 2019 | language = Swedish}} He split the season between Sweden and the Finnish Liiga joining HPK to end the 2019–20 season, registering 4 assists in 10 games before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spending four seasons abroad in Europe, on October 6, 2020, Bordson returned to North America by agreeing to a contract with the Kansas City Mavericks of the ECHL.{{cite web| url = https://www.kcmavericks.com/news/six-year-ahl-vet-rob-bordson-lands-with-mavericks | title = Six-year AHL vet Rob Bordson lands with Mavericks | publisher = Kansas City Mavericks | date = October 6, 2020 | accessdate = October 6, 2020 }} As captain of the Mavericks for the 2020–21 season, Bordson in a top scoring line role produced 17 goals and 50 points through 57 regular season games.

On July 7, 2021, Bordson returned to the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL as a free agent.{{cite web|url=https://prohockeynews.com/adirondack-signs-three-veteran-forwards-for-21-22-season/|title=Adirondack signs three veteran forwards|year=2021|website=Pro Hockey News|access-date=2021-07-09}} Before making his return, Bordson left the club after securing a European contract with Norwegian club, Stavanger Oilers, on October 5, 2021.{{cite web| url = https://www.oilers.no/nyheter/rob-bordson-klar-for-oilers/ | title = Rob Bordson signs with Oilers | publisher = Stavanger Oilers | language = Norwegian | date = October 5, 2021 | accessdate = October 5, 2021}}

Career statistics

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

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| 2006–07

| Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

| USHL

| 47

| 6

| 29

| 35

| 26

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 0

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| 2007–08

| Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs

| WCHA

| 27

| 1

| 6

| 7

| 6

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2008–09

| Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs

| WCHA

| 15

| 0

| 6

| —

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| 2009–10

| Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs

| WCHA

| 40

| 12

| 28

| 40

| 18

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2010–11

| Syracuse Crunch

| AHL

| 15

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 4

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Adirondack Phantoms

| AHL

| 60

| 7

| 14

| 21

| 28

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2011–12

| Trenton Titans

| ECHL

| 38

| 17

| 34

| 51

| 38

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Rochester Americans

| AHL

| 8

| 0

| 2

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2011–12

| Adirondack Phantoms

| AHL

| 24

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 16

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Adirondack Phantoms

| AHL

| 76

| 12

| 13

| 25

| 35

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2013–14

| Adirondack Phantoms

| AHL

| 75

| 11

| 14

| 25

| 69

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 61

| 8

| 15

| 23

| 33

| 2

| 0

| 2

ALIGN="center"

| 2015–16

| Adirondack Thunder

| ECHL

| 9

| 18

| 4

| —

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| 2015–16

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 10

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 4

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2015–16

| Iowa Wild

| AHL

| 50

| 8

| 10

| 18

| 17

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| Fischtown Pinguins

| DEL

| 45

| 8

| 30

| 38

| 22

| 6

| 0

| 2

| 4

ALIGN="center"

| 2017–18

| Düsseldorfer EG

| DEL

| 31

| 3

| 13

| 16

| 8

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2019–20

| Västerviks IK

| Allsv

| 38

| 10

| 24

| 34

| 28

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2019–20

| HPK

| Liiga

| 10

| 0

| 4

| 2

| —

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| 2020–21

| Kansas City Mavericks

| ECHL

| 57

| 17

| 33

| 50

| 10

| —

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 380

! 50

! 77

! 127

! 208

! 2

! 0

! 2

References

External links

{{icehockeystats|tsn=rob-bordson}}
[http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/rob_bordson Rob Bordson's profile] at [http://www.hockeysfuture.com/ HockeysFuture.com]

Category:1988 births

Category:Adirondack Phantoms players

Category:Adirondack Thunder players

Category:American men's ice hockey left wingers

Category:Cedar Rapids RoughRiders players

Category:Chicago Wolves players

Category:Düsseldorfer EG players

Category:Fischtown Pinguins players

Category:HPK players

Category:Iowa Wild players

Category:Kansas City Mavericks players

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