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Events
Birthday: Jul. 17, 1992
Height: 6' 5 | 198 cm
Weight: 216 lbs | 98 kg
Drafted: 19 overall, 2010 round 1 (
FLA)
Reports
Feb. 19, 2024 (Updated Feb. 23, 2024)
Contract: $4,200,000 over 2 years (Cap hit: $2,100,000)
Position scouted: Centre
Age when scouted: 31
Projection: Third Line
Trending: Under NHL Contract
Bjugstad is a 31 year old veteran forward who can play both the wing and centre.
Big body. Not overly physical. Moves well. Extends plays with his reach / range. Goes to the net area to create screens and look for secondary pucks. Solid skater.
Averages 17:00 TOI. Through 56GP he had produced 12G - 18A and was being deployed in all situations.
Solid depth forward who can slide in to a third or fourth line role at even strength and roll over the boards to assist with special teams. Responsible defensively (+2)
Signed through 24/25 season. Cap hit is $2.1M.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2023-24 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 76 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 11 | 59 |
| 2022-23 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 59 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 26 |
| 2021-22 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 57 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
- Compete/Consistency: 87
- Defensive Zone Starts: 79
- Hockey IQ: 89
- Offensive Zone Starts: 79
- Penalty Kill: 79
- Power Play: 79
- Physicality: 79
- Puck Moving/Passing: 75
- Shot: 85
- Skating: 89
Weighting
- 20%: Compete/Consistency, Hockey IQ, Skating
- 12%: Puck Moving/Passing
- 8%: Shot
- 4%: Defensive Zone Starts, Offensive Zone Starts, Penalty Kill, Power Play, Physicality
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