Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

Statistics: Career / 2009-10 / 2008-09 / 2007-08 / 2006-07

2009-10: Played in all 39 games ... Had a goal and six assists ... Assessed 20 penalties for 51 minutes ... Had two assists in 22 ECAC Hockey games ... Had assists in the first two games of the season vs. Massachusetts (10/8) and #16 New Hampshire (10/10) ... Recorded his first goal of the season in a 5-3 win over Boston University (12/11) ... Had an assist in the First Round playoff series vs. Brown (3/7) ... ECAC Hockey All-Academic ...

2008-09: Played in 35 games … Had two goals and two assists … First on team in penalties (34) and penalty minutes (106) … Scored two goals with one assist in 19 ECAC Hockey contests … Had two goals and an assist in 5-1 win at #7 Princeton on Jan. 10 … Notched an assist in 3-2 overtime win in game 1 of ECAC Hockey First Round series at Dartmouth (3/6) …

2007-08: Played in 32 games … Tallied two goals and three assists for five points … Assessed 18 penalties for 47 minutes … Registered three points (2 goals, 1 assist) and 33 penalty minutes in 19 league games … Scored a goal in 4-3 win at Princeton (11/30) … Recorded a goal and an assist in 4-2 victory against St. Lawrence (2/22) …

2006-07: Played in 23 games … Tallied one goal and one assist … Assessed 16 penalties for 32 minutes … Registered two points (1 goal, 1 assist) and 30 penalty minutes in 18 league games … ECAC Hockey League Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 15 … Recorded his first collegiate point – an assist – in a 4-3 win at Brown (1/27) … Scored his first collegiate goal in a 6-5 victory against Brown (2/23) … Team’s co-Most Improved Player Award (Andrei Uryadov) ...

Before Rensselaer: Played for New York Apple Core of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) in 2004-05 and 2005-06 ... Had six goals and 10 assists for 16 points in 45 games in 2005-06 ... Assessed 60 penalty minutes ... All-EJHL ... Played in USA National Under-16 (2004) and Under-17 (2005) Festivals ... Played in New York State Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 Festivals ... Played in Empire State Games in 2004 and 2005, winning two silver medals ... Captain in 2005 ... Played in 2004 Beanpot Tournament ... Tier I team won 2000 and 2002 New York State Championships ... Assistant captain of team that played in National Finals ... Attended Ward Melville High School for four years ... High Honor Roll ... Global Language Excellence Award for Spanish ... 2004 Rotary Excellence in Education Award nominee ...

Personal: Erik Lawrence Burgdoerfer ... Last name is pronounced burgh-DORF-er ... Born December 11, 1988 ... Management major ... Dean's List ... Enjoys wakeboarding and volunteering ... Son of Jane and Steven Burgdoerfer … Father wrestled at Indiana University.