Player's Profile
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- Name: Sean Bergenheim
- Position: LW
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 5-10
- Weight: 194 lbs
- Birthdate: 1984-02-08
- Eligible for Draft: 2002
- Drafted:
- Hometown: Helsinki,
- Acquired: 1st rd, 22nd overall, 2002 draft
- Playing In: Pro
Sean Bergenheim
Prospect Grade: 6.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
History
Bergenheim has played in Jokerit system for the last few seasons.
2001-02: He has made his SM-liiga debut with some promising play, scored twice in 11 games. Bergenheim played in U18 World Championship.
2002-03: Was drafted by the Islanders 22nd overall in the first round and saw limited action with the Continental Cup winning Jokerit squad. Had an outstanding Tournamnet with Finland at the 2002 WJC in Halifax, where he was player of the game in the teams opener and matched his season's production during the tournament.
2006-07: Bergenheim played with three teams last season – Yaroslavl Lokomotiv in Russia, Frolunda in Sweden and Team Finland at the World Championships. He spent five games with Yaroslavl, scoring one goal, three assists for four points and collecting 24 penalty minutes. During his time with Frolunda, Bergenheim played in 36 games, notching 16 goals, 17 assists for 33 points to go along with a feisty 80 penalty minutes. And while representing Team Finland, Bergenheim played in two games, putting in one goal, two assists for three points and just six penalty minutes.Talent Analysis
Bergenheim is fast and quite a strong player although he isn't very big. He has good puckhandling skill. He is more of a speedster than playmaker.
Future
The biggest thing with Bergenheim is he needs to learn how to better control his emotions, both on and off the ice. He's turning into more of an offensive producer, but he's hurting the teams he plays for with how often he's in the box. The contract dispute from last season is another example of Bergenheim acting on his emotions and caused him to be held back from what should've been a big season for him. There's also the fact that he wouldn't play for Lokomotiv. He's too talented of a player to have this many distractions keeping him away from playing to the best of his ability in a top-level league. The one-year contract he signed with the Islanders all but guarantees playing time in the NHL, but gives the organization the opportunity to send Bergenheim down to the Sound Tigers as they see fit. That being said, Bergenheim did not partake in the prospects mini-camp.
Stats
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM |
| 2003 | Team Finland (WJC) | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| 2003-04 | NY Islanders (NHL) | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 2003-04 | Jokerit (SM Liiga) | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 18 |
| 2004 | Jokerit (SM Liiga) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 |
| 2004 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 2004 | Team Finland (WJC) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 2 |
| 2004-05 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) | 61 | 15 | 14 | 29 | +1 | 69 |
| 2005-06 | NY Islanders (NHL) | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 20 |
| 2005-06 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) | 55 | 25 | 22 | 47 | +4 | 112 |
| 2006 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 24 |
| 2006 | Team Finland (WC) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +6 | 4 |
| 2006-07 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RUS) | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 26 |
| 2006-07 | Västra Frölunda HC Indians (Elitserien) | 36 | 16 | 17 | 33 | +9 | 80 |
| 2007 | Team Finland (WC) | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 31 |
Profile Last Updated: December, 1st 2007
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