Marcus Björk (ice hockey)
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| Marcus Björk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Björk with the Cleveland Monsters in 2023 | |||
| Born |
24 November 1997 Umeå, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Allsv team Former teams |
IF Björklöven Örebro HK Malmö Redhawks Brynäs IF Columbus Blue Jackets Oulun Kärpät | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Marcus Björk (born 24 November 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for IF Björklöven of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan.
Undrafted into the NHL, Björk played professionally in Sweden in the Swedish Hockey League from 2018 to 2022 with Örebro HK, the Malmö Redhawks and Brynäs IF.
He signed as a free agent to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on 24 May 2022.[1] After attending his first NHL training camp, Björk was assigned to begin the 2022–23 season with American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters.[2]
Following 11 games with the Monsters, with the Blue Jackets suffering a glut of injuries, Björk was recalled and made his NHL debut on 12 November 2022, and scored in a 4–3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders, making him just the seventh player in franchise history to score in his debut.[3][4] In June 2023, Björk signed a one-year, two-way extension with the Blue Jackets.[5] He spent the entire season with the Monsters, finishing fifth in playoff scoring on the team.
After undergoing off-season back surgery and training with a club in Sweden, Björk signed a deal with Oulun Kärpät of Liiga on 29 November 2024.[6]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | Luleå HF | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Luleå HF | J20 | 37 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Luleå HF | J20 | 45 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Asplöven HC | Div.1 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 52 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Örebro HK | SHL | 35 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | ||
| 2019–20 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 51 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 52 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 44 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 51 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2024–25 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 32 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 47 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 204 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 98 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | ||||
| NHL totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Liiga totals | 79 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||