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Utah Western Conference Central Division
 
Nick Bjugstad • #17 • C
Status:On roster
Ht/Wt:6'6", 208 lbs.
Born:Jul 17, 1992 (31 yrs) in Minneapolis, MN
Experience:11 years
Drafted:Drafted by Florida in 2010 (1/19).
Acquired:Acquired as a free agent in 2023.
Shoots:R
Movements & Injuries
2023
3/02/2023 Acquired from the Arizona Coyotes
2022
7/13/2022 Signed as a free agent by the Arizona Coyotes to a one-year contract.
2/18/2022 Missed 14 games (upper body injury).
2/07/2022 Upper body injury, injured reserve.
1/06/2022 Upper body injury, sidelined indefinitely.
2021
7/05/2021 Signed by the Minnesota Wild to a one-year contract extension.
4/23/2021 Missed 8 games (upper body injury).
4/07/2021 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2/13/2021 Activated from the COVID-19 list by the Minnesota Wild.
2/03/2021 COVID-19, day-to-day.
2/01/2021 Fined $5,000 by the NHL.
2020
9/11/2020 Acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins
8/07/2020 Missed the last regular season and all 4 playoff games (spine injury).
8/01/2020 Spine injury, injured reserve.
5/27/2020 Spine injury, remainder of the playoffs.
3/10/2020 Lower body injury, sidelined indefinitely.
3/05/2020 Missed 46 games (core muscle injury).
2019
11/19/2019 Core muscle injury, injured reserve.
11/16/2019 Lower body injury, sidelined indefinitely.
10/26/2019 Missed 9 games (lower body injury).
10/07/2019 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
2/01/2019 Acquired from the Florida Panthers
1/13/2019 Missed 16 games (upper body injury).
1/08/2019 Upper body injury, injured reserve.
2018
12/08/2018 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2017
1/25/2017 Missed 9 games (lower body injury).
1/07/2017 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
2016
11/21/2016 Missed 19 games (broken wrist).
10/11/2016 Broken hand, injured reserve.
4/24/2016 Missed the last playoff game (head injury).
1/03/2016 Missed 15 games (upper body injury).
2015
12/27/2015 Upper body injury, injured reserve.
12/26/2015 Missed 12 games (upper body injury).
12/11/2015 Upper body injury, injured reserve.
12/01/2015 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
4/11/2015 Missed the last 10 regular season games (lower body injury).
3/24/2015 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2014
12/30/2014 Signed by the Florida Panthers to a six-year contract extension.
2013
10/13/2013 Missed 5 games (concussion).
9/30/2013 Concussion, injured reserve.
4/03/2013 Signed by the Florida Panthers to a three-year entry-level contract.
2010
6/25/2010 Drafted by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round (19th overall) in 2010.
Career Transactions
2020
9/11/2020 Pittsburgh Penguins traded Nick Bjugstad to the Minnesota Wild for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2021.
2019
2/01/2019 Florida Panthers traded Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Derrick Brassard, Riley Sheahan, a second-round draft pick in 2019 and two fourth-round draft pick in 2019.
2010
6/25/2010 Drafted by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round (19th overall) in 2010.
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