Will Borgen

William Borgen (born December 19, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Will Borgen
Borgen in 2017
Born (1996-12-19) December 19, 1996
Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Buffalo Sabres
Rochester Americans (AHL)
NHL Draft 92nd overall, 2015
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2018–present

Playing career

Early career

Borgen attended Moorhead High School in Minnesota, leading the school in his final year as captain before joining the Omaha Lancers in the United States Hockey League to complete the 2014–15 season.[1]

Borgen was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, in the fourth round, 92nd overall.[2] He began his collegiate career the following season with St. Cloud State University of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference while majoring in sports management.[1]

Collegiate

In his freshman season at St. Cloud State, Borgen recorded his first collegiate point, an assist, in a game against Michigan University on October 30.[3] He later recorded his first collegiate goal during the NCHC playoffs against Western Michigan.[4] In the end, he recorded 11 assists in conference games to lead all NCHC freshman defenceman. As a result, he was selected for the NCHC All-Rookie team.[5]

In his junior year, Borgen recorded a career high, and team leading, 14 points to earn NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year.[6] He was also named an All-NCHC Honorable Mention.[7]

Professional

At the completion of his junior season with the Huskies in 2017–18, in which he was selected as the Conference's defensive defenseman of the year, Borgen was signed to an entry-level professional contract by the Sabres on March 25, 2018.[8] He was assigned to join the Sabres' AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans on an amateur try-out agreement to play out the remainder of the campaign. He eventually made his NHL debut against the Ottawa Senators on March 26, 2019.[9]

International play

Borgen was first selected to represent the United States at the 2016 World Junior Championships. He contributed with 3 assists in 7 games, as Team USA captured the bronze medal.

On January 1, 2018, Borgen was selected to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Moorhead High USHS 24 3 16 19 22 3 0 1 1 0
2013–14 Moorhead High USHS 24 6 10 16 35 3 2 3 5 2
2014–15 Moorhead High USHS 24 5 21 26 64 3 1 1 2 6
2014–15 Omaha Lancers USHL 18 1 5 6 0 3 0 0 0 0
2015–16 St. Cloud State NCHC 37 1 13 14 36 — — — — —
2016–17 St. Cloud State NCHC 33 2 10 12 60 — — — — —
2017–18 St. Cloud State NCHC 36 2 13 15 68 — — — — —
2017–18 Rochester Americans AHL 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2018–19 Rochester Americans AHL 71 3 11 14 56 3 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2019–20 Rochester Americans AHL 61 1 10 11 76 — — — — —
NHL totals 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 United States WJC 7 0 3 3 2
Junior totals 7 0 3 3 2

Awards and honors
Award Year
College
NCHC All-Rookie Team 2016 [5]
NCHC Best Defensive Defenseman 2018 [6]
NCHC Honorable Mention All-Star Team 2018 [7]
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References
  1. "#20 Will Borgen". scsuhuskies.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. "William Borgen". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  3. "#9 St. Cloud State men's hockey at WMU on Nov. 13-14". scsuhuskies.com. November 11, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  4. "#5 St. Cloud State edges Western Michigan 4-3 in OT". scsuhuskies.com. March 11, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  5. "St. Cloud State's Borgen and Schuldt named to NCHC All-Rookie team". scsuhuskies.com. March 8, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  6. Hatten, Mick (March 15, 2018). "SCSU's Borgen, Motzko receive NCHC awards". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  7. "St. Cloud State's Bob Motzko and Will Borgen earn 2017-18 NCHC awards". scsuhuskies.com. March 15, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  8. "Sabres sign Borgen to entry-level contract". Buffalo Sabres. March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  9. "Former Husky Will Borgen makes NHL debut with Buffalo". scsuhuskies.com. March 27, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  10. "SCSU's Borgen, alumnus Roe named to U.S. Olympic team". SC Times. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Tucker Poolman		 NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year
2017–18		 Succeeded by
Jimmy Schuldt


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