André Burakovsky

André Burakovsky is an offensively skilled forward whose strong spells in the NHL have alternated with slumpsArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. André BurakovskyArticle in EurohockeyRead the sourceArticle in Svenska IshockeyförbundetRead the sourceClose grew up in Malmö and began playing club hockey with Limhamn Limeburners HC. He moved from Limhamn to Malmö before his U16 yearsArticle in NHL.comRead the sourceClose.

In SVT’s DecemberSVT stands for Sveriges Television, Sweden’s public service television broadcaster.Article in SVTRead the sourceClose 2013 interview with Burakovsky and his father Robert, he recalled first skating on Öresund at the age of 2. He also remembered playing floor hockey at home as a child, where vases broke and pucks left marks on the wallsArticle in SVTRead the sourceClose.

In a 2016Article in EurohockeyRead the sourceClose interview with Eurohockey, Burakovsky said he was playing senior hockey in Malmö at just 16. He recalled needing a few weeks to adjust to the smaller ice in ErieArticle in EurohockeyRead the sourceClose. He also described regularly discussing games with his father Robert and receiving advice on skating, puck control and when to shootArticle in EurohockeyRead the sourceClose.

Golf also entered his life as a teenager: in Skånesport’s JuneArticle in SkånesportRead the sourceClose 2019 interview at Bosjökloster GK, Burakovsky said he began playing at 14–15. He felt golf helped him stay calm even after a bad shift in hockeyArticle in SkånesportRead the sourceClose.