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Bjork brings elite hockey pedigree to Spruce Kings

By Prince George Citizen, 11/30/17, 9:30PM CST

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Former NDA star now playing in BCHL

Considering his hockey bloodlines, it was only natural that Brady Bjork, the newest addition to the Prince George Spruce Kings, would end up signing a college commitment with the Notre Dame Irish.

His dad Kirt played there from 1979-83.

His cousin Eric Condra spent four seasons at Notre Dame (2005-09) before he went on to the NHL with the Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning.

And Brady's 21-year-old brother Anders had a three-year stint playing for the Irish before he signed this past summer with the Boston Bruins.

As a high school star for the Notre Dame Academy Tritons in Green Bay, Wisc., Brady attracted plenty of attention from NCAA talent scouts. But when it came down to deciding on his college future the choice was a no-brainer for the 18-year-old left winger.

"From the get-go that was my dream school and I'm excited to go there," said Bjork, acquired earlier this week in a trade from the Wenatchee Wild for future considerations. "Hopefully I'll get there when I'm ready and can contribute to them as well."

He's listed as a 2018 Notre Dame recruit but his college scholarship won't likely begin until the 2019-20 season and would mean he'll have 1 1/2 seasons to play for the Spruce Kings. 

In 18 games of limited duty this season with the Wild, the six-foot, 170-pound Bjork had one goal and five assists. Kings general manager Mike Hawes said he couldn't pass up the chance to get Bjork when he made it known to the Wild he wanted to be dealt to a team willing to give him more icetime.

"They've got a deep team up front and Brady was looking for more of an opportunity and we'll be able to give him that," said Hawes. "He's a skilled player with a lot of speed and you can't have enough of that in the lineup. Schools like Notre Dame only bring in good players and having seen Brady in practice for a couple days this week I think we're going to be lucky to have him. He's an offensive guy who's out up good numbers wherever he's been."

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