Dan Bjornlie (born October 17, 1977, in Eagan, Minnesota) is an American former professional ice hockey

defenseman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...

who last played competitively with the Vienna Capitals of the

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. His pro career began with two seasons in the United Hockey League with the Quad City Mallards. He also played two games in the American Hockey League with the

Portland Pirates The Portland Pirates were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). Their home arena was the Cross Insurance Arena in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the Baltimore Skipjacks fr ...

. He then moved to Germany, playing in 2nd Bundesliga with

SC Riessersee SC Riessersee is a professional ice hockey team based in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern, Germany. They currently play in The Oberliga, the third level of ice hockey in Germany. Prior to the 2013–14 season, they played in the 2nd Bundesliga ...

in a two-year spell. His spell ended after the team was excluded from the league for financial reasons. He eventually moved to up to the

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, the country's top league, playing for the Kölner Haie. He later returned to the 2nd. Bundesliga with

SC Bietigheim-Bissingen SC Bietigheim-Bissingen, also known as the Bietigheim Steelers, is a professional ice hockey team based in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany. They currently play in DEL, the highest-level league in Germany. Prior to the 2021—22 season they played i ...

. In 2007, he signed with the Vienna Capitals.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bjornlie, Dan 1977 births American expatriate sportspeople in Austria American expatriate sportspeople in Germany American men's ice hockey defensemen Ice hockey players from Minnesota Kölner Haie players Living people People from Eagan, Minnesota Portland Pirates players Quad City Mallards (UHL) players Vienna Capitals players Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey players Sportspeople from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area