CALGARY, AB – The Western Hockey League announced today that Portland Winterhawks’ forward Oliver Bjorkstrand is the Denny’s WHL Player of the Week for the week ending November 30, 2014.

Bjorkstrand notched five goals and six points, while posting a +4 rating in three games over the past week, leading the Winterhawks to three straight victories in that span.

On Tuesday, November 25th, Bjorkstrand potted a pair of goals, including the game-winner, while claiming 2nd Star honours in a 4-2 win over the visiting Victoria Royals. On Friday, November 28th, Bjorkstrand scored twice more, picked up another game-winning-goal and was named the game’s 2nd Star in a 5-2 victory over the visiting Kootenay Ice. Bjorkstrand finished the week by scoring a goal and an assist while earning 1st Star honours in a 3-2 triumph over the host Tri-City Americans on Saturday.

Bjorkstrand, a 19-year-old from Herning, Denmark, has tallied eighteen goals and 34 points along with a +11 rating in 24 games so far this season. The 6’0”, 168-lb forward is in his third season in the WHL with the Winterhawks where he has amassed 99 goals and 206 points in 158 career regular season contests. Bjorkstrand was chosen by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the third round, 89th overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft.

Denny’s WHL Player of the Week

Nov. 24 – Nov. 30: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Portland Winterhawks

Nov. 17 – Nov. 23: Lane Bauer, Edmonton Oil Kings

Nov. 10 – Nov. 16: Sam Reinhart, Kootenay Ice

Nov. 3 – Nov. 9: Rourke Chartier, Kelowna Rockets

Oct. 27 – Nov. 2: Josh Morrissey, Prince Albert Raiders

Oct. 20 – Oct. 26: Conner Bleackley, Red Deer Rebels

Oct. 13 – Oct. 19: Joe Hicketts, Victoria Royals

Oct. 6 – Oct. 12: Ivan Nikolishin, Everett Silvertips

Sept. 29 – Oct. 5: Madison Bowey, Kelowna Rockets

Sept. 22 – Sept. 28: Carson Stadnyk, Everett Silvertips

Sept. 19 – Sept. 21: Jay Merkley, Swift Current Broncos