Dan Bjornlie is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 defenceman

Defenceman (ice hockey)

Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...

 currently playing for the Vienna Capitals

Vienna Capitals

Vienna Capitals are a member of the Erste Bank Hockey League. They play their home games in Vienna, Austria, at Albert Schultz Eishalle.-Current roster:-References:...

 of the Erste Bank Hockey League.

His pro career began with two seasons in the United Hockey League

United Hockey League

The United Hockey League was a low-level professional ice hockey league , with teams in the United States...

 with the Quad City Mallards

Quad City Mallards

The Quad City Mallards were a professional ice hockey team competing in the AA level United Hockey League. The Mallards played their home games at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois. Their team colors were forest green and burgundy. They won the Colonial Cup in 1997, 1998 and 2001,...

. He also played two games in the American Hockey League

American Hockey League

The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...

 with the Portland Pirates

Portland Pirates

The Portland Pirates is a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. They play in the Cumberland County Civic Center in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the...

. He then moved to Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, playing in 2nd Bundesliga

2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)

The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :...

 with SC Riessersee

SC Riessersee

SC Riessersee is an ice hockey team from Germany.They play their home games at the Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum, located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern. They currently play in the second level of German ice hockey, the 2...

 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 Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the country's top league, playing for the Kölner Haie

Kölner Haie

The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white....

. He later returned to the 2nd. Bundesliga with SC Bietigheim-Bissingen

SC Bietigheim-Bissingen

SC Bietigheim-Bissingen is an ice hockey team in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany. They play in the 2nd Bundesliga, the second level of ice hockey in Germany.-History:...

. In 2007, he signed with the Vienna Capitals.

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