Career
He played in 47 National Hockey League games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Minnesota Wild, and Phoenix Coyotes. Bierk spent 4 years with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League from 1993/94 to 1996/97. Bierk was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1995 National Hockey League Entry Draft as their ninth-round pick, #212 overall, from the Peterborough Petes.
On January 8, 2003, Bierk was a part of hockey history while playing for the Phoenix Coyotes, when he and Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Michael Leighton both earned their first National Hockey League shutouts in a 0–0 tie.
lieutenant was the first time in league history that two goalies had both earned their first career shutouts in the same game. His final National Hockey League appearance came on November 9, 2003 in a 2–1 overtime loss to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.
Bierk finished his career with 47 game appearances, a 9–20–5 record, a 3.18 gaa and a 0.901 save percentage with 1 shutout. Bierk also had 1 assist and 6 penalty minutes.
Bierk now works as the goaltending coach for the Oshawa Generals of Ontario Hockey League.
Ironically, the team Bierk played for in during his time in junior - the Petes - are considered to be one of the Generals fiercest rivals, dating back to the mid 1970s. He is the brother of former Skid Row lead singer Sebastian Bach, Canadian actress Dylan Bierk and Toronto-based artists Jeff, Alex, Nick and Charles Bierk. Bierk is the son of the late David Bierk, an artist whose paintings are still displayed at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery in New New York