Bordson signed a two-year entry-level contract with the
Anaheim Ducks on March 23, 2010, after playing three seasons of collegiate hockey with the
University of Minnesota Duluth. Shortly into his first professional season, Bordson was traded to the
Philadelphia Flyers with
Danny Syvret for
David Laliberte and
Patrick Maroon. Bordson was part of the blockbuster trade that sent
Mike Richards to the
Los Angeles Kings for
Wayne Simmonds,
Brayden Schenn, and a
2012 2nd round pick on June 23, 2011 He was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Kings, making him an unrestricted free agent. On September 15, 2011, Bordson was signed by the
Trenton Titans of the
ECHL. During the
2011–12 season, on December 9, 2011, Bordson was signed by the
Rochester Americans of the AHL to a professional try out (PTO). He was returned to the Titans before he was signed by former team the Adirondack Phantoms on February 21, 2012, for the remainder of the season. On August 12, 2014, Bordson signed a contract with the
Chicago Wolves. On September 14, 2015, Bordson signed as a free agent, returning to the ECHL for the first time since 2011, in agreeing to a deal with the
Adirondack Thunder for their inaugural season. He was elected captain to start the
2015–16 season, and was named the player of the month for October in leading the ECHL in all offensive categories. With 13 points in 7 games Bordson returned to the AHL on November 6, 2015, signing a one-year contract with the
Providence Bruins. At the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Bordson elected to embark on a European career, agreeing to a one-year contract as a free agent with new
German DEL entrant the
Fischtown Pinguins on July 14, 2016. Bordson endured a successful start to his European adventure, contributing with 30 assists and 38 points in 45 games during the
2016–17 season. Opting to leave Fischtown at the conclusion of his contract, Bordson continued in the DEL, agreeing to a one-year deal with
Düsseldorfer EG on August 31, 2017. In the
2017–18 season, Bordson was unable to replicate his scoring rate with DEG, recording just 3 goals in 31 games as the club missed the playoffs. His contract was not renewed at the conclusion of the season. On July 26, 2018, Bordson signed a one-year contract in the neighbouring
Austrian Hockey League (EBEL), with the
Dornbirn Bulldogs. Prior to the
2018–19 campaign, Bordson suffered a season ending knee injury in the pre-season with the Bulldogs, cutting short his tenure with the club without making his debut. After a full year of rehabilitation, Bordson resumed his professional career in agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish club,
Västerviks IK of the
HockeyAllsvenskan on July 11, 2019. He split the season between Sweden and the Finnish
Liiga joining
HPK to end the
2019–20 season, registering 4 assists in 10 games before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Spending four seasons abroad in Europe, on October 6, 2020, Bordson returned to North America by agreeing to a contract with the
Kansas City Mavericks of the ECHL. As captain of the Mavericks for the
2020–21 season, Bordson in a top scoring line role produced 17 goals and 50 points through 57 regular season games. On July 7, 2021, Bordson returned to the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL as a free agent. Before making his return, Bordson left the club after securing a European contract with Norwegian club, Stavanger Oilers, on October 5, 2021. ==Career statistics==