| Birth Date: | 27 February 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Roseau, Minnesota |
| Player Years1: | 1948 |
| Player Team1: | US Olympic Team |
| Player Years2: | 1948–1951 |
| Player Team2: | Minnesota |
| Player Years3: | 1951–1952 |
| Player Team3: | Saint Paul Saints |
| Player Years4: | 1952 |
| Player Team4: | US Olympic Team |
| Player Positions: | Center |
| Coach Years1: | 1961–1962 |
| Coach Team1: | Greenway High School |
| Coach Years2: | 1963–1964 |
| Coach Team2: | RPI |
| Coach Years3: | 1964–1968 |
| Coach Team3: | New Hampshire |
| Coach Years4: | 1968–1978 |
| Coach Team4: | North Dakota |
| Coach Years5: | 1980–1983 |
| Coach Team5: | Warroad High School |
| Overall Record: | 224–234–11 (college) |
Reuben Eugene Bjorkman (born February 27, 1929) is a former head coach of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey men's team. A graduate of Roseau, Minnesota High School, where he led his team to a state championship in 1946, Bjorkman was a member of the US Olympic teams in 1948 and 1952 (silver medalists).[1] He was a three-year letter winner at the University of Minnesota.
Bjorkman's high school coaching career began at Greenway High School in Coleraine, Minnesota. His 1962 team competed in the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. His first college coaching season (1963–1964), at RPI, culminated with his team finishing third in the NCAA Championships. Following that season he was hired as the Head Hockey Coach at the University of New Hampshire where spent four years before accepting the position at the University of North Dakota.
In 1982 Bjorkman was honored by the Minnesota Hockey Coaches Association when he was named the recipient of the Cliff Thompson Award, given for long-term, outstanding contributions to the sport of hockey in Minnesota. In 1997 The American Hockey Coaches Association recognized Bjorkman with the John "Snooks" Kelly Founders Award. Named after the Boston College coach, this award honors those people in the coaching profession who have contributed to the overall growth and development of the sport of ice hockey in the United States.