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Oscar Lindberg (ice hockey)

Oscar Lindberg (born 29 October 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He previously played for the New York Rangers, the Vegas Golden Knights and the Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League (NHL). He represented Sweden in the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[1] He also represented Sweden on their gold medal-winning 2013 IIHF World Championship team.[2][3]

Oscar Lindberg
Lindberg with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2018
Born (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 32)
Skellefteå, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams
Skellefteå AIK
Skellefteå AIK
New York Rangers
Vegas Golden Knights
Ottawa Senators
EV Zug
Dynamo Moscow
SC Bern
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 57th overall, 2010
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 2009–present

Playing career edit

Phoenix Coyotes edit

Central Scouting Bureau ranked Lindberg seventh among European Skaters for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, however he was not drafted until the second round, 57th overall, by the Phoenix Coyotes.[4]

New York Rangers edit

 
Lindberg during a 2014 preseason game

On 8 May 2011, Lindberg was traded from the Phoenix Coyotes to the New York Rangers in return for Ethan Werek.[5]

In 2012–13, Lindberg was awarded the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the SHL playoffs.[6]

On 24 February 2015, Lindberg played in one New York Rangers game, with forward Rick Nash out with a fever.[7] The New York Rangers won the game 1–0.

Lindberg was named the Rangers' best rookie in their 2015 training camp.[8] He made the Rangers out of training camp for the 2015–16 season and scored his first NHL goal in the first period on opening night against Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks.[9][10]

Vegas Golden Knights edit

On 21 June 2017, Lindberg went unprotected by the Rangers in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft and was subsequently selected by the Vegas Golden Knights.[11] As a restricted free agent he later agreed on a two-year contract worth $3.4 million with the Golden Knights on 4 July 2017.[12]

On 10 October 2017, Lindberg scored his first goal with the Golden Knights in the Knights first franchise home game.[13]

Ottawa Senators edit

On 25 February 2019, Lindberg, Erik Brännström and a second-round draft pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, were traded to the Ottawa Senators in return for Mark Stone and Tobias Lindberg (no relation).[14]

EV Zug edit

On 26 August 2019, as an NHL free agent, Lindberg joined EV Zug of the National League (NL) on a one-year deal with an option for a second season.[15] In the 2019–20 season, Lindberg was placed in an increased role with Zug, registering 14 goals and 30 points through 46 games, before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Dynamo Moscow edit

Having left his optional contract with Zug, Lindberg moved to the KHL as a free agent, securing a one-year deal with HC Dynamo Moscow on 8 May 2020.[16] In the 2021–22 season, Lindberg was limited to just 24 regular season games, however increased his offensive output with a point-per-game pace of 25 points.

SC Bern edit

As a free agent at the conclusion of his deal with Dynamo, Lindberg opted to return to the Swiss National League, agreeing to a two-year deal with SC Bern on 10 June 2022.[17]

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Skellefteå AIK J18 17 11 21 32 20
2007–08 Skellefteå AIK J18 Allsv 14 8 8 16 16
2007–08 Skellefteå AIK J20 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
2008–09 Skellefteå AIK J18 4 5 7 12 6
2008–09 Skellefteå AIK J18 Allsv 2 3 3 6 8 7 4 5 9 8
2008–09 Skellefteå AIK J20 38 14 19 33 54 5 0 1 1 4
2009–10 Skellefteå AIK J20 30 14 13 37 44 1 1 1 2 12
2009–10 Skellefteå AIK SHL 36 1 1 2 35 10 2 0 2 2
2010–11 Skellefteå AIK J20 9 8 4 12 8
2010–11 Skellefteå AIK SEL 41 5 9 14 31 18 3 4 7 4
2011–12 Skellefteå AIK J20 2 1 3 4 2
2011–12 Skellefteå AIK SEL 46 5 5 10 18 18 1 3 4 10
2011–12 IF Sundsvall Hockey Allsv 5 1 1 2 2
2012–13 Skellefteå AIK SHL 55 17 25 42 54 13 4 8 12 16
2013–14 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 75 18 26 44 58
2014–15 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 75 28 28 56 68 15 3 13 16 6
2014–15 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0
2015–16 New York Rangers NHL 68 13 15 28 43 2 0 0 0 2
2016–17 New York Rangers NHL 65 8 12 20 32 12 3 1 4 2
2017–18 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 63 9 2 11 14 3 0 1 1 2
2018–19 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 35 4 8 12 24
2018–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 20 5 3 8 4
2019–20 EV Zug NL 46 14 16 30 91
2020–21 Dynamo Moscow KHL 44 11 25 36 80 10 3 1 4 6
2021–22 Dynamo Moscow KHL 24 9 16 25 12 11 2 7 9 15
2022–23 SC Bern NL 51 16 26 42 44 9 1 6 7 8
SHL totals 178 28 40 68 138 59 10 15 25 32
NHL totals 252 39 40 79 117 17 3 2 5 6
KHL totals 68 20 41 61 92 21 5 8 13 21
NL totals 97 30 42 72 135 9 1 6 7 8

International edit

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Sweden U18 5th 6 0 2 2 8
2011 Sweden WJC 4th 6 2 2 4 6
2013 Sweden WC   10 1 1 2 2
2017 Sweden WC   5 0 2 2 0
2021 Sweden WC 9th 7 0 1 1 8
2023 Sweden WC 6th 8 3 5 8 0
Junior totals 12 2 4 6 14
Senior totals 30 4 9 13 10

References edit

  1. ^ "Team Sweden statistics" (PDF). IIHF. (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Team Sweden statistics" (PDF). IIHF. (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ^ . IIHF. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Phoenix Coyotes NHL draft day 2". AZCentral. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Coyotes Acquire Werek from Rangers for Lindberg". tsn.ca. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Third time's the charm". IIHF. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Calgary Flames at New York Rangers". NHL. 25 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Oscar Lindberg Named Winner of the 2015 Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award". New York Rangers. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  9. ^ Brooks, L. (7 October 2015). "Rangers forced to stew before blitzing Blackhawks in opener". New York Post. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  10. ^ Cohen, J. (7 October 2015). "Rangers hold on for 3–2 victory over Blackhawks". Yahoo!. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  11. ^ Pinchevsky, Tal (22 June 2017). "Vegas Golden Knights Focus on Defense in N.H.L. Expansion Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Golden Knights sign Oscar Lindberg". Las Vegas Sun. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  13. ^ Webster, Danny (11 October 2017). "Golden Knights make history with win against Coyotes". NHL.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Stone Traded to Golden Knights by Senators for Lindberg, Brannstrom". National Hockey League. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Another Swede for Zug- Oscar Lindberg signs for one year". www.swisshockeynews.ch. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Oscar Lindberg moves to Dynamo Moscow" (in Russian). HC Dynamo Moscow. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Oscar Lindberg moves to Bern" (in German). SC Bern. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

External links edit

  • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winner of the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy
(Playoff MVP)

2013
Succeeded by

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Oscar Lindberg born 29 October 1991 is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Skelleftea AIK of the Swedish Hockey League SHL He previously played for the New York Rangers the Vegas Golden Knights and the Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League NHL He represented Sweden in the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 1 He also represented Sweden on their gold medal winning 2013 IIHF World Championship team 2 3 Oscar LindbergLindberg with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2018Born 1991 10 29 29 October 1991 age 32 Skelleftea SwedenHeight6 ft 1 in 185 cm Weight203 lb 92 kg 14 st 7 lb PositionCentreShootsLeftSHL teamFormer teamsSkelleftea AIKSkelleftea AIKNew York RangersVegas Golden KnightsOttawa SenatorsEV ZugDynamo MoscowSC BernNational team SwedenNHL Draft57th overall 2010Phoenix CoyotesPlaying career2009 present Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 Phoenix Coyotes 1 2 New York Rangers 1 3 Vegas Golden Knights 1 4 Ottawa Senators 1 5 EV Zug 1 6 Dynamo Moscow 1 7 SC Bern 2 Career statistics 2 1 Regular season and playoffs 2 2 International 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career editPhoenix Coyotes edit Central Scouting Bureau ranked Lindberg seventh among European Skaters for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft however he was not drafted until the second round 57th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes 4 New York Rangers edit nbsp Lindberg during a 2014 preseason gameOn 8 May 2011 Lindberg was traded from the Phoenix Coyotes to the New York Rangers in return for Ethan Werek 5 In 2012 13 Lindberg was awarded the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the SHL playoffs 6 On 24 February 2015 Lindberg played in one New York Rangers game with forward Rick Nash out with a fever 7 The New York Rangers won the game 1 0 Lindberg was named the Rangers best rookie in their 2015 training camp 8 He made the Rangers out of training camp for the 2015 16 season and scored his first NHL goal in the first period on opening night against Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks 9 10 Vegas Golden Knights edit On 21 June 2017 Lindberg went unprotected by the Rangers in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft and was subsequently selected by the Vegas Golden Knights 11 As a restricted free agent he later agreed on a two year contract worth 3 4 million with the Golden Knights on 4 July 2017 12 On 10 October 2017 Lindberg scored his first goal with the Golden Knights in the Knights first franchise home game 13 Ottawa Senators edit On 25 February 2019 Lindberg Erik Brannstrom and a second round draft pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft were traded to the Ottawa Senators in return for Mark Stone and Tobias Lindberg no relation 14 EV Zug edit On 26 August 2019 as an NHL free agent Lindberg joined EV Zug of the National League NL on a one year deal with an option for a second season 15 In the 2019 20 season Lindberg was placed in an increased role with Zug registering 14 goals and 30 points through 46 games before the season was cancelled due to COVID 19 Dynamo Moscow edit Having left his optional contract with Zug Lindberg moved to the KHL as a free agent securing a one year deal with HC Dynamo Moscow on 8 May 2020 16 In the 2021 22 season Lindberg was limited to just 24 regular season games however increased his offensive output with a point per game pace of 25 points SC Bern edit As a free agent at the conclusion of his deal with Dynamo Lindberg opted to return to the Swiss National League agreeing to a two year deal with SC Bern on 10 June 2022 17 Career statistics editRegular season and playoffs edit Regular season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM2007 08 Skelleftea AIK J18 17 11 21 32 20 2007 08 Skelleftea AIK J18 Allsv 14 8 8 16 16 2007 08 Skelleftea AIK J20 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 02008 09 Skelleftea AIK J18 4 5 7 12 6 2008 09 Skelleftea AIK J18 Allsv 2 3 3 6 8 7 4 5 9 82008 09 Skelleftea AIK J20 38 14 19 33 54 5 0 1 1 42009 10 Skelleftea AIK J20 30 14 13 37 44 1 1 1 2 122009 10 Skelleftea AIK SHL 36 1 1 2 35 10 2 0 2 22010 11 Skelleftea AIK J20 9 8 4 12 8 2010 11 Skelleftea AIK SEL 41 5 9 14 31 18 3 4 7 42011 12 Skelleftea AIK J20 2 1 3 4 2 2011 12 Skelleftea AIK SEL 46 5 5 10 18 18 1 3 4 102011 12 IF Sundsvall Hockey Allsv 5 1 1 2 2 2012 13 Skelleftea AIK SHL 55 17 25 42 54 13 4 8 12 162013 14 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 75 18 26 44 58 2014 15 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 75 28 28 56 68 15 3 13 16 62014 15 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 2015 16 New York Rangers NHL 68 13 15 28 43 2 0 0 0 22016 17 New York Rangers NHL 65 8 12 20 32 12 3 1 4 22017 18 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 63 9 2 11 14 3 0 1 1 22018 19 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 35 4 8 12 24 2018 19 Ottawa Senators NHL 20 5 3 8 4 2019 20 EV Zug NL 46 14 16 30 91 2020 21 Dynamo Moscow KHL 44 11 25 36 80 10 3 1 4 62021 22 Dynamo Moscow KHL 24 9 16 25 12 11 2 7 9 152022 23 SC Bern NL 51 16 26 42 44 9 1 6 7 8SHL totals 178 28 40 68 138 59 10 15 25 32NHL totals 252 39 40 79 117 17 3 2 5 6KHL totals 68 20 41 61 92 21 5 8 13 21NL totals 97 30 42 72 135 9 1 6 7 8International edit Medal recordIce hockeyRepresenting nbsp SwedenWorld Championships nbsp 2013 Sweden Finland nbsp 2017 Germany FranceYear Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM2009 Sweden U18 5th 6 0 2 2 82011 Sweden WJC 4th 6 2 2 4 62013 Sweden WC nbsp 10 1 1 2 22017 Sweden WC nbsp 5 0 2 2 02021 Sweden WC 9th 7 0 1 1 82023 Sweden WC 6th 8 3 5 8 0Junior totals 12 2 4 6 14Senior totals 30 4 9 13 10References edit Team Sweden statistics PDF IIHF Archived PDF from the original on 6 May 2018 Retrieved 9 May 2011 Team Sweden statistics PDF IIHF Archived PDF from the original on 17 January 2019 Retrieved 28 April 2015 Kings of Sweden IIHF Archived from the original on 19 January 2015 Retrieved 28 April 2015 Phoenix Coyotes NHL draft day 2 AZCentral 28 June 2010 Retrieved 29 June 2010 Coyotes Acquire Werek from Rangers for Lindberg tsn ca 8 May 2011 Retrieved 8 May 2011 Third time s the charm IIHF 13 April 2013 Retrieved 22 April 2013 Calgary Flames at New York Rangers NHL 25 February 2015 Oscar Lindberg Named Winner of the 2015 Lars Erik Sjoberg Award New York Rangers 30 September 2015 Retrieved 2 October 2015 Brooks L 7 October 2015 Rangers forced to stew before blitzing Blackhawks in opener New York Post Retrieved 10 October 2015 Cohen J 7 October 2015 Rangers hold on for 3 2 victory over Blackhawks Yahoo Retrieved 8 October 2015 Pinchevsky Tal 22 June 2017 Vegas Golden Knights Focus on Defense in N H L Expansion Draft The New York Times Retrieved 22 June 2017 Golden Knights sign Oscar Lindberg Las Vegas Sun 4 July 2017 Retrieved 4 July 2017 Webster Danny 11 October 2017 Golden Knights make history with win against Coyotes NHL com Retrieved 20 May 2018 Stone Traded to Golden Knights by Senators for Lindberg Brannstrom National Hockey League 25 February 2019 Retrieved 25 February 2019 Another Swede for Zug Oscar Lindberg signs for one year www swisshockeynews ch 26 August 2019 Retrieved 26 August 2019 Oscar Lindberg moves to Dynamo Moscow in Russian HC Dynamo Moscow 8 May 2020 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Oscar Lindberg moves to Bern in German SC Bern 10 June 2022 Retrieved 10 June 2022 External links editBiographical information and career statistics from NHL com or Eliteprospects com or Eurohockey com or Hockey Reference com or The Internet Hockey DatabaseAwards and achievementsPreceded byJakob Silfverberg Winner of the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy Playoff MVP 2013 Succeeded byJoakim Lindstrom Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oscar Lindberg ice hockey amp oldid 1184688952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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