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Oscar Lindberg (ice hockey)

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Oscar Lindberg
Lindberg with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2018
Born (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 33)
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
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

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. 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]

Playing career

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Phoenix Coyotes

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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    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
2023–24 Skellefteå AIK SHL 50 18 33 51 56 16 1 9 10 10
SHL totals 228 46 73 119 194 75 11 24 35 42
NHL totals 252 39 40 79 117 17 3 2 5 6
NL totals 97 30 42 72 135 9 1 6 7 8
KHL totals 68 20 41 61 92 21 5 8 13 21

International

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Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sweden/Finland
Gold medal – first place 2017 Germany/France
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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 1 1 2 2
2017 Sweden WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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

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  1. ^ "Team Sweden statistics" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Team Sweden statistics" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Kings of Sweden". 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. Archived from the original on 8 March 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.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winner of the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy
(Playoff MVP)
2013 		Succeeded by
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