Elias Lindholm

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Elias Lindholm
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Born (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 29)
Boden, SWE
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Carolina Hurricanes
Brynäs IF
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 5th overall, 2013
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2011–present
Medal record
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Russia Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sweden Team

Elias Viktor Zebulon Lindholm [1] (born 2 December 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League. He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He is the youngest Swedish born player to score an NHL goal.

Playing career

Lindholm played with the Brynäs IF Swedish U20 team, he played four games for the U20 team and was the second-leading scorer for the U18 team. Lindholm was selected in the fourth round (86th overall) by SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL Draft.[2]

Lindholm joined the Swedish Elite League, he played in 14 games, including two playoff games for Elitserien champion Brynäs. Once again a key offensive force for Brynäs U20 team and also the U19 World Junior A Challenge and 2012 U18 World Junior Championship tournaments.[2]

Still with Brynäs, Lindholm led all junior players in the Elitserien with 30 points, scoring 11 goals with 19 assists.[2] He skated for Sweden's U20 World Junior Championship in Ufa; scoring 2 goals with 2 assists and was minus-one with 4 penalty minutes in six games, they the silver medal.[2]

Following being drafted by the Hurricanes, Lindholm made the opening roster for the 2013–14 NHL season. He scored his first NHL goal in his fourth ever NHL game against Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals on October 10, 2013. By scoring his first NHL goal at 18 years and 311 days, Lindholm became the youngest Swedish-born NHL player to score a goal, beating Gabriel Landeskog and his previous record, which was 18 years and 324 days.[3]

Personal life

Lindholm was born in Boden, Sweden, but grew up in Gävle. His father, Mikael Lindholm, is a retired ice hockey player who played in 404 SEL games and 18 NHL games with the Los Angeles Kings in 1989–90. Lindholm is a cousin of ice hockey player Calle Järnkrok and the younger brother of ice hockey player, Oliver Lindholm. Lindholm is not related to Hampus Lindholm. Lindholm started playing hockey in Hanover, Germany at the age of three while his father was playing for the Hannover Scorpions.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Brynäs IF J20 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0
2011–12 Brynäs IF J20 36 14 35 49 45 2 1 1 2 16
2011–12 Brynäs IF SHL 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Brynäs IF SHL 48 11 19 30 2 4 0 0 0 4
2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 58 9 12 21 4 — — — — —
2013–14 Charlotte Checkers AHL 6 1 2 3 4 — — — — —
2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81 17 22 39 14 — — — — —
2015–16 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82 11 28 39 24 — — — — —
SHL totals 60 11 19 30 2 6 0 0 0 4
NHL totals 221 37 62 99 42 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Sweden IH18 2nd 4 2 4 6 0
2012 Sweden WJC18 2nd 4 2 1 3 2
2013 Sweden WJC 2nd 6 2 2 4 4
2014 Sweden WJC 2nd 6 2 7 9 6
2015 Sweden WC 5th 8 2 4 6 6
Junior totals 20 8 14 22 12

References

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Carolina Hurricanes first round draft pick
2013		 Succeeded by
Haydn Fleury
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