Oscar Lindberg (ice hockey)
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Oscar Lindberg | |||
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Born | Skellefteå, Sweden |
October 29, 1991 ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
New York Rangers Skellefteå AIK |
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National team | Sweden | ||
NHL Draft | 57th overall, 2010 Phoenix Coyotes |
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Playing career | 2009–present |
Medal record | ||
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Men's Ice hockey | ||
Representing Sweden | ||
World Championships | ||
2013 Sweden/Finland |
Oscar Lindberg (born October 29, 1991) is a Swedish ice hockey player currently playing with the New York Rangers of 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]
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Playing career
Central Scouting Bureau ranked Lindberg seventh among European Skaters for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, however he was not was drafted until the second round, 57th overall, by the Phoenix Coyotes.[4] On May 8, 2011, Lindberg was traded 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 SEL playoffs.[6]
On February 24, 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]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2008–09 | Skellefteå J20 | J20 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Skellefteå J20 | J20 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 41 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 46 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SHL totals | 178 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 138 | 59 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 32 | ||||
NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2009 | Sweden | WJC18 | 5th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
2011 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
2013 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
Junior totals | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||||
Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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External links
- Oscar Lindberg's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Oscar Lindberg's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Winner of the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy (Playoff MVP) 2013 |
Succeeded by Joakim Lindström |