Esa Lindell

Esa Lindell
Born (1994-05-23) 23 May 1994
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Dallas Stars
Jokerit
Ässät
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 74th overall, 2012
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2012–present

Esa Lindell (born 23 May 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League (NHL). Lindell was selected by the Stars in the third round (74th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Lindell made his SM-liiga debut playing with Jokerit during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.[1] On 7 May 2014, Lindell was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Dallas Stars.[2]

He was reassigned to the Finnish Liiga for the 2014–15 season, joining Ässät Pori. Lindell established a career high year in registering 14 goals and 35 points in 57 games with the club, which also led the entire Liiga in defenseman scoring, before he was reassigned by the Stars to AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, on 16 March 2015.

During the 2015–16 season, on 18 January 2016, Lindell received his first NHL recall to the Dallas Stars.[3] He made his debut the following day on 19 January 2016 against the Los Angeles Kings.

On 25 November 2016 Lindell scored his first NHL goal, in his 17th career NHL game, in a 2–1 win against the Vancouver Canucks.[4]

In June 2017, Lindell agreed to a two year, $4.4 million contract that carries a $2.2 million cap hit.[5][6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 20000 —————
2012–13 Jokerit SM-l 190004 —————
2012–13 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 22461016 —————
2013–14 Jokerit Liiga 4423510 20000
2013–14 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 112358 —————
2014–15 Ässät Liiga 5714213528 —————
2014–15 Texas Stars AHL 50112 —————
2015–16 Texas Stars AHL 7314284256 42240
2015–16 Dallas Stars NHL 40000 —————
2016–17 Dallas Stars NHL 736121822 —————
2016–17 Texas Stars AHL 20110 —————
2017–18 Dallas Stars NHL 807202724 —————
Liiga totals 12016244042 20000
NHL totals 15713324546 —————
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
2016 Russia
World Junior Championships
2014 Sweden

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Finland IH18 4th 5 1 0 1 14
2012 Finland WJC18 4th 7 0 6 6 2
2014 Finland WJC 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 2 3 5 6
2015 Finland WC 6th 8 1 5 6 0
2016 Finland WC 2nd, silver medalist(s) 10 1 3 4 0
2016 Finland WCH 8th 1 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 19 3 9 12 22
Senior totals 19 2 8 10 0

References

  1. ↑ "2012–13 Jokerit player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  2. ↑ "Stars sign defenseman Esa Lindell to entry-level contract". Dallas Stars. 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  3. ↑ "Dallas Stars recall Esa Lindell". 'Dallas Stars. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  4. ↑ "Esa Lindell scores first NHL goal in Stars win". NHL.com. 26 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Stars Sign Esa Lindell To New Contract". Defending Big D. 26 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Stars sign Esa Lindell to two-year contract extension". Dallas News. 26 June 2017.


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