Michael Lindqvist

Michael Lindqvist
Born (1994-09-12) September 12, 1994
Danderyd, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
New York Rangers
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
AIK
Färjestad BK
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013present

Michael Lindqvist (born 12 December 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Lindqvist made his Elitserien debut playing with AIK during the 2012–13 Elitserien season.[1]

Having played 7 seasons within the AIK organization and with the club continuing in the Allsvenskan, Lindqvist left the club and signed a contract to return to the SHL with Färjestad BK on March 31, 2017.[2] In the following 2017–18 season, Lindqvist led the club in points-per-game and established new career highs with 20 goals and 34 points in just 33 games.

On May 2, 2018, as an undrafted free agent, Lindqvist agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the New York Rangers of the NHL.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 AIK J20 25 16 10 26 18 3 0 0 0 6
2012–13 AIK SEL 3 0 0 0 0
2013–14 AIK J20 15 7 10 17 70
2013–14 AIK SHL 45 3 7 10 12
2014–15 AIK J20 1 1 0 1 0
2014–15 AIK Allsv 43 5 11 16 32
2015–16 AIK Allsv 49 10 15 25 26 10 2 4 6 2
2016–17 AIK Allsv 51 17 22 39 24 7 5 4 9 0
2017–18 Färjestad BK SHL 33 20 14 34 22 2 2 1 3 0
SHL totals 81 23 21 44 34 2 2 1 3 0

References

  1. "2012-13 AIK IF player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  2. "Michael Lindqvist to FBK" (in Swedish). Färjestad BK. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  3. "Rangers agree to terms with forward Michael Lindqvist". New York Rangers. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
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