Esa Lindell

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

Esa Lindell
Lindell in 2014
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

Playing career

Lindell made his SM-liiga debut playing with Jokerit during the 2012–13 season.[1] On 7 May 2014, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars, the organization that had drafted him in the third round, 74th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.[2]

Lindell was reassigned to the Liiga for the 2014–15 season, joining Ässät. He established a career-high year, registering 14 goals and 35 points in 57 games with the club, which led all Liiga defencemen in scoring, before on 16 March 2015 he was assigned by Dallas to the organization's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Texas Stars.

On 18 January 2016, Lindell received his first NHL call-up.[3] He made his debut the following day on 19 January in Dallas' game against the Los Angeles Kings.

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

In June 2017, Lindell signed a two-year, $4.4 million contract extension with Dallas worth an annual salary cap hit of $2.2 million.[5][6]

On 16 May 2019, Lindell signed a six-year, $34.8 million contract extension with the Stars, carrying an annual cap hit of $5.8 million.[7]

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 —————
2018–19 Dallas Stars NHL 8211213233 131344
2019–20 Dallas Stars NHL 693202312
Liiga totals 12016244042 20000
NHL totals 308277310091 131344
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 7 2 3 5 6
2015 Finland WC 6th 8 1 5 6 0
2016 Finland WC 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. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  2. "Stars sign defenseman Esa Lindell to entry-level contract". Dallas Stars. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. "Dallas Stars recall Esa Lindell". Dallas Stars. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  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.
  7. "Stars sign defensemen Esa Lindell to 6-year contract extension". NHL.com. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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