Jesper Lindgren
Jesper Lindgren (born 19 May 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Jesper Lindgren | |||
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Born |
Umeå, Sweden | 19 May 1997||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Marlies (AHL) Modo Hockey HPK | ||
NHL Draft |
95th overall, 2015 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
Playing career | 2015–present |
Playing career
Lindgren originally played at the youth levels with IF Björklöven before transferring to Modo Hockey as an 18-year-old on 7 May 2013.[1] Lindgren later made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Modo Hockey during the 2014–15 SHL season.[2] Lindgren was drafted 95th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
On 14 March 2018, after completing his debut 2017–18 Liiga season with HPK, Lindgren was offered an amateur tryout with the Toronto Marlies, the farm team of the Maple Leafs.[3][4] He appeared in 4 games with the Marlies to end the regular season before he was released during their post-season push on May 1, 2018. Lindgren later agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 18, 2018.[5]
On 17 September 2018, after attending the Maple Leafs training camp, Lindgren was returned on loan to HPK for the 2018–19 season.[6]
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 | ||
2013–14 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 39 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | Modo Hockey | Allsv | 50 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | HPK | Liiga | 43 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | HPK | Liiga | 45 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 31 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SHL totals | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Liiga totals | 88 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
References
- "Modo announce U18 contracts". hockeymagasinet.com (in Swedish). 7 May 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- "Modo Hockey 2014–15 player statistics". eliteprospects.com. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- "Tidigare Modobackens nya utmaning – uttagen till tryout i Toronto Marlies". allehanda.se (in Swedish). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- @TorontoMarlies (14 March 2018). "The Marlies have signed defenceman Jesper Lindgren to an ATO" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Maple Leafs sign four to entry-level contracts". Toronto Maple Leafs. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Maple Leafs trim training camp roster". Toronto Maple Leafs. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database