Oscar Lindberg (ice hockey)

Oscar Lindberg (born 29 October 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with EV Zug of the National League (NL). He previously played for the New York Rangers, the Vegas Golden Knights and the Ottawa Senators in 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]

Oscar Lindberg
Lindberg with the Golden Knights in 2018
Born (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991
Skellefteå, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 EV Zug
Skellefteå AIK
New York Rangers
Vegas Golden Knights
Ottawa Senators
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 57th overall, 2010
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 2009–present

Playing career

Phoenix Coyotes

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]

New York Rangers
Lindberg during a 2014 preseason game

On 8 May 2011, Lindberg was traded from the Phoenix Coyotes 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 24 February 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]

Vegas Golden Knights

On 21 June 2017, Lindberg went unprotected by the Rangers in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft and was subsequently selected by the Vegas Golden Knights.[11] As a restricted free agent he later agreed on a two-year contract worth $3.4 million with the Golden Knights on 4 July 2017.[12]

On 10 October 2017, Lindberg scored his first goal with the Golden Knights in the Knights first franchise home game.[13]

Ottawa Senators

On 25 February 2019, Lindberg, Erik Brännström and a 2020 second round draft pick were traded to the Ottawa Senators in return for Mark Stone and Tobias Lindberg.[14]

EV Zug

On August 26, 2019, as an NHL free agent, Lindberg joined EV Zug of the National League (NL) on a one-year deal with an option for a second season.[15]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
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 — — — — —
2015–16 New York Rangers NHL 68 13 15 28 43 2 0 0 0 2
2016–17 New York Rangers NHL 65 8 12 20 32 12 3 1 4 2
2017–18 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 63 9 2 11 14 3 0 1 1 2
2018–19 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 35 4 8 12 24 — — — — —
2018–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 20 5 3 8 4 — — — — —
SHL totals 178284068138 5910152532
NHL totals 252394079117 173256

International
Medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
2013 Sweden/Finland
2017 Germany/France
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
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
2017 Sweden WC 5 0 2 2 0
Junior totals 12 2 4 6 14
Senior totals 15 1 3 4 2

References
  1. "Team Sweden statistics" (PDF). iihf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  2. "Team Sweden statistics" (PDF). iihf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. "Kings of Sweden". iihf. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. "Phoenix Coyotes NHL draft day 2". AZCentral. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  5. "Coyotes Acquire Werek from Rangers for Lindberg". tsn.ca. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  6. "Third time's the charm". IIHF. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. "Calgary Flames at New York Rangers". NHL. 25 February 2015.
  8. "Oscar Lindberg Named Winner of the 2015 Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award". New York Rangers. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  9. Brooks, L. (7 October 2015). "Rangers forced to stew before blitzing Blackhawks in opener". New York Post. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  10. Cohen, J. (7 October 2015). "Rangers hold on for 3–2 victory over Blackhawks". Yahoo!. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  11. Pinchevsky, Tal (22 June 2017). "Vegas Golden Knights Focus on Defense in N.H.L. Expansion Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  12. "Golden Knights sign Oscar Lindberg". Las Vegas Sun. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  13. Webster, Danny (11 October 2017). "Golden Knights make history with win against Coyotes". NHL.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  14. "Stone Traded to Golden Knights by Senators for Lindberg, Brannstrom". National Hockey League. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  15. "Another Swede for Zug- Oscar Lindberg signs for one year". www.swisshockeynews.ch. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jakob Silfverberg		 Winner of the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy
(Playoff MVP)
2013		 Succeeded by
Joakim Lindström
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