Esa Lindell
| Esa Lindell | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 23, 1994 Helsinki, Finland |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Dallas Stars Texas Stars (AHL) Jokerit Ässät Pori |
| National team |  Finland |
| NHL Draft | 74th overall, 2012 Dallas Stars |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for Finland
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| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2014 Malmö | |
Esa Lindell (born May 23, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. His is currently playing with the Texas Stars in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for 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.
Lindell made his SM-liiga debut playing with Jokerit during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.[1] On May 7, 2014, Lindell was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Dallas Stars.[2]
He was re-assigned 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 re-asssigned by the Stars to AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, on March 16, 2015.
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Jokerit | SM-l | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Jokerit | Liiga | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ässät | Liiga | 57 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Texas Stars | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 120 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IH18 | 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 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | ||||
References
- ↑ "2012–13 Jokerit player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ↑ "Stars sign defenseman Esa Lindell to entry-level contract". Dallas Stars. 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
External links
- Esa Lindell's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Esa Lindell's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database