Sanny Lindström

Sanny Lindström
Born December 24, 1979
Stockholm, SWE
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Timrå IK
Hershey Bears
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Färjestads BK
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 112th overall, 1999
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 19972013

Sanny Lindström (born December 24, 1979) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the Swedish Hockey League.

Playing career

Lindström was drafted in the fourth round, 112th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. Prior to his selection, Lindström was already playing professionally in the Swedish Division.1 with original club Huddinge IK.

Sanny left for North American the following season, although without a contract from the Avalanche, signed with AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears. Unable to sustain a role in the AHL, Lindström played in lower leagues with the Baton Rouge Kingfish and the Quad City Mallards.

Lindström returned to Sweden after three seasons and signed with Timrå IK of the Elitserien in 2002. Establishing himself as a physical defensive defender, he was named captain in 2005 and played in six seasons in total with Timrå before signing a one-year contract with Swiss club Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in 2008.

In the 2008-09 season, Lindström responded positively to his new surroundings as he led the Lakers defense in scoring with 17 points in 41 games. On April 14, 2009, he returned to the Elitserien on a two-year contract to captain Färjestads BK.[1]

During the early stages of the 2012–13 season, Lindström's fourth with Färjestads, he received a career ending concussion against Jokerit on October 28, 2012. He announced his retirement from professional hockey after still suffering symptoms 10 months after the injury on August 17, 2013.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Huddinge IK Swe.1 32 6 6 12 46
1998–99 Huddinge IK Swe.1 37 4 3 7 65
1999–00 Baton Rouge Kingfish ECHL 11 1 2 3 16
1999–00 Hershey Bears AHL 42 1 2 3 57
2000–01 Quad City Mallards UHL 5 1 1 2 10
2000–01 Hershey Bears AHL 24 0 0 0 61
2001–02 Quad City Mallards UHL 38 4 23 27 71 12 0 3 3 20
2001–02 Hershey Bears AHL 2 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Timrå IK SEL 39 1 1 2 81 9 0 1 1 0
2003–04 Timrå IK SEL 48 1 3 4 91 10 2 0 2 24
2004–05 Timrå IK SEL 50 5 6 11 109 7 0 1 1 10
2005–06 Timrå IK SEL 50 2 4 6 83
2006–07 Timrå IK SEL 42 4 7 11 88 7 1 0 1 8
2007–08 Timrå IK SEL 54 3 10 13 99 8 0 0 0 18
2008–09 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 41 5 12 17 149
2009–10 Färjestads BK SEL 50 3 6 9 50 7 0 0 0 6
2010–11 Färjestads BK SEL 41 6 6 12 62 14 0 0 0 16
2011–12 Färjestads BK SEL 46 1 2 3 54 11 0 2 2 12
2012–13 Färjestads BK SEL 17 0 1 1 22
SEL totals 437 26 46 72 739 73 3 4 7 94

International

Medal record
Competitor for  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze 2010 Cologne
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Sweden WJC 4th 5 0 0 0 2
2005 Sweden WC 4th 3 0 0 0 0
2010 Sweden WC 3rd 5 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 5 0 0 0 2
Senior totals 8 0 0 0 0

References

  1. "Three new players to Färjestads" (in Swedish). Färjestads BK. 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  2. Sanny Lindstrom (2013-08-17). ""Dad never plays anymore, for he has concussion"" (in Swedish). vf.se. Retrieved 2013-08-17.

External links

Preceded by
Robert Carlsson
Timrå IK captains
2005-2008
Succeeded by
Pär Styf