Oscar Lindberg (ice hockey)

Oscar Lindberg

Lindberg during a 2014 preseason game.
Born (1991-10-29) October 29, 1991
Skellefteå, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 New York Rangers
Skellefteå AIK
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 57th overall, 2010
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 2009–present
Medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Competitor for  Sweden
World Championships
2013 Sweden/Finland

Oscar Lindberg (born October 29, 1991) is a Swedish ice hockey player currently playing with the New York Rangers of 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]

Playing career

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] On May 8, 2011, Lindberg was traded 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 February 24, 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]

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 — — — — —
SHL totals 178284068138 5910152532
NHL totals 10000 — — — — —

International

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 1st 10 1 1 2 2
Junior totals 12 2 4 6 14
Senior totals 10 1 1 2 2

References

  1. ↑ "Team Sweden statistics" (PDF). iihf. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Team Sweden statistics" (PDF). iihf. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Kings of Sweden". iihf. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  4. ↑ "Phoenix Coyotes NHL draft day 2". AZCentral. 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  5. ↑ "Coyotes Acquire Werek from Rangers for Lindberg". tsn.ca. 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  6. ↑ "Third time’s the charm". IIHF. April 13, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  7. ↑ "Calgary Flames at New York Rangers". NHL. February 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Oscar Lindberg Named Winner of the 2015 Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award". New York Rangers. September 30, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
  9. ↑ Brooks, L. (October 7, 2015). "Rangers forced to stew before blitzing Blackhawks in opener". New York Post. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  10. ↑ Cohen, J. (October 7, 2015). "Rangers hold on for 3-2 victory over Blackhawks". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2015-10-08.

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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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