Oscar Lindberg (ice hockey)

Oscar Lindberg (born 29 October 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League. 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 Vegas Golden Knights in 2018
Born	(1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 32) Skellefteå, Sweden
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
SHL team Former teams	Skellefteå AIK New York Rangers Vegas Golden Knights Ottawa Senators EV Zug Dynamo Moscow SC Bern
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 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 SHL 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 second-round draft pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, were traded to the Ottawa Senators in return for Mark Stone and Tobias Lindberg (no relation).^[14]

EV Zug

On 26 August 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] In the 2019–20 season, Lindberg was placed in an increased role with Zug, registering 14 goals and 30 points through 46 games, before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Dynamo Moscow

Having left his optional contract with Zug, Lindberg moved to the KHL as a free agent, securing a one-year deal with HC Dynamo Moscow on 8 May 2020.^[16] In the 2021–22 season, Lindberg was limited to just 24 regular season games, however increased his offensive output with a point-per-game pace of 25 points.

SC Bern

As a free agent at the conclusion of his deal with Dynamo, Lindberg opted to return to the Swiss National League, agreeing to a two-year deal with SC Bern on 10 June 2022.^[17]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	Skellefteå AIK	J18		17	11	21	32	20		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Skellefteå AIK	J18 Allsv		14	8	8	16	16		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Skellefteå AIK	J20		1	0	0	0	2		2	0	1	1	0
2008–09	Skellefteå AIK	J18		4	5	7	12	6		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Skellefteå AIK	J18 Allsv		2	3	3	6	8		7	4	5	9	8
2008–09	Skellefteå AIK	J20		38	14	19	33	54		5	0	1	1	4
2009–10	Skellefteå AIK	J20		30	14	13	37	44		1	1	1	2	12
2009–10	Skellefteå AIK	SHL		36	1	1	2	35		10	2	0	2	2
2010–11	Skellefteå AIK	J20		9	8	4	12	8		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Skellefteå AIK	SEL		41	5	9	14	31		18	3	4	7	4
2011–12	Skellefteå AIK	J20		2	1	3	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Skellefteå AIK	SEL		46	5	5	10	18		18	1	3	4	10
2011–12	IF Sundsvall Hockey	Allsv		5	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
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		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	EV Zug	NL		46	14	16	30	91		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Dynamo Moscow	KHL		44	11	25	36	80		10	3	1	4	6
2021–22	Dynamo Moscow	KHL		24	9	16	25	12		11	2	7	9	15
2022–23	SC Bern	NL		51	16	26	42	44		9	1	6	7	8
2023–24	Skellefteå AIK	SHL		50	18	33	51	56		16	1	9	10	10
SHL totals				228	46	73	119	194		75	11	24	35	42
NHL totals				252	39	40	79	117		17	3	2	5	6
NL totals				97	30	42	72	135		9	1	6	7	8
KHL totals				68	20	41	61	92		21	5	8	13	21

International

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
	2013 Sweden/Finland
	2017 Germany/France

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009	Sweden	U18	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
2021	Sweden	WC	9th		7	0	1	1	8
2023	Sweden	WC	6th		8	3	5	8	0
Junior totals					12	2	4	6	14
Senior totals					30	4	9	13	10

References

1. "Team Sweden statistics" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
2. "Team Sweden statistics" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
3. "Kings of Sweden". IIHF. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 8 March 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.
16. "Oscar Lindberg moves to Dynamo Moscow" (in Russian). HC Dynamo Moscow. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
17. "Oscar Lindberg moves to Bern" (in German). SC Bern. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jakob Silfverberg	Winner of the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy (Playoff MVP) 2013	Succeeded by Joakim Lindström