Elias Lindholm

Elias Viktor Zebulon Lindholm[1] (born 2 December 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round (5th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, and spent his first five NHL seasons with them. He is the youngest Swedish-born player to score an NHL goal.

Elias Lindholm
Lindholm with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2013
Born (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994
Boden, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Centre / Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams
Calgary Flames
Brynäs IF
Carolina Hurricanes
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 5th overall, 2013
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2011present

Playing career

Lindholm played with the Brynäs IF Swedish U20 team, he played four games for the U20 team and was the second-leading scorer for the U18 team. Lindholm was selected in the fourth round (86th overall) by SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL Draft.[2]

Lindholm joined the Swedish Elite League, he played in 14 games, including two playoff games for Elitserien champion Brynäs. Once again a key offensive force for Brynäs U20 team and also the U19 World Junior A Challenge and 2012 U18 World Junior Championship tournaments.[2]

Still with Brynäs, Lindholm led all junior players in the Elitserien with 30 points, scoring 11 goals with 19 assists.[2] He skated for Sweden's U20 World Junior Championship in Ufa; scoring 2 goals with 2 assists and was minus-one with 4 penalty minutes in six games, they the silver medal.[2]

Following being drafted by the Hurricanes, Lindholm made the opening roster for the 2013–14 NHL season. He scored his first NHL goal in his fourth ever NHL game against Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals on 10 October 2013.[3] By scoring his first NHL goal at 18 years and 311 days, Lindholm became the youngest Swedish-born NHL player to score a goal, beating Gabriel Landeskog and his previous record, which was 18 years and 324 days.

On 8 March 2015 Lindholm scored his first career hat trick in a 3–4 win against the Edmonton Oilers.[4]

On 23 June 2018, Lindholm was traded to the Calgary Flames along with teammate Noah Hanifin in exchange for Dougie Hamilton, Micheal Ferland, and prospect Adam Fox.[5] He signed a six-year contract with the Flames on 16 July.[6] In his first season with his new team, Lindholm mostly played top-line minutes with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan; all three scored career highs in points, with Lindholm scoring 27 goals and a total of 78 points.

Personal life

Lindholm was born in Boden, Sweden, but grew up in Gävle. His father, Mikael Lindholm, is a retired ice hockey player who played in 404 SEL games and 18 NHL games with the Los Angeles Kings in 1989–90. Lindholm is a cousin of ice hockey player Calle Järnkrok and the younger brother of ice hockey player Oliver Lindholm. Lindholm is not related to Hampus Lindholm. Lindholm started playing hockey in Hanover, (Germany), at the age of three while his father was playing for the Hannover Scorpions.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Brynäs IF J18 43360
2009–10 Brynäs IF J18 Allsv 51340
2010–11 Brynäs IF J18 2210283816
2010–11 Brynäs IF J18 Allsv 187162316 433629
2010–11 Brynäs IF J20 20000 20110
2011–12 Brynäs IF J18 20330
2011–12 Brynäs IF J18 Allsv 21340 31230
2011–12 Brynäs IF J20 3614354945 211216
2011–12 Brynäs IF SEL 120000 20000
2012–13 Brynäs IF SEL 481119302 40004
2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 58912214
2013–14 Charlotte Checkers AHL 61234
2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 8117223914
2015–16 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 8211283924
2016–17 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 7211344516
2017–18 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 8116284418
2018–19 Calgary Flames NHL 8127517820 51124
2019–20 Calgary Flames NHL 7029255422 102462
SHL totals 601119302 60004
NHL totals 525120200320118 153586
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
2017 Germany/France
World Junior Championships
2013 Russia
2014 Sweden

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Sweden IH18 4 2 4 6 0
2012 Sweden WJC18 4 2 1 3 2
2013 Sweden WJC 6 2 2 4 4
2014 Sweden WJC 6 2 7 9 6
2015 Sweden WC 5th 8 2 4 6 6
2017 Sweden WC 10 5 2 7 10
2019 Sweden WC 5th 8 1 5 6 2
Junior totals 20 8 14 22 12
Senior totals 26 8 11 19 18

References

  1. Sundheim, Mike (30 June 2013). "MikeSundheim: The Full Name of @NHLCanes' First Round Selection?". Twitter. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. "Hockey's Future – History". Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  3. "Gerbe's goal lift Hurricanes past Capitals". ESPN. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  4. "Canes forward Elias Lindholm low-key about first NHL career hat trick". The News & Observer. 9 March 2015.
  5. Brown, Michael (23 June 2018). "Canes Acquire Hamilton, Ferland and Fox From Flames". National Hockey League. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  6. Battaglino, Mike (16 July 2018). "Lindholm signs six-year contract with Flames". National Hockey League. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Ryan Murphy
Carolina Hurricanes first round draft pick
2013
Succeeded by
Haydn Fleury
Preceded by
William Karlsson
Viking Award
2019
Succeeded by
present
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