Jesper Lindgren

Jesper Lindgren (born 19 May 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Jesper Lindgren
Born (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997
Umeå, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Pittsburgh Penguins
WBS Penguins (AHL)
Modo Hockey
HPK
NHL Draft 95th overall, 2015
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

Lindgren originally played at the youth levels with IF Björklöven before transferring to Modo Hockey as an 18-year-old on 7 May 2013.[1] Lindgren later made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Modo Hockey during the 2014–15 SHL season.[2] Lindgren was drafted 95th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

On 14 March 2018, after completing his debut 2017–18 Liiga season with HPK, Lindgren was offered an amateur tryout with the Toronto Marlies, the farm team of the Maple Leafs.[3][4] He appeared in 4 games with the Marlies to end the regular season before he was released during their post-season push on May 1, 2018. Lindgren later agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 18, 2018.[5]

On 17 September 2018, after attending the Maple Leafs training camp, Lindgren was returned on loan to HPK for the 2018–19 season.[6]

On 9 August 2020, Lindgren returned to Modo Hockey of the Allsvenskan on loan from the Maple Leafs to begin the 2020–21 season.[7] On 25 August 2020, Lindgren was involved in a six player deal that saw him traded by the Maple Leafs to the Pittsburgh Penguins along with Kasperi Kapanen and Pontus Åberg in exchange for Evan Rodrigues, David Warsofsky, Filip Hållander and the 15th overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Modo Hockey J20 8 1 3 4 2 — — — — —
2014–15 Modo Hockey J20 39 6 27 33 39 4 0 1 1 2
2014–15 Modo Hockey SHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Modo Hockey J20 20 4 10 14 22 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Modo Hockey SHL 26 2 1 3 4 — — — — —
2015–16 IF Björklöven Allsv 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Modo Hockey J20 7 1 9 10 6 6 1 3 4 2
2016–17 Modo Hockey Allsv 50 3 21 24 12 — — — — —
2017–18 HPK Liiga 43 2 6 8 8 — — — — —
2017–18 Toronto Marlies AHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2018–19 HPK Liiga 45 2 17 19 10 16 1 3 4 2
2018–19 Toronto Marlies AHL — — — — — 4 0 2 2 0
2019–20 Toronto Marlies AHL 31 1 8 9 10 — — — — —
2020–21 Modo Hockey Allsv 25 1 17 18 2 — — — — —
SHL totals 30 2 2 4 4 — — — — —
Liiga totals 88 4 23 27 18 16 1 3 4 2

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Sweden WJC18 8th 5 1 1 2 0
Junior totals 5 1 1 2 0

Awards and honours
Award Year
Liiga
Champion (HPK) 2019

References
  1. "Modo announce U18 contracts". hockeymagasinet.com (in Swedish). 7 May 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. "Modo Hockey 2014–15 player statistics". eliteprospects.com. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. "Tidigare Modobackens nya utmaning – uttagen till tryout i Toronto Marlies". allehanda.se (in Swedish). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. @TorontoMarlies (14 March 2018). "The Marlies have signed defenceman Jesper Lindgren to an ATO" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "Maple Leafs sign four to entry-level contracts". Toronto Maple Leafs. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. "Maple Leafs trim training camp roster". Toronto Maple Leafs. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  7. "Jesper Lindgren is back in Modo" (in Swedish). Modo Hockey. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  8. "Penguins acquire Kapanen from Toronto Maple Leafs in six-player deal". National Hockey League. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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