Elias Lindholm

Elias Lindholm
Born	2 December 1994 Boden, Sweden
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Carolina Hurricanes Brynäs IF
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	5th overall, 2013 Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career	2011–present
Medal record World Junior Championships 2013 Russia Team 2014 Sweden Team

Elias Viktor Zebulon Lindholm ^[1] (born 2 December 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League. He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He is the youngest Swedish born player to score an NHL goal.

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 October 10, 2013. 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.^[3]

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
2010–11	Brynäs IF	J20		2	0	0	0	0		2	0	1	1	0
2011–12	Brynäs IF	J20		36	14	35	49	45		2	1	1	2	16
2011–12	Brynäs IF	SHL		12	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0
2012–13	Brynäs IF	SHL		48	11	19	30	2		4	0	0	0	4
2013–14	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		58	9	12	21	4		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Charlotte Checkers	AHL		6	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		81	17	22	39	14		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		82	11	28	39	24		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				60	11	19	30	2		6	0	0	0	4
NHL totals				221	37	62	99	42		—	—	—	—	—

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
Junior totals					20	8	14	22	12

References

1. Sundheim, Mike (2013-06-30). "MikeSundheim: The Full Name of @NHLCanes' First Round Selection?". Twitter. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
2. "Hockey's Future - History". Retrieved 11 November 2014.
3. "Gerbe's goal lift Hurricanes past Capitals". ESPN. 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2013-10-10.

External links

• Elias Lindholm's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
  
• Elias Lindholm's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database