Esa Lindell
| Esa Lindell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 23, 1994 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Dallas Stars Jokerit Ässät | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
74th overall, 2012 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Esa Lindell (born May 23, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League (NHL). Lindell was selected by the Stars in the third round (74th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Lindell made his SM-liiga debut playing with Jokerit during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.[1] On May 7, 2014, Lindell was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Dallas Stars.[2]
He was reassigned to the Finnish Liiga for the 2014–15 season, joining Ässät Pori. Lindell established a career high year in registering 14 goals and 35 points in 57 games with the club, which also led the entire Liiga in defenseman scoring, before he was reassigned by the Stars to AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, on March 16, 2015.
During the 2015–16 season, on January 18, 2016, Lindell received his first NHL recall to the Dallas Stars.[3] He made his debut the following day on January 19, 2016 against the Los Angeles Kings.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Jokerit | SM-l | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Jokerit | Liiga | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ässät | Liiga | 57 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Texas Stars | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Texas Stars | AHL | 73 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 120 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2016 Russia | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Sweden | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Finland | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Finland | WJC |  |
7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2015 | Finland | WC | 6th | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Finland | WC |  |
10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Finland | WCH | 8th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | ||||
| Senior totals | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ "2012–13 Jokerit player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ↑ "Stars sign defenseman Esa Lindell to entry-level contract". Dallas Stars. 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
- ↑ "Dallas Stars recall Esa Lindell". 'Dallas Stars. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
External links
- Esa Lindell's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Esa Lindell's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database