Gustav Lindström (born 20 October 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 38th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2017 NHL entry draft. Lindström has also previously played for the Anaheim Ducks.
| Gustav Lindström | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
20 October 1998 Östervåla, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens Laval Rocket (AHL) Frölunda HC Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens Anaheim Ducks | ||
| NHL draft |
38th overall, 2017 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Playing career
editSweden
editLindström played junior hockey with Almtuna IS of the HockeyAllsvenskan, scoring six goals and 14 points in 39 games in his final season. He then joined Frölunda HC for the 2018–19 season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), replacing Rasmus Dahlin.[1] That season he won the SHL Championship with Frölunda HC, registering three goals and six points in 40 games and no points in six postseason games. The team would also win a Champions Hockey League title that year.[2]
Detroit Red Wings
editLindström was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) with the 38th overall pick in the 2017 NHL entry draft. On 25 May 2018, Lindström signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Red Wings.[3] On 5 February 2020, Lindström was recalled by the Red Wings after an injury to Mike Green. Prior to being recalled, he posted five assists in 45 games with Detroit's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.[2] He made his NHL debut the next day in a game against the Buffalo Sabres.[4] He played 16 games with the Red Wings. On 17 August 2020, Lindström agreed to return on loan to his former Swedish club, Almtuna IS of the Allsvenskan, until the commencement of the delayed 2020–21 North American season.[5]
On 26 July 2021, Lindström signed a two-year, $1.7 million contract extension with the Red Wings. On 15 February 2022, Lindström scored his first NHL goal against Kaapo Kähkönen in a 7–4 loss to the Minnesota Wild.[6] During the 2022–23 season, he recorded one goal and seven assists in 36 games for the Red Wings. On 1 July 2023, Lindström signed a one-year contract extension with the Red Wings.[7]
Montreal Canadiens
editOn 15 August 2023, Lindström was traded by the Red Wings, along with a conditional 2025 fourth-round pick, to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenceman Jeff Petry.[8] After beginning the 2023–24 season with the Laval Rocket, Montreal's AHL affiliate,[9] Lindström was recalled by the Canadiens on 24 October 2023 after David Savard suffered an injury.[10] He made his Canadiens debut that night against the New Jersey Devils[11] before being reassigned to Laval once again on 4 November 2023 after Christian Dvorak returned from injury.[12] After being recalled to the Canadiens while Joel Armia was loaned to Laval,[13] Lindström scored his first goal with the Canadiens on 14 November 2023 against Jacob Markström of the Calgary Flames.[14] He played in 14 games for the Canadiens, scoring three goals and four points before being placed on waivers on 9 January 2024 with the intent on sending him to Laval.[15]
Anaheim Ducks
editOn 10 January 2024, Lindström was claimed on waivers by the Anaheim Ducks.[16] He made his debut with the Ducks on 15 January versus the Florida Panthers.[17] He registered six points (all assists) in 32 games with the Ducks. A restricted free agent at season's end, the Ducks chose not give him a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.[18]
After going unsigned prior to the 2024–25 season, Lindström accepted an invitation to return to the Ducks organization and attend training camp on a professional tryout (PTO) basis in September 2024.[19] However, he failed to make the team and was subsequently released from his PTO on 4 October.[20]
Return to Montreal
editOn 9 October 2024, Lindström agreed to a one year, two-way deal to return to the Canadiens organization.[21] After clearing waivers, he was assigned to Laval for the 2024–25 season.[22]
International career
edit| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden
| ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2018 United States | |
Lindström played for Sweden at the 2018 World Junior Championship.[2] The team won the silver medal after being defeated by Canada in the gold medal game.[23]
Personal life
editLindström's uncle is Marcus Ragnarsson, a defenceman who played nine seasons in the NHL for the San Jose Sharks and the Philadelphia Flyers.[24] Gustav's cousin, Jakob Ragnarsson, also plays hockey and was selected by the New York Rangers (70th overall) in the 2018 NHL entry draft.[25]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Almtuna IS | J20.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Almtuna IS | J20.2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Almtuna IS | J20.2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Almtuna IS | Allsv | 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Almtuna IS | Allsv | 39 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 40 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 45 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Almtuna IS | Allsv | 20 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 63 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 32 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 40 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 174 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sweden | WJC | 
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| CHL | ||
| Champions (Frölunda HC) | 2019 | [26] |
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) | 2019 | [27] |
References
edit- ^ Kulfan, Ted (9 July 2018). "Gustav Lindstrom's path to Detroit going through Sweden". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Wakiji, Dana (5 February 2020). "Red Wings recall Taro Hirose and Gustav Lindstrom". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 5 February 2020 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Red Wings sign defenceman Gustav Lindstrom to entry-level contract". Sportsnet. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Wakiji, Dana (5 February 2020). "Lindstrom to make NHL debut in Buffalo". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 5 February 2020 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Gustav Lindström Lånas in" [Gustav Lindstrom returns on loan] (in Swedish). Almtuna IS. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Boldy's hat trick powers Wild to a 7-4 win over Red Wings". ESPN. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ DiFilippo, Alex (1 July 2023). "Red Wings sign Klim Kostin; re-sign Matt Luff and Gustav Lindstrom". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "The Canadiens trade Jeff Petry to the Detroit Red Wings". Montreal Canadiens. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023 – via NHL.com.
- ^ Cowan, Stu (8 October 2023). "Canadiens place Joel Armia and Gustav Lindström on waivers". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Gustav Lindström recalled from the Laval Rocket on an emergency basis". Montreal Canadiens. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023 – via NHL.com.
- ^ Cowan, Stu (26 October 2023). "Stu Cowan: Gustav Lindström embraces fresh start with Canadiens". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Gustav Lindström loaned to the Laval Rocket". Montreal Canadiens. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Montreal Canadiens recall Gustav Lindstrom, loan Joel Armia to AHL". TSN. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Farrell, Sean (15 November 2023). "Markstrom makes 34 saves in return from injury, Flames edge Canadiens". National Hockey League. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Canadiens place D Lindstrom on waivers". TSN. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Ducks Claim Defenseman Lindstrom on Waivers from Montreal". Anaheim Ducks. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Ducks at Panthers". National Hockey League. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Present, Patrick (1 July 2024). "Ducks RFAs: Who Did and Didn't Receive Qualifying Offers". The Hockey News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Davies, Colton (11 September 2024). "Ducks to bring Pysyk, Katchouk and Lindstrom to camp on PTO". DailyFaceoff.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Gustav Lindstrom: Released from PTO". CBS Sports. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "One-year contract for Gustav Lindström". Montreal Canadiens. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Gustav Lindström loaned to Laval Rocket". Montreal Canadiens. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Canada takes world juniors gold with 3-1 win over Sweden". Global News. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Khan, Ansar (24 June 2017). "NHL Draft 17: Detroit Red Wings select defenseman Gustav Lindstrom in second round". MLive.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Regner, Arthur J. (24 August 2018). "By the Numbers Prospects: Gustav Lindstrom". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 3 November 2018 – via NHL.com.
- ^ Hampson, Oliver (5 February 2019). ""Tre Kronor" for Frölunda After Beating Munich in Final". Champions Hockey League. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Frölunda svenska mästare" [Frölunda are the Swedish Champions] (in Swedish). Swedish Hockey League. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database