Jesper Lindgren

Swedish ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Jesper Lindgren

Born|  (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997 (age 28)
Umeå, Sweden
Height|  6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight|  161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position|  Defence
Shoots|  Right
ICEHL team
Former teams|  Ferencvárosi TC
Modo Hockey
HPK
NHL draft|  95th overall, 2015
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career|  2015-present

Jesper Lindgren (born 19 May 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Ferencvárosi TC in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).

## Playing career

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Lindgren began his youth hockey career with IF Björklöven before moving to Modo Hockey at the age of 18 on May 7, 2013.[1] He went on to make his Swedish Hockey League debut with Modo Hockey during the 2014–15 SHL season.[2] In the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Lindgren was selected 95th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

On March 14, 2018, after finishing his rookie 2017–18 Liiga season with HPK, Lindgren accepted an amateur tryout contract with the Toronto Marlies, the AHL affiliate of the Maple Leafs.[3][4] He played in four regular-season games for the Marlies before being released from the team during their playoff run on May 1, 2018. Shortly afterward, on May 18, 2018, Lindgren signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[5]

On 17 September 2018, after taking part in the Maple Leafs' training camp and preseason preparations, Lindgren was reassigned on loan to HPK of the Finnish Liiga for further development and playing time during the 2018–19 season.[6]

On August 9, 2020, Lindgren was loaned back to Modo Hockey of the Allsvenskan by the Maple Leafs to start the 2020–21 season.[7] Later that month, on August 25, 2020, he was part of a six-player trade, in which the Maple Leafs sent Lindgren, Kasperi Kapanen, and Pontus Åberg to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Evan Rodrigues, David Warsofsky, Filip Hållander, and the 15th overall selection in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[8]

## Career statistics

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### Regular season and playoffs

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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  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2021–22 | IF Björklöven  | Allsv  | 52  | 10  | 27  | 37  | 18  | 14  | 1  | 8  | 9  | 8
2022–23 | IF Björklöven  | Allsv  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 2  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2023–24 | IF Björklöven  | Allsv  | 36  | 2  | 13  | 15  | 12  | 5  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 4
2024–25 | IF Björklöven  | Allsv  | 48  | 5  | 16  | 21  | 20  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 6
SHL totals  | 30  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 4  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Liiga totals  | 88  | 4  | 23  | 27  | 18  | 16  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 2

### International

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Year  | Team  | Event  | Result  |  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM

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2015 | Sweden | U18 | 8th  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 0
Junior totals  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 0

## Awards and honours

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Award  | Year  |

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Liiga
Champion (HPK)  | 2019 |

## References

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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. Archived from the original on 15 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.

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database