Esa Lindell

Esa Lindell
Born (1994-05-23) 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 (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Dallas Stars
Texas Stars (AHL)
Jokerit
Ässät
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 74th overall, 2012
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2012present

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 re-assigned 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 re-assigned 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
Liiga totals 120 16 24 40 42 2 0 0 0 0
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
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 1st 7 2 3 5 6
2015 Finland WC 6th 8 1 5 6 0
Junior totals 19 3 9 12 22
Senior totals 8 1 5 6 0

References

  1. "2012–13 Jokerit player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  2. "Stars sign defenseman Esa Lindell to entry-level contract". Dallas Stars. 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  3. "Dallas Stars recall Esa Lindell". 'Dallas Stars. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-01-18.

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