Elias Lindholm

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Elias Lindholm
Elias Lindholm 2013-2.jpg
Lindholm with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2013
Born (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 27)
Boden, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Centre / Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Calgary Flames
Brynäs IF
Carolina Hurricanes
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 5th overall, 2013
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2011–present

Elias Viktor Zebulon Lindholm[1][non-primary source needed] (born 2 December 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round (5th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, and spent his first five NHL seasons with them. 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, where they won 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 10 October 2013.[3] 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.

On 8 March 2015 Lindholm scored his first career hat trick in a 3–4 win against the Edmonton Oilers.[4]

On 23 June 2018, Lindholm was traded to the Calgary Flames along with teammate Noah Hanifin in exchange for Dougie Hamilton, Micheal Ferland, and prospect Adam Fox.[5] He signed a six-year contract with the Flames on 16 July.[6] In his first season with his new team, Lindholm mostly played top-line minutes with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan; all three scored career highs in points, with Lindholm scoring 27 goals and a total of 78 points.

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
2009–10 Brynäs IF J18 4 3 3 6 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Brynäs IF J18 Allsv 5 1 3 4 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Brynäs IF J18 22 10 28 38 16 — — — — —
2010–11 Brynäs IF J18 Allsv 18 7 16 23 16 4 3 3 6 29
2010–11 Brynäs IF J20 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0
2011–12 Brynäs IF J18 2 0 3 3 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Brynäs IF J18 Allsv 2 1 3 4 0 3 1 2 3 0
2011–12 Brynäs IF J20 36 14 35 49 45 2 1 1 2 16
2011–12 Brynäs IF SEL 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Brynäs IF SEL 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 — — — — —
2016–17 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 72 11 34 45 16 — — — — —
2017–18 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81 16 28 44 18 — — — — —
2018–19 Calgary Flames NHL 81 27 51 78 20 5 1 1 2 4
2019–20 Calgary Flames NHL 70 29 25 54 22 10 2 4 6 2
2020–21 Calgary Flames NHL 56 19 28 47 22 — — — — —
SHL totals 60 11 19 30 2 6 0 0 0 4
NHL totals 581 139 228 367 140 15 3 5 8 6
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Germany/France
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Russia
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sweden

International[]

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Sweden IH18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 2 4 6 0
2012 Sweden WJC18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 2 1 3 2
2013 Sweden WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 2 2 4 4
2014 Sweden WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 2 7 9 6
2015 Sweden WC 5th 8 2 4 6 6
2017 Sweden WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 5 2 7 10
2019 Sweden WC 5th 8 1 5 6 2
Junior totals 20 8 14 22 12
Senior totals 26 8 11 19 18

References[]

  1. ^ Sundheim, Mike (30 June 2013). "MikeSundheim: The Full Name of @NHLCanes' First Round Selection?". Twitter. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Hockey's Future – History". Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Gerbe's goal lift Hurricanes past Capitals". ESPN. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Canes forward Elias Lindholm low-key about first NHL career hat trick". The News & Observer. 9 March 2015.
  5. ^ Brown, Michael (23 June 2018). "Canes Acquire Hamilton, Ferland and Fox From Flames". National Hockey League. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  6. ^ Battaglino, Mike (16 July 2018). "Lindholm signs six-year contract with Flames". National Hockey League. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Carolina Hurricanes first round draft pick
2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Viking Award
2019 		Succeeded by
present
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