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2013 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings
| Final Rank: | 7 | Midterm Rank: | 6 |
| Position: | Center | Shoots: | Left |
| Height: | 6' 0" | Weight: | 187 |
| Born: | October 29, 1991 | Hometown: | Skelleftea, SWE |
| Born in: | Skelleftea, SWE | ||
| Drafted: | 2010: PHX (2nd Round / 57th Overall) - PLAYER PAGE | ||
• For the last two seasons, Lindberg has led the SuperElit Junior league in face-off percentage, winning 60.4% of his face-offs in 2009-10 and 63.4% in 2008-09.
• In addition to the 30 games he played with Skelleftea Junior in 2009-10, he also suited up for 36 games in the Swedish Elite league.
• His mother’s cousin, Jan Erixon, has coached Lindberg throughout minor hockey and has had a big influence on his career – Erixon was drafted 30th overall in 1981 by the Rangers and he played 10 seasons in New York (1983-93).
• Lindberg started playing hockey when he was five years old and his childhood hockey idol was Joe Sakic.
• His most memorable hockey experience was playing for Sweden in his first international game against rival Finland and he models his game after Sidney Crosby because “he has everything a center needs”.
FAVORITES
NHL team: Detroit Red Wings
NHL player: Henrik Zetteberg
Shootout move: “Fake shot, the right and backhand”
Movie: Dumb and Dumber
TV show: Two and a Half Men
Video game: NHL ‘09
Website: facebook.com
Home-cooked meal: Steak with french fries
Place to visit: Barcelona
• In addition to the 30 games he played with Skelleftea Junior in 2009-10, he also suited up for 36 games in the Swedish Elite league.
• His mother’s cousin, Jan Erixon, has coached Lindberg throughout minor hockey and has had a big influence on his career – Erixon was drafted 30th overall in 1981 by the Rangers and he played 10 seasons in New York (1983-93).
• Lindberg started playing hockey when he was five years old and his childhood hockey idol was Joe Sakic.
• His most memorable hockey experience was playing for Sweden in his first international game against rival Finland and he models his game after Sidney Crosby because “he has everything a center needs”.
FAVORITES
NHL team: Detroit Red Wings
NHL player: Henrik Zetteberg
Shootout move: “Fake shot, the right and backhand”
Movie: Dumb and Dumber
TV show: Two and a Half Men
Video game: NHL ‘09
Website: facebook.com
Home-cooked meal: Steak with french fries
Place to visit: Barcelona
STATISTICS
| SEASON | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | SKELLEFTEA JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | 38 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 54 |
| 2009-2010 | SKELLEFTEA | SWEDEN | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| 2009-2010 | SKELLEFTEA JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | 30 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 44 |
| 2010-2011 | SKELLEFTEA | SWEDEN | 41 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 31 |
| 2010-2011 | SKELLEFTEA JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 8 |
| 2011-2012 | SKELLEFTEA | SWEDEN | 46 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 2011-2012 | SKELLEFTEA JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011-2012 | SUNDSVALL | SWEDEN-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012-2013 | SKELLEFTEA | SWEDEN | 55 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 54 |
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