Gustav Lindström
Born (1998-10-20) 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
Former teams
Anaheim Ducks
Frölunda HC
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens
NHL Draft 38th overall, 2017
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2016present

Gustav Lindström (born 20 October 1998) is a Swedish ice hockey defenceman for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He has previously played for the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens.

Playing career

Detroit Red Wings

Lindström 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.[2] 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.[3] 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

On 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 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

On 10 January 2024, Lindström was claimed on waivers by the Anaheim Ducks.[16]

Personal life

Lindström's uncle is Marcus Ragnarsson, a defenceman who played nine seasons in the NHL for the San Jose Sharks and the Philadelphia Flyers.[17] Gustav's cousin Jakob Ragnarsson also plays hockey and was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[18]

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 United States

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15Almtuna ISJ20 41126
2015–16Almtuna ISJ20 30442 10000
2016–17Almtuna ISJ20 6641010
2016–17Almtuna ISAllsv 4827926
2017–18Almtuna ISAllsv 39681434
2018–19Frölunda HCSHL 4033650 60000
2019–20Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL 4505526
2019–20Detroit Red WingsNHL 1601114
2020–21Almtuna ISAllsv 200111120
2020–21Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL 130338
2020–21Detroit Red WingsNHL 130330
2021–22Detroit Red WingsNHL 631121322
2022–23Detroit Red WingsNHL 3617820
2023–24Laval RocketAHL 40002
2023–24Montreal CanadiensNHL 143146
SHL totals 4033650 60000
NHL totals 1425242962

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Sweden WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 8
Junior totals 7 0 1 1 8

Awards and honors

Award Year
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2019 [19]
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) 2019 [20]

References

  1. "Gustav Lindström at eliteprospects.com".
  2. "Red Wings sign defenceman Gustav Lindstrom to entry-level contract". Sportsnet. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. Wakiji, Dana (5 February 2020). "Red Wings recall Taro Hirose and Gustav Lindstrom". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 5 February 2020 via NHL.com.
  4. Wakiji, Dana (5 February 2020). "Lindstrom to make NHL debut in Buffalo". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 5 February 2020 via NHL.com.
  5. "Gustav Lindström Lånas in" [Gustav Lindstrom returns on loan] (in Swedish). Almtuna IS. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. "Boldy's hat trick powers Wild to a 7-4 win over Red Wings". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  7. 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.
  8. "The Canadiens trade Jeff Petry to the Detroit Red Wings". Montreal Canadiens. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023 via NHL.com.
  9. Cowan, Stu (8 October 2023). "Canadiens place Joel Armia and Gustav Lindström on waivers". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  10. "Gustav Lindström recalled from the Laval Rocket on an emergency basis". Montreal Canadiens. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  11. Cowan, Stu (26 October 2023). "Stu Cowan: Gustav Lindström embraces fresh start with Canadiens". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  12. "Gustav Lindström loaned to the Laval Rocket". Montreal Canadiens. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  13. "Montreal Canadiens recall Gustav Lindstrom, loan Joel Armia to AHL". TSN. 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  14. Farrell, Sean (14 November 2023). "Markstrom makes 34 saves in return from injury, Flames edge Canadiens". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  15. "Canadiens place D Lindstrom on waivers". TSN. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  16. "Ducks Claim Defenseman Lindstrom on Waivers from Montreal". Anaheim Ducks. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024 via NHL.com.
  17. Khan, Ansar (June 24, 2017). "NHL Draft 17: Detroit Red Wings select defenseman Gustav Lindstrom in second round". MLive.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  18. Regner, Arthur J. (24 August 2018). "By the Numbers Prospects: Gustav Lindstrom". NHL.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  19. "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  20. "Frölunda are the Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-03.


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