Joakim Lindström

Joakim Claes Lindström (born December 5, 1983) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League. Lindström has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Phoenix Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues and, most recently, for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was drafted in the second round, 41st overall, by Columbus in 2002.

Joakim Lindström
Joakim Lindström playing for Team Sweden against Russia during the Sweden Hockey Games in Stockholm, Sweden in May 2014
Born (1983-12-05) December 5, 1983
Skellefteå, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams
Skellefteå AIK
Modo Hockey
Columbus Blue Jackets
Phoenix Coyotes
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Colorado Avalanche
St. Louis Blues
Toronto Maple Leafs
SKA Saint Petersburg
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 41st overall, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2001present

Playing career

Lindström came through the youth ranks of Skellefteå AIK, before joining the Modo Hockey youth program. He logged his first minutes in the country's top-flight Swedish Hockey League for Modo during the 2000-01 season.

He was drafted 41st overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. After spending five years in the Elitserien with Modo, Lindström made his North American debut with the latter stages of the 2004–05 season with the Syracuse Crunch, the top minor league affiliate of the Blue Jackets in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Lindström made his NHL debut the following season, 2005–06, with the Blue Jackets and played in a further 37 games with Columbus before he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks for a conditional draft pick on July 15, 2008.

Lindström taking the ice with Skellefteå AIK.

On October 3, 2008, Lindström was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks,[1] but was consequently re-claimed back by the Ducks on October 7, 2008. He was then assigned to the Ducks' top affiliate, the Iowa Chops, of the AHL.[2]

On December 3, 2008, the Ducks traded Lindström to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Logan Stephenson.[3] Lindström was recalled by Phoenix on December 8, 2008,[4] and made his Coyotes debut in a 5–3 win over the Dallas Stars on December 10, 2008.[5]

Lindström was not re-signed by the Coyotes at season's end, and on July 13, 2009, he left North America and signed a one-year contract with Russian team Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[6] In the 2009–10 season, he led the club with 20 assists and scored 30 points, though Torpedo failed to qualify for the post-season.

On May 18, 2010, Lindström returned to the Elitserien, signing with Skellefteå AIK for the 2010–11 season.[7] In 54 games, he scored 60 points to lead the League in scoring as AIK finished as silver medalists in the playoffs. He was also selected to the Elitserien All-Star Team.

On June 15, 2011, Lindström signed a one-year contract to return to the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche.[8] On November 29, 2011, however, Lindström was waived by the Avalanche, whereupon he returned to Skellefteå AIK in Sweden.

On May 28, 2014, after helping Skellefteå to a second consecutive title and being selected as the Swedish Hockey League's MVP, Lindström signed a one-year free agent contract with the St. Louis Blues, marking a third attempt to establish himself within the NHL.[9] In the 2014–15 season, Lindström made the Blues' opening night roster, but was unable to secure a top six position on the Blues' scoring lines. Primarily used as a depth player, Lindström contributed with three goals in 34 games before on March 2, 2015, he was traded by the Blues to the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with a conditional draft pick (Nicolas Mattinen), in exchange for Olli Jokinen.[10]

Lindström's stint in Toronto would be short, as he signed a one-year contract with SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL shortly after the regular season ended on May 1, 2015.[11] He left Saint Petersburg after the 2015–16 season and signed to return to Skellefteå AIK on April 27, 2016.[12]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
2014 Belarus

Lindström earned his first caps for Sweden during the 2009–10 season and played at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships.

During the 2017–18 season, with the exclusion of NHL contracted players, Lindström was selected to represent Sweden at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Used in a scoring role, he finished scoreless through 4 games in a fifth place finish.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1999–00 Modo Hockey J18 Allsv 93101322 834710
1999–00 Modo Hockey J20 104482
2000–01 Modo Hockey J18 Allsv 212316 423524
2000–01 Modo Hockey J20 86101616 202214
2000–01 Modo Hockey SEL 102352 70110
2001–02 Modo Hockey J20 10961567
2001–02 Modo Hockey SEL 4243720 143588
2001–02 IF Troja-Ljungby Allsv 300012
2002–03 Modo Hockey J20 25168
2002–03 Modo Hockey SEL 2942614 61122
2002–03 Örnsköldsviks SK Allsv 21124
2003–04 IF Sundsvall Hockey Allsv 20550
2003–04 Modo Hockey SEL 150220
2004–05 Modo Hockey J20 24150
2004–05 Modo Hockey SEL 3723524
2004–05 Syracuse Crunch AHL 134480
2005–06 Syracuse Crunch AHL 6414294352 61120
2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 30000
2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 5022264834
2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 91014
2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 4925356068 134376
2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2534714
2008–09 Iowa Chops AHL 217142133
2008–09 San Antonio Rampage AHL 31122
2008–09 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 449112028
2009–10 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 5510203062
2010–11 Skellefteå AIK SEL 54283260134 18471116
2011–12 Colorado Avalanche NHL 162350
2011–12 Skellefteå AIK SEL 217132045 195121722
2012–13 Skellefteå AIK SEL 5318365456 1347114
2013–14 Skellefteå AIK SHL 5523406372 146121810
2014–15 St. Louis Blues NHL 343368
2014–15 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 191344
2015–16 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 478132124 1302210
2016–17 Skellefteå AIK SHL 5118365432 72244
2017–18 Skellefteå AIK SHL 4616345063 1234729
2018–19 Skellefteå AIK SHL 4818244220 63250
2019–20 Skellefteå AIK SHL 4716233945
SHL totals 508156251407535 11631538495
NHL totals 15019244358

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2001 Sweden WJC18 7th 6 2 5 7 2
2003 Sweden WJC 8th 6 2 3 5 6
2014 Sweden WC 9 5 6 11 4
2015 Sweden WC 5th 8 2 3 5 2
2018 Sweden OG 5th 4 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 12 4 8 12 8
Senior totals 21 7 9 16 6

References

  1. "Blackhawks claim Lindstrom off waivers". blackhawks.nhl.com. 2008-10-03. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  2. "Ducks re-claim Lindstrom". ocregister.com. 2008-10-07. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  3. "Ducks acquire Logan Stephenson". ducks.nhl.com. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  4. "Coyotes recall Lindstrom from AHL". coyotes.nhl.com. 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  5. "Coyotes 5, Stars 3". coyotes.nhl.com. 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  6. "Lindstrom to the KHL". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  7. "Joakim Lindström ready for AIK" (in Swedish). Skellefteå AIK. 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  8. "Avalanche signs Joakim Lindstrom". Colorado Avalanche. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  9. "Blues sign Lindstrom to one-year deal". St. Louis Blues. 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  10. "Blues Acquire Jokinen from Toronto". St. Louis Blues. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  11. "Joakim Lindstrom and Jarno Koskiranta have signed with SKA". SKA Saint Petersburg. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  12. "Möller och Lindström återvänder". Skellefteå AIK. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Bud Holloway
Winner of the Guldhjälmen
2014
Succeeded by
Derek Ryan
Preceded by
Jimmie Ericsson
Winner of the Guldpucken
2014
Succeeded by
Victor Hedman
Preceded by
Oscar Lindberg
Winner of the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy
2014
Succeeded by
Noah Welch
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