Anders Lindbäck
| Anders Lindbäck | |
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 Lindbäck playing for Tampereen Ilves. |
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| Born | May 3, 1988 Gävle, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Tampa Bay Lightning Brynäs IF Timrå IK Nashville Predators |
| National team |  Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 207th overall, 2008 Nashville Predators |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Sweden |
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championship | ||
| Bronze | 2010 Germany | |
Anders Lindbäck (born May 3, 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender.[1] He is currently playing with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League. He has also played for the Nashville Predators.
Playing career
Lindbäck began his career with the Junior 18 Brynäs IF team in 2003 and played his first elite game in 2006. Lindbäck was loaned out to the Uppsala-based team Almtuna IS of HockeyAllsvenskan for the duration of the 2007/08 season.[2]
He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, 207th overall by the Nashville Predators.
On March 25, 2009 Lindbäck signed a contract with Timrå IK with the intent to play for the team during the 2009–10 season.[3]
On October 9, 2010, Lindbäck made his National Hockey League debut in relief of Pekka Rinne for the Nashville Predators against the Anaheim Ducks at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Lindbäck recorded his first NHL shutout on December 11 against the Florida Panthers. On December 13 against the New York Islanders Lindbäck recorded back-to-back shutout, his career second.[4]
On June 15, 2012, Lindbäck was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning along with Kyle Wilson and a seventh-round draft pick for Sébastien Caron, two second-round draft picks in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and a third-round draft pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[5]
International
Anders currently holds the record for shortest time played by any participant in the Ice Hockey World Championships. He played one second in Sweden's win against Germany in the 2010 bronze medal game.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2003–04 | Brynäs IF | Swe-U18 | 3 | — | — | — | 178 | 13 | 0 | 4.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Brynäs IF | Swe-U18 | 49 | — | — | — | 2940 | 108 | 7 | 2.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Brynäs IF | Swe-U18 | 11 | — | — | — | 666 | 36 | 2 | 3.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 5 | — | — | — | 257 | 7 | 2 | 1.64 | .926 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 36 | — | — | — | 2143 | 81 | 5 | 2.27 | .905 | 3 | — | — | 180 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 | .908 | ||
| 2007–08 | Almtuna IS | Swe.1 | 18 | — | — | — | 1034 | 53 | 0 | 3.07 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 3 | — | — | — | 179 | 7 | 0 | 2.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 24 | — | — | — | 1332 | 57 | 1 | 2.57 | .916 | 3 | — | — | 137 | 7 | 0 | 2.37 | .916 | ||
| 2009–10 | Timrå IK | SEL | 42 | — | — | — | 2536 | 104 | 3 | 2.46 | .912 | 5 | — | — | 305 | 15 | 0 | 2.94 | .900 | ||
| 2010–11 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1131 | 49 | 2 | 2.60 | .915 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 241 | 11 | 0 | 2.73 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 792 | 32 | 0 | 2.42 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SEL totals | 66 | — | — | — | 3869 | 161 | 4 | 2.50 | .914 | 8 | — | — | 483 | 22 | 0 | 2.73 | .906 | ||||
| NHL totals | 38 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1923 | 81 | 2 | 2.53 | .914 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||||
Personal life
Anders Lindbäck was diagnosed with Adult-onset Still's disease months before he entered the 2008 NHL Draft which made him get drafted so late despite his excellence.[7] He is close friends with former teammate and fellow Swede Patric Hörnqvist.
References
- ^ "Anders Lindback". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
- ^ "Profile on Eurohockey.net". Eurohockey.net. 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "Målvaktsparet klart" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ "Panthers at Predators". National Hockey League. 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ "Lightning acquire G Lindback from Predators for Caron, picks". The Sports Network. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ^ http://www.iihf.com/competition/352/news/news-singleview-2013/recap/7884.html?tx_ttnews[backPid]=7123&cHash=64f89831c8
- ^ "With Pekka Rinne out, Nashville turns its net to Anders Lindback". ontheforecheck.com. 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
External links
- Anders Lindbäck – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Anders Lindbäck's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Anders Lindbäck's player profile at TSN.ca
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