Michael Lindqvist

Michael Lindqvist (born 12 December 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for Färjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Michael Lindqvist
Lindqvist with Färjestad BK in 2019
Born (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994
Danderyd, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
SHL team
Former teams		 Färjestad BK
AIK
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

Lindqvist made his Elitserien debut playing with AIK during the 2012–13 Elitserien season.[1]

Having played seven seasons within the AIK organization and with the club continuing in the Allsvenskan, Lindqvist left the club and signed a contract to return to the SHL with Färjestad BK on 31 March 2017.[2] In the following 2017–18 season, Lindqvist led the club in points per game and established new career highs with 20 goals and 34 points in just 33 games.

On 2 May 2018, as an undrafted free agent, Lindqvist agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).[3] On 13 November, the Rangers placed Lindqvist on waivers with the intention of buying out his contract.[4] On 14 November, he returned to Sweden and signed a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season with his former team, Färjestad BK of the SHL.[5]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 AIK J20 25 16 10 26 18 3 0 0 0 6
2012–13 AIK SEL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2013–14 AIK J20 15 7 10 17 70 — — — — —
2013–14 AIK SHL 45 3 7 10 12 — — — — —
2014–15 AIK J20 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2014–15 AIK Allsv 43 5 11 16 32 — — — — —
2015–16 AIK Allsv 49 10 15 25 26 10 2 4 6 2
2016–17 AIK Allsv 51 17 22 39 24 7 5 4 9 0
2017–18 Färjestad BK SHL 33 20 14 34 22 2 2 1 3 0
2018–19 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 16 3 4 7 8 — — — — —
2018–19 Färjestad BK SHL 33 16 16 32 10 14 5 8 13 28
2019–20 Färjestad BK SHL 26 13 12 25 8 — — — — —
2020–21 Färjestad BK SHL 51 17 16 33 53 6 1 5 6 4
2021–22 Färjestad BK SHL 26 9 7 16 10 19 3 7 10 6
SHL totals 217 78 72 150 115 41 11 21 32 38

Awards and honours
Award Year
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Färjestad BK) 2022 [6]

References
  1. "2012-13 AIK IF player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. "Michael Lindqvist to FBK". Färjestad BK (in Swedish). 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. "Rangers agree to terms with forward Michael Lindqvist". New York Rangers. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. "Michael Lindqvist: Unconditionally waived". CBSSports.com. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  5. Eriksson, Stefan (14 November 2018). "Michael Lindqvist tillbaka i Färjestad". www.farjestadbk.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. "Färjestad wins it on the road". eurohockeyclubs.com. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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