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 (age 30)
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

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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

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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
2022–23 Färjestad BK SHL 50 14 13 27 24 6 1 0 1 2
2023–24 Färjestad BK SHL 50 13 17 30 20 2 0 0 0 0
SHL totals 317 105 102 207 159 49 12 21 33 40

Awards and honours

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

References

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  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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