Name Oscar Lindberg Weight 86 kg Playing career Height 1.85 m | Nationality Swedish Shoots Left Salary 750,000 USD (2015) | |
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NHL teamFormer teams New York RangersSkelleftea AIK NHL Draft 57th overall, 2010Phoenix Coyotes Similar People Jesper Fast, J T Miller, Viktor Stalberg, Dylan McIlrath, Kevin Hayes | ||
Oscar lindberg vs matt read feb 6 2016
Oscar Lindberg (born 29 October 1991) is a Swedish ice hockey player for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He represented Sweden in the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He also represented Sweden on their gold medal-winning 2013 IIHF World Championship team.
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- Oscar lindberg vs matt read feb 6 2016
- Oscar lindberg hits roman josi
- Phoenix Coyotes
- New York Rangers
- Vegas Golden Knights
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Phoenix Coyotes
Central Scouting Bureau ranked Lindberg seventh among European Skaters for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, however he was not was drafted until the second round, 57th overall, by the Phoenix Coyotes.
New York Rangers
On 8 May 2011, Lindberg was traded from the Phoenix Coyotes to the New York Rangers in return for Ethan Werek.
In 2012–13, Lindberg was awarded the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the SEL playoffs.
On 24 February 2015, Lindberg played in one New York Rangers game, with forward Rick Nash out with a fever. The New York Rangers won the game 1–0.
Lindberg was named the Rangers' best rookie in their 2015 training camp. He made the Rangers out of training camp for the 2015–16 season and scored his first NHL goal in the first period on opening night against Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks.
Vegas Golden Knights
On June 21, 2017, Lindberg went unprotected by the Rangers in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft and was subsequently selected by the Vegas Golden Knights. As a restricted free agent he later agreed on a two-year contract worth $3.4 million with the Golden Knights on July 4, 2017.