Elias Lindholm | |||
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![]() Lindholm with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2013 | |||
Born | Boden, Sweden | 2 December 1994||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Centre / Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams | Boston Bruins Brynäs IF Carolina Hurricanes Calgary Flames Vancouver Canucks | ||
National team | ![]() | ||
NHL draft | 5th overall, 2013 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
Playing career | 2011–present |
Elias Viktor Zebulon Lindholm [1] [ non-primary source needed ] (born 2 December 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round (5th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, and spent his first five NHL seasons with them. He is the youngest Swedish-born player to score an NHL goal.
Lindholm played with the Brynäs IF Swedish U20 team, he played four games for the U20 team and was the second-leading scorer for the U18 team. Lindholm was selected in the fourth round (86th overall) by SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL Draft. [2]
Lindholm joined the Swedish Elite League, he played in 14 games, including two playoff games for Elitserien champion Brynäs. Once again a key offensive force for Brynäs U20 team and also the U19 World Junior A Challenge and 2012 U18 World Junior Championship tournaments. [2]
Still with Brynäs, Lindholm led all junior players in the Elitserien with 30 points, scoring 11 goals with 19 assists. [2] He skated for Sweden's U20 World Junior Championship in Ufa; scoring 2 goals with 2 assists and was minus-one with 4 penalty minutes in six games, where they won the silver medal. [2]
Following being drafted by the Hurricanes, Lindholm made the opening roster for the 2013–14 NHL season. He scored his first NHL goal in his fourth ever NHL game against Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals on 10 October 2013. [3] By scoring his first NHL goal at 18 years and 311 days, Lindholm became the youngest Swedish-born NHL player to score a goal, beating Gabriel Landeskog and his previous record, which was 18 years and 324 days.[ citation needed ]
On 8 March 2015 Lindholm scored his first career hat trick in a 7–4 win against the Edmonton Oilers. [4]
On 23 June 2018, Lindholm was traded to the Calgary Flames along with teammate Noah Hanifin in exchange for Dougie Hamilton, Micheal Ferland, and prospect Adam Fox. [5] He signed a six-year contract with the Flames on 16 July. [6] In his first season with his new team, Lindholm mostly played top-line minutes with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan; all three scored career highs in points, with Lindholm scoring 27 goals and a total of 78 points. In the following season he set another new high in goals (29) despite the season being prematurely concluded due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was by this point establishing himself as one of the Flames' most important forwards. [7] When the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs were belatedly held in a bubble in the summer, the Flames defeated the Winnipeg Jets in the qualifying round before falling to the Dallas Stars in the first round. Lindholm managed two goals and four assists in 10 playoff games. [8]
In light of the pandemic, the 2020–21 season was held with a revised format, with all Canadian teams playing in the temporary North Division. [9] The Flames had a tumultuous year, in the course of which coach Geoff Ward was replaced midway through the season by Darryl Sutter. Sutter made significant changes to the team's approach, and returned Lindholm to the centre position after two seasons primarily playing on the wing, now paired on a top line with wingers Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk that proved an immediate success. He scored 19 goals and 28 assists in only 56 games. The Flames did not qualify for the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. [10] [11]
The NHL's divisions and format returned to their pre-pandemic norms for the 2021–22 season, the Flames' first full season on returning coach Sutter. It would prove to be one of the most successful regular seasons in team history. With Gaudreau and Tkachuk, he formed one of the most dominant forward lines in the NHL, and all three members hit numerous personal and collective milestones over the course of the season. Lindholm scored his 40th goal of the season in an 23 April 2022, victory over the Vancouver Canucks, hitting that marker for the first time. [12] Gaudreau and Tkachuk also scored 40 goals, the first time in 28 years that linemates had all achieved this, and only the fourth time in that span that a team had three 40-goal scorers. [13] Lindholm finished the regular season with 42 goals and 40 assists for 82 points, while the Flames won the reconstituted Pacific Division. He was voted a finalist for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded to the league's best defensive forward. [14]
The Flames drew the Dallas Stars in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, a rematch of the bubble playoffs two years prior, and a matchup in which the Flames were considered the favourites. [15] Lindholm immediately distinguished himself by scoring the lone goal in the Flames' 1–0 victory in Game 1. [16] The Stars proved a greater challenge than many had anticipated, largely due to an exceptional performance from goaltender Jake Oettinger, but the Flames eventually won the series in Game 7. [17] The Flames drew the Edmonton Oilers in the second round, the first playoff "Battle of Alberta" in 31 years. [18] The Oilers defeated the Flames in 5 games. [19]
On 31 January 2024, with the Flames not in contention for a playoff spot, and in the final year of his contract, Lindholm was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Andrei Kuzmenko, unsigned defence prospects Hunter Brzustewicz and Joni Jurmo, and first-round (Matvei Gridin) and conditional fourth-round picks in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. [20] [21] Immediately upon joining the Canucks, Lindholm became the fifth player in franchise history to score two or more goals in their first game with the team. He also tied the franchise record for most game-winning goals recorded by a player through their first six games with the team. [22]
Leaving the Canucks as a free agent at the conclusion of his contract, Lindholm returned to the eastern conference in signing a seven-year, $54.25 million deal with the Boston Bruins on 1 July 2024. [23]
Lindholm was born in Boden, Sweden, but grew up in Gävle. His father, Mikael Lindholm, is a former professional ice hockey player who played in 404 SEL games and 18 NHL games with the Los Angeles Kings in 1989–90. Lindholm is a cousin of ice hockey player Calle Järnkrok and the younger brother of ice hockey player Oliver Lindholm. He is not related to Hampus Lindholm. Lindholm started playing ice hockey in Hanover, Germany, at the age of three while his father was playing for the Hannover Scorpions.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2009–10 | Brynäs IF | J18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Brynäs IF | J18 Allsv | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Brynäs IF | J18 | 22 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Brynäs IF | J18 Allsv | 18 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 29 | ||
2010–11 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Brynäs IF | J18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Brynäs IF | J18 Allsv | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 36 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
2011–12 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 48 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 58 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 81 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 72 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 81 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 81 | 27 | 51 | 78 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 70 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 56 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 82 | 42 | 40 | 82 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
2022–23 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 80 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 49 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | ||
SHL totals | 60 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
NHL totals | 818 | 218 | 339 | 557 | 201 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 16 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
![]() | 2017 Germany/France | |
World Junior Championships | ||
![]() | 2013 Russia | |
![]() | 2014 Sweden |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2011 | Sweden | IH18 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
2012 | Sweden | U18 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
2013 | Sweden | WJC | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
2014 | Sweden | WJC | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | |
2015 | Sweden | WC | 5th | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
2017 | Sweden | WC | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
2019 | Sweden | WC | 5th | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 20 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 12 | ||||
Senior totals | 26 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 18 |
Award | Year | Ref |
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NHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2024 | [24] |
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