Petteri Lindbohm

Petteri Lindbohm
Lindbohm in 2022
Born	(1993-09-23) September 23, 1993 (age 32) Helsinki, Finland
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Liiga team Former teams	HIFK Jokerit Ässät St. Louis Blues Lausanne HC EHC Biel Florida Panthers Frölunda HC
National team	Finland
NHL draft	176th overall, 2012 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	2012–present

Petteri Lindbohm (born September 23, 1993 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HIFK of the Liiga. He has previously played with Lausanne HC and EHC Biel of the National League (NL), Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), and with the St. Louis Blues and Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Blues selected him in the 6th round (176th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Lindbohm played in his native Finnish Liiga during the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons. On March 21, 2014, he signed a three-year, entry-level deal with the St. Louis Blues. ^[1]

In the 2014–15 season, his first in North America, Lindbohm primarily played with the Blues' AHL affiliate Chicago Wolves, appearing in 53 games. Lindbohm also skated in 23 games for the Blues, scoring two goals and 3 points. Lindbohm scored his first career NHL goal on February 20, 2015, in a 5-1 victory over the Boston Bruins. ^[2]

On September 11, 2017, the Blues re-signed Lindbohm as a restricted free agent to a one-year, two-way contract. ^[3] He was re-assigned to continue his tenure with the Chicago Wolves in the 2017–18 season.

On July 27, 2018, as a restricted free agent from the Blues, Lindbohm left North America and signed a one-year contract in Switzerland worth CHF 700,000 with Lausanne HC of the National League (NL). ^[4] Right after winning gold with Finland at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, Lausanne signed Lindbohm to a one-year contract extension worth CHF 750,000. ^[5] On May 20, 2020, Lausanne HC announced that Lindbohm would not return to the team for the 2020–21 season. ^[6]

On July 30, 2020, Lindbohm agreed to a one-year contract with EHC Biel to remain in the National League for the 2020–21 season. ^[7]

Following his third season in the NL, Lindbohm left as a free agent and returned to his original club, Jokerit, now of the KHL, on a two-year agreement on May 5, 2021. ^[8] In the 2021–22 season, Lindbohm playing in a top-four shutdown role registered three goals and 8 points from the blueline, helping Jokerit to a second place finish in the regular season.

With Jokerit withdrawing from the KHL playoffs, Lindbohm was released from his contract as a free agent and returned to the NHL in agreeing to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Florida Panthers for the remainder of the 2021–22 season on March 1, 2022. ^[9]

As a free agent from the Panthers, Lindbohm returned to Europe and agreed on a one-year contract to play with his first Swedish club, Frölunda HC of the SHL, on August 2, 2022. ^[10]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing   Finland
Olympic Games
	2022 Beijing
World Championships
	2019 Slovakia
	2021 Latvia

Lindbohm first represented Finland on the international stage at the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships before later captaining the junior squad at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

He made his senior debut with Finland, claiming gold at the 2019 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia and the Silver medal in the 2021 IIHF World Championship in Riga, Latvia. He was named to the Finnish Olympic team at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China. He registered two assists through 6 games helping Finland capture an historic first Olympic Gold Medal, following a 2-1 victory over the Russian Olympic Committee. ^[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009–10	Kiekko–Vantaa	FIN U18 Q		8	0	2	2	24		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Kiekko–Vantaa	FIN U18		26	1	1	2	26		3	0	0	0	8
2010–11	Blues	FIN U18 Q		2	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Blues	FIN U18		5	1	5	6	8		2	0	2	2	2
2010–11	Blues	FIN U20		41	1	8	9	56		13	0	3	3	12
2011–12	Jokerit	FIN U20		41	3	7	10	98		12	0	3	3	12
2011–12	Kiekko–Vantaa	Mestis		5	0	3	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Jokerit	FIN U20		2	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Jokerit	SM-l		35	0	4	4	61		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Kiekko–Vantaa	Mestis		6	3	0	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Jokerit	FIN U20		3	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Jokerit	Liiga		18	0	1	1	18		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Kiekko–Vantaa	Mestis		13	1	1	2	12		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Ässät	Liiga		19	1	4	5	8		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Chicago Wolves	AHL		53	6	12	18	62		5	0	1	1	10
2014–15	St. Louis Blues	NHL		23	2	1	3	26		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Chicago Wolves	AHL		43	3	8	11	50		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	St. Louis Blues	NHL		10	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Chicago Wolves	AHL		52	8	8	16	54		9	1	3	4	2
2016–17	St. Louis Blues	NHL		7	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Chicago Wolves	AHL		23	1	2	3	21		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Lausanne HC	NL		41	4	11	15	24		12	0	3	3	8
2019–20	Lausanne HC	NL		50	8	15	23	52		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	EHC Biel	NL		44	4	10	14	49		2	0	0	0	0
2021–22	Jokerit	KHL		45	3	5	8	28		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Florida Panthers	NHL		9	0	1	1	5		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Frölunda HC	SHL		52	6	8	14	28		13	0	2	2	14
2023–24	HIFK	Liiga		43	8	6	14	28		7	0	1	1	12
2024–25	HIFK	Liiga		19	0	4	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				49	2	2	4	42		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	Finland	U18	5th		6	0	0	0	0
2013	Finland	WJC	7th		6	0	2	2	4
2019	Finland	WC			10	2	1	3	6
2021	Finland	WC			9	1	1	2	0
2022	Finland	OG			6	0	2	2	2
Junior totals					12	0	2	2	4
Senior totals					25	3	4	7	8

References

1. "Lindbohm Signs Entry-Level Deal". National Hockey League. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
2. "Lindbohm score first NHL goal". St. Louis Blues. February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
3. "Blues' Petteri Lindbohm inks one-year deal". CBS Sports . September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
4. "Petteri Lindbohm" (in French). Lausanne HC. July 27, 2018. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
5. "Petteri Lindbohm" (in French). Lausanne HC. May 28, 2019. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
6. "Petteri Lindbohm will not stay with Lausanne HC". swisshockeynews.ch. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
7. "Done deal - Petteri Lindbohm is going to join EHC Biel". swisshockeynews.ch. July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
8. "Five new reinforcements for Jokerit" (in Finnish). 5 May 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
9. "Panthers agree to terms with defenseman Petteri Lindbohm". Florida Panthers. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
10. "Experienced defenseman in" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
11. "Finland beats ROC to win nation's first Olympic men's ice hockey gold medal". ESPN. February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database