Anders Lindbäck
| Anders Lindbäck | |
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 Lindbäck warming up with Nashville |
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| Born | May 3, 1988 Gävle, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Nashville Predators Timrå IK (SEL) Brynäs IF (SEL) |
| NHL Draft | 207th overall, 2008 Nashville Predators |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Sweden |
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championship | ||
| Bronze | 2010 Germany | |
Anders "The Giant" Lindbäck (born May 3, 1988 in Gävle) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender.[1] He is currently playing with the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
Lindbäck began his career with the Junior 18 Brynäs IF team in 2003 and played his first elite game in 2006. Lindbäck was loaned out to the Uppsala-based team Almtuna IS of HockeyAllsvenskan for the duration of the 2007/08 season.[2]
He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, 207th overall by the Nashville Predators.
On March 25, 2009 Lindbäck signed a contract with Timrå IK with the intent to play for the team during the 2009/10 season.[3]
On October 9, 2010, Lindbäck made his National Hockey League debut in relief of Pekka Rinne for the Nashville Predators against the Anaheim Ducks at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Lindbäck recorded his first NHL shutout on December 11 against the Florida Panthers. On December 13 against the New York Islanders Lindbäck recorded back-to-back shutout, his career second.[4]
[edit] Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| 2003–04 | Brynäs IF | Swe-U18 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 178 | 13 | 0 | 4.38 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05x | Brynäs IF | Swe-U18 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | 2940 | 108 | 7 | 2.20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Brynäs IF | Swe-U20 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | 257 | 7 | 2 | 1.64 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Brynäs IF | Swe-U18 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | 666 | 36 | 2 | 3.24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Brynäs IF | Swe-U20 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | 2143 | 81 | 5 | 2.27 | 3 | -- | -- | 180 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 | ||
| 2007–08 | Almtuna IS | Swe-2 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | 1034 | 53 | 0 | 3.08 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008–09 | Brynäs IF | Elitserien | 24 | -- | -- | -- | 1332 | 57 | 1 | 2.57 | 3 | -- | -- | 137 | 7 | 0 | 2.37 | ||
| 2008–09 | Brynäs IF | Swe-U20 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 179 | 7 | 0 | 2.35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2009–10 | Timrå IK | Elitserien | 42 | -- | -- | -- | 2536 | 104 | 3 | 2.46 | 5 | -- | -- | 305 | 15 | 0 | 2.94 | ||
| 2010–11 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1131 | 49 | 2 | 2.60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 241 | 11 | 0 | 2.73 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Elitserien Totals | 66 | -- | -- | -- | 3868 | 161 | 4 | 2.52 | 8 | -- | -- | 442 | 22 | 0 | 2.66 | ||||
x2004–05 season statistics not available from SIHA. Numbers shown according to TSN source, might include errors.
[edit] Personal life
Anders Lindbäck was diagnosed with Adult-onset Still's disease months before he entered the 2008 NHL Draft which made him get drafted so late despite his excellence.[5] He is close friends with fellow teammate and Swede Patric Hörnqvist.
[edit] References
- ^ "Anders Lindback". eliteprospects.com. http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=3769. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
- ^ Profile on Eurohockey.net
- ^ "Målvaktsparet klart" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. 2009-03-25. http://www.timraik.se/index.php?article=300. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ "Panthers at Predators - 12/11/2010". NHL. 2010-12-11. http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020433.
- ^ http://www.ontheforecheck.com/2010/12/6/1859130/with-pekka-rinne-out-nashville-turns-its-net-to-anders-lindback
[edit] External links
- Anders Lindbäck – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Anders Lindbäck's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Anders Lindbäck at TSN.ca
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