Gustav Lindström (born 20 October 1998) is a

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for the

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of the

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(NHL). He was selected in the second round, 38th overall, by the

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

in the

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. Lindström has also previously played for the

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Playing career

Sweden

Lindström played junior hockey with

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of the

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, scoring six goals and 14 points in 39 games in his final season. He then joined

Frölunda HC Frölunda Hockey Club, previously known as the Frölunda Indians, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They currently play in the highest Swedish league, the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), formerly the Elitserien, where th ...

for the 2018–19 season of the

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(SHL), replacing

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. That season he won the SHL Championship with Frölunda HC, registering three goals and six points in 40 games and no points in six postseason games. The team would also win a

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title that year.

Detroit Red Wings

Lindström was drafted by the

of the

(NHL) with the 38th overall pick in the

. On 25 May 2018, Lindström signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Red Wings. On 5 February 2020, Lindström was recalled by the Red Wings after an injury to Mike Green. Prior to being recalled, he posted five assists in 45 games with Detroit's

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(AHL) affiliate, the

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. He made his NHL debut the next day in a game against the

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...

. He played 16 games with the Red Wings. On 17 August 2020, Lindström agreed to return on loan to his former Swedish club, Almtuna IS of the

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, until the commencement of the delayed 2020–21 North American season. On 26 July 2021, Lindström signed a two-year, $1.7 million contract extension with the Red Wings. On 15 February 2022, Lindström scored his first NHL goal against

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in a 7–4 loss to the

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. During the 2022–23 season, he recorded one goal and seven assists in 36 games for the Red Wings. On 1 July 2023, Lindström signed a one-year contract extension with the Red Wings.

Montreal Canadiens

On 15 August 2023, Lindström was traded by the Red Wings, along with a conditional

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fourth-round pick, to the

in exchange for

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. After beginning the 2023–24 season with the

Laval Rocket The Laval Rocket (french: Rocket de Laval) are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League (AHL) as an affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Montreal Canadiens. Based in Laval, Quebec, Canada, the Rocket play th ...

, Montreal's AHL affiliate, Lindström was recalled by the Canadiens on 24 October 2023 after

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suffered an injury. He made his Canadiens debut that night against the

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before being reassigned to Laval once again on 4 November 2023 after

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returned from injury. After being recalled to the Canadiens while

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was loaned to Laval, Lindström scored his first goal with the Canadiens on 14 November 2023 against

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of the

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. He played in 14 games for the Canadiens, scoring three goals and four points before being placed on waivers on 9 January 2024 with the intent on sending him to Laval.

Anaheim Ducks

On 10 January 2024, Lindström was claimed on waivers by the

. He made his debut with the Ducks on 15 January versus the

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International career

Lindström played for

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at the 2018 World Junior Championship. The team won the silver medal after being defeated by

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in the gold medal game.

Personal life

Lindström's uncle is

Marcus Ragnarsson Marcus Ragnarsson (born August 13, 1971) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenseman. His last team was Djurgårdens IF of the Elitserien. He previously played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks an ...

, a defenceman who played nine seasons in the NHL for the

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and the

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. Gustav's cousin

Jakob Ragnarsson Jakob Ragnarsson (born September 23, 1999) is an American-born Swedish ice hockey defenceman who plays for Timrå IK of Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He made his SHL debut for Rögle BK at the beginning of the 2019–20 season but was returned to ...

also plays hockey and was drafted by the

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in the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindstrom, Gustav 1998 births Living people Almtuna IS players Anaheim Ducks players Detroit Red Wings draft picks Detroit Red Wings players Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Frölunda HC players Grand Rapids Griffins players People from Heby Municipality Laval Rocket players Montreal Canadiens players Swedish ice hockey defencemen Sportspeople from Uppsala County