Joakim Claes Lindström (born December 5, 1983) is a

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former professional

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winger who last played for

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of the Swedish Hockey League. Lindström previously played in the

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(NHL) for the

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, Phoenix Coyotes,

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and, most recently, for the

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. He was drafted in the second round, 41st overall, by Columbus in 2002.

Playing career

Lindström came through the youth ranks of

, before joining the

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youth program. He logged his first minutes in the country's top-flight Swedish Hockey League for Modo during the 2000-01 season. He was drafted 41st overall in the

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by the

. After spending five years in the Elitserien with Modo, Lindström made his North American debut with the latter stages of the 2004–05 season with the Syracuse Crunch, the top minor league affiliate of the Blue Jackets in the

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(AHL). Lindström made his NHL debut the following season, 2005–06, with the Blue Jackets and played in a further 37 games with Columbus before he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks for a conditional draft pick on July 15, 2008. SAIK - Joakim Lindström

On October 3, 2008, Lindström was claimed off waivers by the

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, but was consequently re-claimed back by the Ducks on October 7, 2008. He was then assigned to the Ducks' top affiliate, the Iowa Chops, of the AHL. On December 3, 2008, the Ducks traded Lindström to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Logan Stephenson. Lindström was recalled by Phoenix on December 8, 2008, and made his Coyotes debut in a 5–3 win over the

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on December 10, 2008. Lindström was not re-signed by the Coyotes at season's end, and on July 13, 2009, he left North America and signed a one-year contract with

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n team

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (russian: Торпедо Нижний Новгород) is a professional ice hockey club in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League. The team's home arena is Trad ...

of the

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(KHL). In the 2009–10 season, he led the club with 20 assists and scored 30 points, though Torpedo failed to qualify for the post-season. On May 18, 2010, Lindström returned to the Elitserien, signing with

for the 2010–11 season. In 54 games, he scored 60 points to lead the League in scoring as AIK finished as silver medalists in the playoffs. He was also selected to the Elitserien All-Star Team. On June 15, 2011, Lindström signed a one-year contract to return to the NHL with the

. On November 29, 2011, however, Lindström was waived by the Avalanche, whereupon he returned to Skellefteå AIK in Sweden. On May 28, 2014, after helping Skellefteå to a second consecutive title and being selected as the Swedish Hockey League's MVP, Lindström signed a one-year free agent contract with the

, marking a third attempt to establish himself within the NHL. In the 2014–15 season, Lindström made the Blues' opening night roster, but was unable to secure a top six position on the Blues' scoring lines. Primarily used as a depth player, Lindström contributed with three goals in 34 games before on March 2, 2015, he was traded by the Blues to the

, along with a conditional draft pick (Nicolas Mattinen), in exchange for

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. Lindström's stint in Toronto would be short, as he signed a one-year contract with SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL shortly after the regular season ended on May 1, 2015. He left Saint Petersburg after the 2015–16 season and signed to return to

on April 27, 2016.

International play

Lindström earned his first caps for Sweden during the 2009–10 season and played at the

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and 2015 World Championships. During the 2017–18 season, with the exclusion of NHL contracted players, Lindström was selected to represent Sweden at the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...

in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Used in a scoring role, he finished scoreless through 4 games in a fifth place finish.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindstrom, Joakim 1983 births Living people Colorado Avalanche players Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks Columbus Blue Jackets players Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia IF Sundsvall Hockey players Iowa Stars players Modo Hockey players People from Skellefteå Municipality Phoenix Coyotes players St. Louis Blues players San Antonio Rampage players SKA Saint Petersburg players Skellefteå AIK players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Russia Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish ice hockey forwards Syracuse Crunch players Toronto Maple Leafs players Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Ice hockey people from Västerbotten County