Mattias Lindström (born March 21, 1991) is a

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player. He is currently playing with Clemensnäs HC of the Division 2. Lindstrom was drafted 88th overall in the

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by the

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, ...

Playing career

In 2009-10, Lindström only played one game with Skellefteå's junior team as he suffered a knee injury during team practice. The injury was so serious that it required surgery and forced him to focus on rehabilitation for the rest of the season. On January 18, 2012, Lindström was traded by the Hurricanes to the

Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...

, along with

Jonathan Matsumoto Jonathan Richard Matsumoto (born October 13, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career Matsumoto began playing collegiate hockey for the Bowl ...

, in exchange for

Evgenii Dadonov Yevgeny Anatolyevich Dadonov (russian: Евгений Анатольевич Дадонов; born 12 March 1989) is a Russian professional ice hockey player for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in two s ...

and A.J. Jenks. Lindström made his North American debut the following season, playing with the Panthers' secondary affiliate, the

Cincinnati Cyclones The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Originally established in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at Heritage Bank Cen ...

of the

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for the duration of the

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. In the final year of his NHL contract with the Panthers, his season was wiped out as he was unable to play with a hip injury. On July 10, 2014, Lindström returned as a free agent to Sweden, signing a one-year deal with the ambition to re-establish his professional career with

Piteå HC Piteå Hockey Club, usually abbreviated Piteå HC, is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Piteå in Norrbotten, Sweden's northernmost county. The club played six seasons, from 1999 to 2005, in Sweden's second-tier league, Allsvenskan. , the tea ...

of the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1991 births Living people Carolina Hurricanes draft picks Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players Piteå HC players Skellefteå AIK players Swedish ice hockey left wingers Tingsryds AIF players Ice hockey people from Luleå {{Sweden-icehockey-winger-stub