Perttu Lindgren (born August 26, 1987) is a

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former professional

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who briefly played in the

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(NHL) with the

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Playing career

Lindgren played with

Ilves Tampere Ilves (; Finnish for " Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Tampere Deck Arena. The colors of Ilves, green, yellow, and black, were taken from what was then the coat of arms of the cit ...

in the Finnish

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when he was drafted 75th overall in the

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by the

. Lindgren signed an entry-level contract with the Stars and in the 2009–10 season, made his NHL debut, playing in a single game for the Stars. On April 10, 2010, as a restricted free agent Lindgren opted to return to the SM-liiga, signing with

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. On May 19, 2012 Lindgren signed a contract with

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club

Atlant Mytishchi Hockey Club Atlant Moscow Oblast (russian: ХК Атлант Московская область, en, Atlas Hockey Club Moscow Region) was a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast. They were members of the Bobro ...

. In his debut season in

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in November Atlant decided to put Lindgren on the waivers list, from which he was claimed by

Amur Khabarovsk Hockey Club Amur (russian: Хоккейный клуб Амур), commonly referred to as the Amur Khabarovsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Khabarovsk. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Kontinental Hockey Le ...

. On March 18, 2013, Lindgren signed an initial one-year contract with Swiss club, HC Davos of the NLA, before during his first season in 2013–14, signing a three-year extension to remain in Davos on November 27, 2013. On April 22, 2016, Lindgren was signed to a two-year contract extension by HC Davos. On April 10, 2017, Lindgren agreed to an early two-year contract extension with HC Davos. On January 6, 2021, HC Davos announced its intention to release Lindgren following bad performances with the team. Lindgren spent 8 seasons with HC Davos, appearing in 300 regular season games (247 points) and an additional 44 postseason contests (36 points). During his tenure in Davos, Lindgren won a NL title in 2015 and was crowned NL MVP for the 2015-16 season. He was also limited to 5 games during the 2017-18 season with a lingering hip injury. On January 11, 2021, Lindgren was eventually traded, along with

Luca Hischier Luca Hischier (born 16 February 1995) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Genève-Servette of the National League (NL). He previously played with SC Bern where he won two NL titles. Hischier also played with ...

, to

EHC Biel EHC Biel-Bienne is a professional ice hockey club based in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland and plays in the National League (NL). Since the city of Biel is completely bilingual, alongside the German name EHC Biel (Abbr: EHCB) the tea ...

in exchange for David Ullström and

Valentin Nüssbaumer Valentin Nüssbaumer (born 25 September 2000) is a Swiss professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing with HC Davos of the National League (NL). Nüssbaumer was drafted 207th overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2019 NHL Entry Dr ...

Awards

* Won the Finnish Champion (

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) in 2004–05. * Won the Finnish SM-Liiga (Bronze) in

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. * Awarded the Veli-Pekka Ketola award in 2011. * Won the Swiss

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Champion in 2015-16.

International play

Lindgren played for Finland at the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1987 births Living people Amur Khabarovsk players Atlant Moscow Oblast players Dallas Stars draft picks Dallas Stars players HC Davos players Finnish ice hockey centres Ilves players Iowa Stars players Lukko players Ice hockey people from Tampere Texas Stars players {{Finland-icehockey-centre-stub