Michael Robert Lundin (born September 24, 1984) is an American professional

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player, who is currently an

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. He has previously played in the

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(NHL) with the

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Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...

, and

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

Early life

Lundin was born in

Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville () is a city south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County, Minnesota. The city lies on a bluff overlooking the south bank of the Minnesota River upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River. Burnsville and nearby subur ...

, and attended

Apple Valley High School (Minnesota) Apple Valley High School (AVHS) is a public four-year high school in the U.S. city of Apple Valley, Minnesota. It is one of the five high schools serving Independent School District 196 (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District). The school ...

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, where he grew up. He graduated from the

University of Maine The University of Maine (UMaine or UMO) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the Flagship universities, flagshi ...

. Lundin was a finalist for Minnesota Mr. Hockey award and earned All-Conference honors in both hockey and baseball. He was named the 2003 Associated Press’ Minnesota Hockey Player of the Year and Minnesota Star-Tribune Metro Hockey Player of the Year.

Playing career

Lundin was drafted in the fourth round, 102nd overall selection, by the

in the

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. On July 9, 2011, Lundin signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the

. During the 2011–12 season, due to injury and limited impact Lundin appeared in only 17 games with the Wild, registering 2 assists. He also made a brief appearance in rehabilitation for the Wild's AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros. On July 1, 2012, Lundin left the Wild organization and signed as a free agent to a one-year deal with the

. He played in just 11 games with the Senators during the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season, recording a single assist as he battled various injuries. On June 11, 2013, Lundin signed with

Barys Astana Hockey Club Barys ( kk, Барыс хоккей клубы , translit=Barys Hokkei Kluby), also referred to as Barys Astana or HC Barys, is a professional ice hockey team based in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is one of the founding members of the Kon ...

of the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...

, according to the team's website. He spent three years there. On August 24, 2016, Lundin agreed to a one-year contract with EHC Biel of the

National League A The National League (NL) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland and is the top tier of the Swiss league system. Prior to the 2017–18 season, the league was known as National League A. During the 2018–19 season, the league ha ...

(NLA). On April 27, 2017, Lundin signed a two-year deal with

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (English: Jokers or Jesters) are a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team won six league championships as a member of the Finnish SM-liiga (1973, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 2002). Jokerit plays its h ...

of the KHL. Lundin had previously played in the KHL from 2013 to 2016. Lundin was limited through injury to just 23 games in the 2017–18 season. Prior to his second season with Jokerit, Lundin announced he would not play the season due to continuing injury issues, effectively ending his tenure with the club.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lundin, Mike 1984 births Almtuna IS players American men's ice hockey defensemen American people of Swedish descent Barys Nur-Sultan players EHC Biel players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey players from Minnesota Jokerit players Living people Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey players Minnesota Wild players Norfolk Admirals players Ottawa Senators players People from Burnsville, Minnesota People from Apple Valley, Minnesota Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks Tampa Bay Lightning players Apple Valley High School (Minnesota) alumni