Elias Lindholm

Elias Viktor Zebulon Lindholm[1] (born 2 December 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round (5th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, and spent his first five NHL seasons with them. He is the youngest Swedish-born player to score an NHL goal.

Elias Lindholm
Lindholm with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2013
Born	2 December 1994 Boden, Sweden
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Centre / Right Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Calgary Flames Brynäs IF Carolina Hurricanes
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	5th overall, 2013 Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career	2011–present

Playing career

Lindholm played with the Brynäs IF Swedish U20 team, he played four games for the U20 team and was the second-leading scorer for the U18 team. Lindholm was selected in the fourth round (86th overall) by SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL Draft.[2]

Lindholm joined the Swedish Elite League, he played in 14 games, including two playoff games for Elitserien champion Brynäs. Once again a key offensive force for Brynäs U20 team and also the U19 World Junior A Challenge and 2012 U18 World Junior Championship tournaments.[2]

Still with Brynäs, Lindholm led all junior players in the Elitserien with 30 points, scoring 11 goals with 19 assists.[2] He skated for Sweden's U20 World Junior Championship in Ufa; scoring 2 goals with 2 assists and was minus-one with 4 penalty minutes in six games, they the silver medal.[2]

Following being drafted by the Hurricanes, Lindholm made the opening roster for the 2013–14 NHL season. He scored his first NHL goal in his fourth ever NHL game against Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals on 10 October 2013.[3] By scoring his first NHL goal at 18 years and 311 days, Lindholm became the youngest Swedish-born NHL player to score a goal, beating Gabriel Landeskog and his previous record, which was 18 years and 324 days.

On 8 March 2015 Lindholm scored his first career hat trick in a 3–4 win against the Edmonton Oilers.[4]

On 23 June 2018, Lindholm was traded to the Calgary Flames along with teammate Noah Hanifin in exchange for Dougie Hamilton, Micheal Ferland, and prospect Adam Fox.[5] He signed a six-year contract with the Flames on 16 July.[6] In his first season with his new team, Lindholm mostly played top-line minutes with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan; all three scored career highs in points, with Lindholm scoring 27 goals and a total of 78 points.

Personal life

Lindholm was born in Boden, Sweden, but grew up in Gävle. His father, Mikael Lindholm, is a retired ice hockey player who played in 404 SEL games and 18 NHL games with the Los Angeles Kings in 1989–90. Lindholm is a cousin of ice hockey player Calle Järnkrok and the younger brother of ice hockey player Oliver Lindholm. Lindholm is not related to Hampus Lindholm. Lindholm started playing hockey in Hanover, (Germany), at the age of three while his father was playing for the Hannover Scorpions.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009–10	Brynäs IF	J18		4	3	3	6	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Brynäs IF	J18 Allsv		5	1	3	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Brynäs IF	J18		22	10	28	38	16		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Brynäs IF	J18 Allsv		18	7	16	23	16		4	3	3	6	29
2010–11	Brynäs IF	J20		2	0	0	0	0		2	0	1	1	0
2011–12	Brynäs IF	J18		2	0	3	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Brynäs IF	J18 Allsv		2	1	3	4	0		3	1	2	3	0
2011–12	Brynäs IF	J20		36	14	35	49	45		2	1	1	2	16
2011–12	Brynäs IF	SEL		12	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0
2012–13	Brynäs IF	SEL		48	11	19	30	2		4	0	0	0	4
2013–14	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		58	9	12	21	4		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Charlotte Checkers	AHL		6	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		81	17	22	39	14		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		82	11	28	39	24		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		72	11	34	45	16		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		81	16	28	44	18		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Calgary Flames	NHL		81	27	51	78	20		5	1	1	2	4
2019–20	Calgary Flames	NHL		70	29	25	54	22		10	2	4	6	2
SHL totals				60	11	19	30	2		6	0	0	0	4
NHL totals				525	120	200	320	118		15	3	5	8	6

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2017 Germany/France
World Junior Championships
	2013 Russia
	2014 Sweden

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	Sweden	IH18			4	2	4	6	0
2012	Sweden	WJC18			4	2	1	3	2
2013	Sweden	WJC			6	2	2	4	4
2014	Sweden	WJC			6	2	7	9	6
2015	Sweden	WC	5th		8	2	4	6	6
2017	Sweden	WC			10	5	2	7	10
2019	Sweden	WC	5th		8	1	5	6	2
Junior totals					20	8	14	22	12
Senior totals					26	8	11	19	18

References

1. Sundheim, Mike (30 June 2013). "MikeSundheim: The Full Name of @NHLCanes' First Round Selection?". Twitter. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
2. "Hockey's Future – History". Retrieved 11 November 2014.
3. "Gerbe's goal lift Hurricanes past Capitals". ESPN. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
4. "Canes forward Elias Lindholm low-key about first NHL career hat trick". The News & Observer. 9 March 2015.
5. Brown, Michael (23 June 2018). "Canes Acquire Hamilton, Ferland and Fox From Flames". National Hockey League. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
6. Battaglino, Mike (16 July 2018). "Lindholm signs six-year contract with Flames". National Hockey League. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database