Christopher Heino-Lindberg

Kalle Christopher Jonathan Heino-Lindberg (born January 29, 1985) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. In Elitserien, Heino-Lindberg has played in Färjestads BK and AIK.

Christopher Heino-Lindberg
Christopher Heino-Lindberg in February 2011
Born	(1985-01-29) January 29, 1985 (age 40) Helsingborg, Sweden
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Right
Played for	Färjestads BK AIK
NHL draft	177th overall, 2003 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	2005–2011

He has played for the Swedish team during the Junior World Championships.^[1]

In his first season with Färjestads BK, 2005–06, he and the team won the Swedish Championship. Heino-Lindberg was drafted in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, in the 6th round as 177th pick overall.

Heino-Lindberg is now working as a hockey expert on several media platforms, including the web-TV program hockeymorgon. He has also recently been a guest on SVT and hockeysverige.se.

Heino-Lindberg has also performed in the musicals Sound of Music and Mio min Mio, and played the role of Matti in the television series Eva och Adam. He was a member of the rap duo Chris & Gino,^[2] and in the 2010s he started his career as a country musician under the name Chris Lindberg.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	GPI	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SVS%
2001–02	Hammarby IF	Allsvenskan		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
2002–03	Hammarby IF	Allsvenskan		11	1				60	2	0	2.00	93.75
2003–04	IF Vallentuna BK	Allsvenskan		32	23				1158	92	0	4.77	89.58
2003–04	Hammarby IF	SuperAllsvenskan		7	1				17	1	0	3.73	85.71
2004–05	Hammarby IF	Allsvenskan		41	41				2476	89	3	2.16	91.85
2005–06	Nybro Vikings IF	HockeyAllsvenskan		5	5				299	19	0	3.82	91.32
2005–06	Färjestads BK	Elitserien		50	7				384	16	1	2.51	90.36
2006–07	Färjestads BK	Elitserien		50	18				1056	41	0	2.33	91.63
2007–08	Färjestads BK	Elitserien		39	29				1710	76	1	2.67	91.02
2008-09	AIK	HockeyAllsvenskan		34	28				1642	50	4	1.83	93.29
2009-10	AIK	HockeyAllsvenskan		41	35				2088	71	5	2.04	93.03
Elitserien Totals				139	54				3148	133	2	NA	NA

Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	GPI	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SVS%
2005–06	Färjestads BK	Elitserien		18	1				20	2	0	6.00	66.67
2006–07	Färjestads BK	Elitserien		9	2				118	5	0	2.54	90.57
2007–08	Färjestads BK	Elitserien		5	5				199	10	0	3.02	91.53
Elitserien Totals				32	8				337	17	0	NA	NA

Qualification

Season	Team	League		GP	GPI	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SVS%
2003–04	Hammarby IF	Kvalserien		8	2				90	7	0	4.69	82.50
2008-09	AIK	Kvalserien		9	9				506	22	1	2,61	90.52
2009-10	AIK	Kvalserien		6	4				207	12	1	3,46	88.79
Kvalserien Totals				23	15				803	41	2	NA	NA

Personal life

Heino-Lindberg is of Finnish descent through his father who is actor Kalle Heino [sv].^[4] Heino-Lindberg's maternal aunt is singer Christina Lindberg,^[2] and his paternal grandfather Reino Heino was a competitive weightlifter at the international level.^[5]