Perttu Lindgren

Perttu Lindgren (born August 26, 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre who briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars.

Perttu Lindgren
Born	(1987-08-26) August 26, 1987 (age 37) Tampere, Finland
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Ilves Tampere Lukko Dallas Stars Atlant Moscow Oblast Amur Khabarovsk HC Davos EHC Biel
NHL draft	75th overall, 2005 Dallas Stars
Playing career	2005–2021

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Finland
World Junior Hockey Championships
	2006 Canada

Playing career

Lindgren played with Ilves Tampere in the Finnish SM-liiga when he was drafted 75th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars. 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 Lukko Rauma. On May 19, 2012, Lindgren signed a contract with Kontinental Hockey League club Atlant Mytishchi. In his debut season in 2012–13 in November, Atlant decided to put Lindgren on the waivers list, from which he was claimed by Amur Khabarovsk.

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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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 an 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, to EHC Biel in exchange for David Ullström and Valentin Nüssbaumer.^[3]

Awards

• Won the Finnish Champion (Kanada-malja) in 2004–05.
• Won the Finnish SM-Liiga (Bronze) in 2010–11.
• Awarded the Veli-Pekka Ketola award in 2011.
• Won the Swiss National League Champion in 2015-16.

International play

Lindgren played for Finland at the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Ilves	FIN U18		24	11	17	28	26		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Ilves	FIN U20		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Ilves	FIN U20		38	12	29	41	2		10	7	10	17	4
2004–05	Ilves	SM-l		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Ilves	FIN U20		2	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Ilves	SM-l		51	13	24	37	16		4	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Ilves	SM-l		43	4	22	26	38		7	4	2	6	2
2007–08	Iowa Stars	AHL		69	10	24	34	6		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Lukko	SM-l		49	5	19	24	16		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Dallas Stars	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Texas Stars	AHL		74	14	33	47	14		24	7	10	17	2
2010–11	Lukko	SM-l		56	23	43	66	30		12	4	5	9	2
2011–12	Lukko	SM-l		48	13	26	39	16		3	0	1	1	0
2012–13	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		19	3	2	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Amur Khabarovsk	KHL		21	5	6	11	10		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HC Davos	NLA		48	13	13	26	16		6	0	2	2	4
2014–15	HC Davos	NLA		42	11	23	34	4		15	5	7	12	4
2015–16	HC Davos	NLA		50	22	40	62	20		9	7	3	10	8
2016–17	HC Davos	NLA		46	15	25	40	70		10	5	3	8	2
2017–18	HC Davos	NL		5	0	4	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HC Davos	NL		41	14	16	30	16		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	HC Davos	NL		48	12	28	40	26		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC Davos	NL		20	4	7	11	8		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	EHC Biel	NL		4	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l totals				249	58	134	192	116		26	8	8	16	4
NL totals				304	92	157	249	166		40	17	15	32	18

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Finland	U17	6th		5	2	4	6	2
2005	Finland	WJC18	7th		6	2	0	2	2
2006	Finland	WJC			7	2	4	6	2
2007	Finland	WJC	6th		6	2	8	10	8
Junior totals					24	8	16	24	14